Portugal is an ideal destination to visit
as a family thanks to the wide range of children's activities that it boasts.
Cities like Coimbra, the Alentejo region, Óbidos or Ribeira de Pena are some of
the essential places in this country. If this is your first time travelling to
Portugal with kids, the following tips should prove very helpful!
Moving
Around
Since you’re travelling with kids, the best-recommended way to move around Portugal is by car hire. It is an affordable
option that will make the trip much less stressful for the adults and more
comfortable for the young ones. Looking
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Portugal
dos Pequenitos
No visit to Coimbra is really complete
without a walk through Portugal dos Pequenitos. This theme park dedicated
entirely to children was built in 1940 at the request of Barreto, doctor and
teacher, and designed by the architect Cassiano Branco. The objective of its
creation was "to be a living portrait of the Portuguese presence in the
world". Nowadays it keeps the playful spirit in a space of fun, discovery
and learning, in which you can know the typical houses of each one of the
regions of Portugal (continental and islands), as well as the most significant
monuments of the Portuguese heritage. Everything in miniature!
Know
the Alentejo in a different way
First, there’s Alvito, the 1st barony of
Portugal. Enjoy the largest set of fresco murals in the country, unexpected
Manueline portals and the Cante Alentejan, Intangible Heritage of Humanity,
accompanied by a prolonged afternoon snack in the Papa-Borregos. A proposal to
discover the town of the first barons of Portugal: Alvito, located exactly
between Beja and Évora (2 hours distance from Faro
and its airport). Children under 12 can pass for free.
Lake
of Alqueva
You can make cruises in the heart of
Alentejo. The Amiera Marina company provides an excellent offer of river
tourism and therefore offers the possibility of discovering the magic of Lake
Alqueva. In addition, the company has nautical activities, such as skiing,
wakeboarding, canoeing, inflatables and banana boat.
International
Chocolate Festival
In Óbido, the castle wall is the main
meeting point for chocolate lovers. The theme of the XVII Edition of the International
Chocolate Festival, held from April 25 to May 5, is sport. Visitors will be
surprised with their usual monumental sculptures, skillfully crafted for
several months by artisans, Portuguese and foreigners.
The scenographic environment provides a
fantastic experience with dozens of exhibitors, show-cooking sessions, workshops
and courses aimed at professionals. The Chocolate House for Children offers
children the opportunity to make their own sweets for the first time. This year
there will also be great contests. Every day there will be diverse activities
and national sports figures, which will be the living examples of how it is
possible to reconcile health and well-being, with the balanced consumption of
quality products. Every day they end up with a chocoparty!
Museu
do Pão
Located in Seia, in the middle of Sierra de
la Estrella, is the Bread Museum, one
of the largest in the world. A complex where it is possible to make a small
trip to the wonderful world of this food. It has four main rooms:
-
Bread Cycle. It aims to
reconstitute the development of Portuguese bread through fourteen illustrated
panels.
-
Art of Bread. It exposes a
series of artistic objects that have inspiration in bread, in their tools,
traditions and tasks: tilework, glass, sacred art, wood, old postcards,
diplomas, calendars, iconography, ceramics, silver, etc. This is a whole multi secular tradition of national art that is recreated in this space. We must
also highlight the paintings of the Portuguese painter Velhô dedicated to food.
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Political, social and religious
bread. In this room, the history of bread in Portugal is reconstituted from the
Restoration of Independence (1640) to Democracy (1974). They are about 300
years of history reproduced in hundreds of original documents of the most
varied genres.
-
Thematic space. A didactic and
enchanting room, a place of culture and myth. Here you will find the gnomes of
the tribe of the Herminios, protectors of the first inhabitants of the Montes
Herminios, who will take us on an imaginary journey of the past of this
product.
Accommodation
Natural Glamping is one advisable form of
accommodation for families. In the town of Alcongosta, we find modern
dome-shaped tents called Geodesic Domes. An accommodation with stunning views
of the Sierra de Garduña, with a maximum capacity of four people, in which
guests have a private bathroom and hairdryer, terrace or balcony, bedroom and a
living room, with a modern and sophisticated decoration. In addition to the
Domes, the establishment has a traditional house with an equipped kitchen. It
has other facilities to complement a perfect stay where nature and glamour are
combined, such as the restaurant, the garden or a children's area. There is no
lack of Internet connection and a common room, as well as a reception, open all
day where they provide tourist information, transfers and rentals.
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