Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
We will take you to the most ancient Thermal Hospital in the World- continually operating for over five hundred years.
Long before SPAs came along, Portuguese Queen D. Leonor had her own private “Pool”, which you will be visiting. This came after she saw people bathing in natural hot springs looking for cures for their ailments. Impressed, the Queen had a thermal hospital built on the site the very next year (1485).
This tour will also take you to the nearby Church of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo (“Our Lady of the People”), a small yet artistically rich place of worship, which holds some of the earliest examples of the "Manueline Architecture”, a famously unique Portuguese architectural style.
Afterward, we will take you to the beautiful and romantic D. Carlos I Park and share an overview of the city’s history highlighting its golden age in the 19th century, when it became an industrial and artistic hub and Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro and José Malhoa became household names.
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Food and drinks, unless specified
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Hotel drop-off
Departure Point
R. do Provedor Frei Jorge de São Paulo 5A, 2500 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Find us at the front gate of the Tourism Office of Caldas da Rainha
Return Details
R. do Provedor Frei Jorge de São Paulo 5A, 2500 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Find us at the front gate of the Tourism Office of Caldas da Rainha
Largo Rainha Dona Leonor, 2500-174 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal We will visit the very first Thermal Hospital in the world. Inside we are going to explore the ancient Pool of the Queen and the Noble Salon 25 minutes
Praca da Republica, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal At the Praça da Republica we will find the only street market that is open every day of the year in Portugal. Were is all about local vendors that sell local products as Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Cheese and flowers. 25 minutes
Chafariz das Cinco Bicas, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Visit the biggest fountain in the city and the Water Garden - one of the most urban biggest ceramics work in Portugal made by the great master Ferreira da Silva from Porto 10 minutes
Parque Dom Carlos I, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal We are going to pass by the Park Pavillions one of the city icon and talk about their history. After we go to talk about the José Malhoa Museum and the great history behind the building. 25 minutes
Praca da Republica, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Visit the fantastic ceramics pieces that makes part of the Bordaliana Route. A set of ceramics pieces in human scale made by the great Portuguese master Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro!
Snails, Turtles, Cabbages, Police man and others... 15 minutes
Praca da Republica, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal We are going to make a stop at the Central Café to taste Cavacas das Caldas (pastry) and Sour Cherry Liqueur (ginjinha) and see the famous painting of the fifties by Júlio Pomar - The Unicorn. 25 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
heidi s
22 Jan 2023
Ivo is very well informed and fascinating to listen to. He really knows his stuff. I loved this tour. You will be sorry if you don’t go!
filipa2trip
21 Jun 2021
As Caldas da Rainha são uma pequena pérola no oeste português, com muito para ver e para fazer. A melhor maneira de aproveitar tudo, planear o seu tempo e a sua viagem, pode ser começar por fazer um tour pela cidade com alguém que a conhece bem. O Ivo, além de ser extremamente amável e disponível, é um guia muito conhecedor da sua cidade, da sua História e tradições e das atividades que nela se podem aproveitar. Quer seja ver museus, conhecer a tradição de cerâmica da cidade, saber dos melhores locais para comer e beber, ou os pontos mais interessantes nas redondezas, pergunte ao Ivo. Ele responderá a todas as perguntas com a simpatia e paciência e, com sorte, ainda encontrará um atelier de cerâmica onde possa experimentar 'pôr as mãos na massa'. Vai ver que vai querer voltar às Caldas porque o tempo não vai chegar para tudo..
Patricia H
18 Feb 2020
Fantástico lugar! Quem gosta e admira a arte da cerâmica, não pode perder. Alem disso, a cidade é charmosa e muito bem cuidada
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Lisbon
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Silver Coast Travelling
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