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AUSTRIA

Guide to AUSTRIA

Mercatini di Natale in Austria e Trentino Alto Adige

INNSBRUCK

INNSBRUCK Hofkirche

INNSBRUCK St. Jacob

WATTENS Swarovski Kristallwelten

BELGIUM

Guide to BELGIUM

Travel Diary in Belgium

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA

MEDJUGORJE

CROATIA, HRVATSKA

Guide to CROATIA

CROATIA, HRVATSKA itinerary

ISTRA, ISTRIA

POREC, PARENZO: Novigrad (Cittanova), Motovun (Montona), Buje (Buie), Groznian (Grisignana), Oprtalj (Portole) and S. Lovrec P. (S. Lorenzo del Pasenatico)

ROVINJ, ROVIGNO: Dvigrad (Duecastelli), Svetvincenat (Sanvincenti), Bale (Valle d'Istria).

PAZIN, PISINO: Draguc (Draguccio) and Hum (Colmo).

PULA, POLA: Vodnjan (Dignano).

LABIN, ALBONA: Barban (Barbana), Plomin (Fianona), Rasa (Arsia).

ISTRA, ISTRIA the past in the inscriptions, il passato nelle iscrizioni

DALMACIJA, DALMATIA, DALMAZIA

PLITVICE National Park

NIN, NONA and PAG, PAGO

ZADAR, ZARA

ITALIAN ZARA

KORNAT National Park

KRKA National Park

SIBENIK, SEBENICO

TROGIR, TRAU

Between SPLIT and DUBROVNIK

STON, STAGNO

PELJESAC, Sabbioncello

DUBROVNIK RAGUSA

CAVTAT, RAGUSA VECCHIA and KONAVALE

Guide to FRANCE

Travel Diary in France: Paris 1

Travel Diary in France: Paris 2

Travel Diary in France: Provence

PROVENCE - ALPES - CÔTE D'AZUR

The ROMANS IN PROVENCE and in the RHÔNE VALLEY

AVIGNON

LES BAUX DE PROVENCE

MASSIF DE L'ESTEREL

RHÔNE - ALPES

GORGES DE L'ARDECHE

GREECE, ELLÁS, ELLÁDHA

KEFALONIA, CEFALONIA

CEFALONIA, KEFALONIA Informazioni

CRETE, CRETA

CRETA,CRETE Informazioni

CRETA,CRETE VAI

ITALY, ITALIA

Guide to ITALY

MONTENEGRO, CRNA GORA

BUDVA, (Budua)

CETINJE

KOTOR, (Cattaro)

PERAST, (Perasto) and HERCEG-NOVI (Castelnuovo)

CRNA GORA MONTENEGRO MAP

NETHERLANDS

Travel Diary in the Netherlands: towards Holland

Travel Diary in the Netherlands: Amsterdam and Leiden

Travel Diary in the Netherlands: Marken, Hoorn, Enkhuizen

Travel Diary in the Netherlands: The Hague and Delft

PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL ITINERARY

Travel Diary in Portugal and Spain: towards Spain and Portugal (1)

Travel Diary in Portugal: towards Bragança (2)

Travel Diary in Portugal: Chaves, Mateus, Valle del Douro, Porto (3)

Travel Diary in Portugal and Spain: Galicia (4)

Travel Diary in Portugal: Braga, Guimarães (5)

Travel Diary in Portugal: Feira, Aveiro, Coimbra (6)

BRAGA

GUIMARÃES

SOLAR DE MATEUS, MATEUS PALACE

FEIRA CASTLE, CASTELO DA FEIRA

OBIDOS

BATALHA

COSTA PRATA: São Martinho do Porto, Cabo Carvoeiro, Erceira

SINTRA CASTLE

LISBON LISBOA

CABO SÃO VICENTE, SAGRES, PONTAL

ALGARVE LAGOS

ALBUFEIRA, TAVIRA, CABANAS

GUADIANA RIVER VALLEY

EVORA

SLOVENIA, SLOVENIJA

SLOVENIAN ISTRIA

SPAIN

Guide to SPAIN

Travel Diary in Portugal and Spain: Galicia (4)

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON

KENSINGTON GARDENS and HYDE PARK

SOUTH KENSINGTON and Knightsbridge

BRITISH MUSEUM

THE CITY

TOWER BRIDGE

TOWER OF LONDON and St. Katharine's Dock

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

TRAFALGAR SQUARE, PICCADILLY CIRCUS and SOHO

Westminster ABBEY and St. James's Park

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT and BIG BEN

KEW GARDENS 1

KEW GARDENS 2

KEW GARDENS 3

LONDON TUBE TICKET Information, Informazioni sui Biglietti

LONDON TUBE MAP

LOW COST AIRLINES

LOW COST AIRLINES

PORTUGAL

CASTELO DE SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA

The castle is situated midway between Oporto and Aveiro. To reach it take motorway A1, up to Santa Maria da Feira exit, the way to the Castle is clearly signaled.

The castle was built in the 11th century on the site of a pagan sanctuary dedicated to the god Bandeveluco-Toiraeco, from 1117, one of the most important fairs in Portugal took place here, the castle derives its name from this fair. Santa Maria da Feira's castle is an emblematic military work of the medieval Portuguese architecture. After 1448, the castle became the property of the nobleman Fernão Pereira that ordered some repair and reconstruction works, these works granted its architectural character with its four towers topped with a confection of domes. Notwithstanding these renovation works the castle never lost its early medieval character. After 1708, the Santa Maria da Feira's castle was the scene of a terrible fire which marked the beginning of a long fall into decay and ruin. The castle was restored in 1877 and after 1908. Today it's an impressive fortification built with massive blocks of blue-grey stone. Its square keep and four squat towers dominate the landscape.

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