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Picadeiro d'El Rey

Almeida

Located in the Bastion of Our Lady of the Brotas, this manege was once a place where war materials were manufactured and repaired. It was used as headquarters and became ruined in the 19th century. It still maintain many of its original features: a circular wall, the crown with the royal arms in the front and the part where the …

Castelo de Castelo Mendo

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Taking the village of Mendo suffered several occupations, Dinis decided to rebuild and enlarge the wall around the village. This castle has suffered a blow with the war of restoration and with liberal reform, in 1855, when the County was extinguished. Subsequently entered in full decline, due to the population who used the stones of the castle to build their …

Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo

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Architecture of religious type, consisting of chancel, nave, sacristy, belfry and side chapel. This is private and belongs to the family Pinto da Fonseca. This construction there are only ruins, but you can still see the square base of the pulpit and the respective ladder, the triumphal arch broken and, laterally, the tables of the side altars.

Muralhas da Praça de Almeida

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Regular polygon-shaped, is one of the most important fortification systems of the country. It was rebuilt following the restoration Wars, integrating the previous medieval structure. Later, it was invaded by Napoleonic troops and destroyed by an explosion, which also affected the village. The fortress and the Plaza de armas were rebuilt during the 19th century.

Museu Histórico Militar de Almeida

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É nas antigas Casamatas da vila que foi criado o Museu Histórico Militar, espaço interativo em que é reconstituída a História de Portugal, desde a época medieval até aos séculos mais recentes, com enfoque nas Guerras Peninsulares e, como não podia deixar de ser, na invasão e cerco de Almeida. Situadas no subsolo do Baluarte de S. João de Deus, …

Museu “Vilar Formoso – Fronteira da Paz”

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Inaugurado em 2017, junto à estação ferroviária de Vilar Formoso, este pólo museológico pretende evocar o papel importantíssimo que Portugal assumiu no acolhimento aos refugiados durante a Segunda Grande Guerra. O museu pretende ser simultaneamente um memorial aos refugiados e a Aristides de Sousa Mendes, cônsul português em Bordéus, que, em 1940 e contrariando ordens superiores, emitiu milhares de vistos …