'Novas Invasões' ('New Invasions') Festival
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We leaf through our new issue for you.
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How Napoleon - and Wellington - changed the Portuguese landscape forever.
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See you in May in Arruda dos Vinhos?
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(Un)aligned talks at CILT Bucelas.
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INVADE 12  ON THE ROUTE

MED Routes

ancient trails, paths to the future


Discover MED Routes, the “living laboratory for sustainable tourism” that the Historic Route is part of.

INVADE 12  ON THE ROUTE

THE LINES OF THE HORIZON


We made a documentary to show you how Napoleon and Wellington changed our landscapes — forever.

INVADE 12  TALKING WITH...

ELEONORA BERTI


We spoke with the director of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities to find out where our shared past is leading us in the future.

INVADE 12  HOMEMADE

BROWN BESS


Two hundred years later, a musket returns home: from the Battle of Buçaco to its final rest at the CILT in Sobral de Monte Agraço

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INVADE 12  SPOTLIGHT

a star high on the hills


High up in Arruda, the Forte da Carvalha - ‘guardian of the valleys, sentinel of memory’ - is one of the stars of this edition.

INVADE 12  EATING WITH THE GENERALS

BOCA SANTA

WITH THE SEA AS A WITNESS


Our generals have lunch at Boca Santa, a restaurant caressed by the Atlantic breeze in sunny Santa Cruz.

INVADE 12  STAY AT...

AETHOS ERICEIRA


A sophisticated, charming hotel where the ocean is the 'influencer' and relaxation is the mantra.

INVADE 12  MORE THAN 152 GOOD MOTIVES
A hidden gem nestled among vines and memory


The Bucelas Mother Church opens its doors to us and amazes us with the excellence of its statuary, the beauty of its azulejos and the preciousness of its decoration.

INVADE 12  A TOAST TO VICTORY

A land returned to


We raise A Toast to Victory at Adega d'Arrocha, built side by side with the Atlantic Ocean, on memories of journeys and returns.

NAPOLEONIC ITINERARIES

TIME TRAVEL WAS ONCE THE STUFF OF SCIENCE FICTION.


Download the app, fasten your seat belt and enlist yourself in a Peninsular War army.

NAPOLEONIC ITINERARIES

EVENTS CALENDAR


Because everyone knows we're not in the business of deceiving anyone, we launched our Agenda on April's Fool day.

GALLERIES
Because we can't
stop looking.
InvadeBLOG
Because we can't
sit still.
InvadeCAST
Because we can't
keep our mouths shut.
InvadeMOV
Because we can't
take our eyes off the screen.
Agenda
Because we can't
do everything at once.