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Villages in Rio Maior

Azambujeira

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Azambujeira
2040, Azambujeira

Rio Maior

Located 17 kilometers from Rio Maior, the area's main feature is its extensive valley with rock salt flats. Architectural highlights include the Nossa Senhora do Rosário parish church, the pillory, the former Town Hall, now the Azambujeira Regional Museum, and the single-arch stone fountain bridge built during the reign of Queen Maria. Local crafts include blankets, pottery, and wooden clubs.

Alcobertas

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Alcobertas
2040, Alcobertas

Rio Maior

Located in a valley adjacent to the Serra dos Candeeiros, it is bathed by a stream that originates in the picturesque site of Olhos de Água. Here, you'll find beautiful natural caves and rooms with stalactites, calcite crystals, and remains of bones. Among the architectural heritage, a megalithic dolmen (Property of Public Interest) attached to the church stands out, containing a fifteenth-century sculpture, and traces of Roman times, evident in the ruins of a communal oven.