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Ponte Romana de Vila Formosa

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EN369
7440, Seda

Alter do Chão

Roman bridge composed of six round arches supported on quadrangular pegs decorated at the base by two projecting moldings. Above the arches there are a raised cornice and guards with gargoyles. In one of the corners that close the main arch, there is a carved half-moon.

Castelo de Alter Pedroso

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Alter Pedroso
7440-151, Alter Pedroso

Alter do Chão

All that remains of the old castle is the pointed door and some sections of ruined wall, located around 400 meters above sea level. Initially built in the 13th century, the castle was heavily damaged in the 17th century.

Castelo de Alter do Chão

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Largo Barreto Caldeira, 8
7440-022, Alter do Chão

Alter do Chão

In the heart of the town, in a large square, stands this imposing medieval castle, with a quadrangular plan and protected by cylindrical cubes, crowned with battlements, Gothic portals and a tall square keep. This, around 44 meters high, has a hall with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. At the entrance to the fortress, an armored marble tombstone inscribes the record of the castle's foundation, in 1359, by King Pedro I. At that time it was constituted as a defensive articulation with Estremoz, Fronteira, Évora Monte, Avis, Alter Pedroso, Marvão and Portalegre. King João I, Master of Avis, made Nuno Álvares Pereira …

Moinho da Avanteira

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Pelmá
3250-330, Aventeira

Alvaiázere

It is a robust stone construction, cylindrical in shape, with two floors.

Antiga Igreja de Almoster / Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Neves

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Rua da Mata
3250-021, Almoster

Alvaiázere

Mannerist and neoclassical parish church composed of a nave with a lower and narrow chancel and a sacristy. In the 19th century it underwent profound transformations.

Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade

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Alvaiázere
3250, Alvaiázere

Alvaiázere

Chapel with a simple longitudinal plan, built in the 19th century, consisting of a single space and a bell tower.

Ermida de Santo António

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Rua de Santo António
3250-117, Alvaiázere

Alvaiázere

18th century chapel consisting of a single nave and a bell tower. In 1930 it underwent renovation work and in 1948 it underwent general restoration work.

Padrão de Pelmá

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Rua do Vale
3250-330, Pelma

Alvaiázere

Pattern consisting of three steps, a rectangular shaft and, at the top, a Cross of Christ.

Biblioteca Municipal de Alvaiázere

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Avenida António José Ferreira da Silveira e Castro, 6
3250-120, Alvaiázere

Alvaiázere

Library with a vast documentary collection.

Museu Municipal de Alvaiázere

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Rua Doutor Álvaro Pinto Simões
3250-185, Alvaiázere

Alvaiázere

Museum opened in 2007, exhibiting an ethnographic exhibition (exhibition of regional costumes) and another archaeological one, with emphasis on artefacts from Antas do Ramalhal and the archaeological site of Rominha.

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