1 Best Things to do in Vila Real

  • Mateus Palace

    Mateus Palace - Vila Real
    The Mateus Palace
    IPPA/Nuno Calvet

    This Baroque masterpiece is one of finest examples of civil architecture in Portugal with finishing touches by Architect Nicolau Nasoni. The interior is equally lavish with many fine carvings and artworks.

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Vila Real travel guide »

Vila Real, the capital of the Tras-o-Montes province, is a sleepy university town set in a sea of rural tranquility. The town is located above the confluence of the Rio Cabril and the Rio Corgo. Diogo Cão, who discovered the Congo River in 1482, was born in Vila Real.The town has long been a popular place to have a second home. The most famous has to be the Palacio do Mateus, used as a holiday…