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Palácio dos Figueiredos
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Largo Artur Barreto
3150-124, Condeixa-a-Nova
A seventeenth-century palace with three sections, the central section providing access to a courtyard with stairs leading to a balcony. It features a sober, symmetrical façade with six balconies on each side section. Currently, it houses the Town Hall.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça / Igreja Matriz de Ega
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EM607
3150, Ega
Manueline building where stands out the gate assigned to Marcos Pires, the triumphal arch and the vault of the chancel of Diogo de Castilho. The altarpiece of the main Chapel, triptych, presents in the center pane Nossa Senhora da Graça on the side panels and the conversion of St Paul and the fall of Simon Magus, representing the primitive Portuguese painting. Note also the altars with 16th century paintings and tiles from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Buracas do Casmilo
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Buracas do Casmilo
3150, Furadouro
This site is the result of a speleological phenomenon which involves the collapse of the central part of the hill, leaving only the extreme sides visible. These sides contain holes that are nothing more than the remains of the cave that once existed on this hill.
Casa-Museu Fernando Namora
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Largo Artur Barreto, 9
3150-124, Condeixa-a-Nova
Operating as a house museum since 1990, the highlights include the painting collection of Fernando Namora and other artists, his office collection, and a collection of manuscripts, original notes, galley proofs, published books, and annotations. You can also see some personal objects and cards, as well as a vast library with works by this and other Portuguese and international authors.
Ruínas de Conímbriga
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Rua Professor Vergílio Correia
3150-220, Conímbriga
A Roman city built on an Iron Age settlement, it features a walled enclosure approximately 1,500 meters long. The entrance would have been through a vaulted structure with two doors, one a drawbridge and the other on hinges. The latter opening was fortified by two turrets.
Aqueduto Romano de Conímbriga
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Alcabideque
3150, Alcabideque
From this ancient aqueduct, one can still see the water catchment area for the Roman city of Conímbriga, along with traces extending up to 3,550 meters. The remains of the rectangular castellum (catchment tower) are clearly visible from the water catchment system.
Castellum de Alcabideque
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Rua do Canto, 2
3150, Condeixa-a-Velha
Collection tower, located next to a collection tank, which essentially served to capture and raise water for later transport, through a three-kilometer aqueduct, to the city of Conímbriga.
Parque Verde da Ribeira de Bruscos
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Condeixa-a-Nova
3150, Condeixa-a-nova
A park covering approximately 45,000 m², stretching along the Bruscos River. A large and pleasant space, you'll find sculptures, tables, and stone benches surrounded by a vast wooded area. Ideal for a stroll or a picnic.
Museu Monográfico de Conímbriga
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Rua Professor Vergílio Correia
3150-220, Condeixa-a-Nova
The museum, located next to the entrance to the Roman city of Conímbriga, features a permanent exhibition depicting customs, artistic, and cultural phenomena dating from the first millennium BC to the sixth century AD. These are grouped by theme: daily life, architecture, and cults, illustrated by countless objects and fragments of various metals, ceramics, glass, stone (including sculptures), stucco, mural paintings, and bones. Among other finds, it preserves four milestones found within the city of Conímbriga (Mile CXVI of the XVI Itinerary from Braga to Lisbon) or nearby: two to Constantius Chlorus, one to Tacitus, and one to Galerius Maximian.
Parque José Pereira Caldas
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Rua do Infante de Sagres
2330, Entroncamento
Beautiful garden, full of flowers and trees, with a bandstand and kiosk.