It is indeed one of the most interesting themes handled by PPT. The America Discoverers’ Routes are warm recollections of long life memories, once it is a trip to our origins, the search of our past. It is the legend, the adventure, the courage of great Men, who will remain eternally in our life, once they joined together different races, cultures and religions.

Sagres, in the Algarve “where Land ends and Sea begins “, Lisbon and the Tagus,  Henry, the Navigator, the Master, Tomar, the Templars and the Order of Christ and Porto, his historical birthplace, are all landmarks of the Portuguese discoveries.Belmonte, at Beira Interior, witnessed the birth of Pedro Álvares Cabral, who discovered the Brazil way. The Alentejo gave birth to Vasco da Gama, discoverer of the first sea route to Índia; Fernão de Magalhães, who embraced the first circum-navigation voyage around the world, was born near Viana do Castelo, a navigators’ burg and hometown of Gonçalo Velho Cabral, who discovered the Azores Islands. João Rodrigues Cabrilho, the discoverer of Califórnia was born in Montalegre, in the northwest of Portugal. Vila Real, in Trás-os-Montes, gave birth to Diogo Cão, the discoverer of Angola. In the island of Porto Santo, (Madeira Archipelago), lived the great Cristóvão Colombo, Genoese navigator, at Spain’s orders. Valladolid is proud of its historical presence. Trujillo, the Estremadura’s most beautiful city, filled with history, tales and legends, is the birthplace of the Pizarros, discoverers and conquers of America. Sevilha, Cádiz and Puerto de Santa Maria are eternal marks of the Spanish Discoveries (16th and 17th centuries).Tordesillas is one of the most important cities in the 15th century’s Universal History. A symbol, a cross-road, a land of pilgrimage. The tour leaves Porto city, heading to Viana do Castelo, Braga, Montalegre, Chaves, Vila Real, Régua, the Douro Valley, Viseu, Belmonte, Trujillo, Cáceres, Sevilha and Cadiz. Then it is the Algarve, Sagres, as well as Tordesillas and, at last, Lisbon, the city of marbles and tiles, where it is time for the Jerónimos Monastry and Belém Tower, both World Heritage, bastions of manuelin style and pride of Art History in Portugal.A RECOLLECTION ROUTE, A MEETING WITH THE ORIGINS OR ANOTHER DISCOVERY.

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