UNESCO World Heritage Sites you won’t want to miss on your visit to central Portugal

The Algarve, Portugal is a well known holiday destination famous for its sun drenched beaches, stunning scenery, fantastic golf courses and surfing. But for the more discerning traveller, Portugal is so much more. It is a land of diversity, steeped in heritage and culture, with castles and monuments that are well preserved and a variety of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, amazing vineyards and cities where you can lose yourself in a bygone era, without compromising on modern day luxuries.

Central Portugal may not be the top of the list for a holiday of luxury, heritage and culture, as the region is still relatively unknown to the world as a top travel destination, and sometimes we wonder if it would be better to remain so. But there are 3 locations in Central Portugal that should top the list of any visit, each very different, but with the the honour of being UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

These are Coimbra, Alcobaça and Tomar. Each location is within…