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Igreja e Antigo Hospital da Misericórdia

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Travessa do Hiospital, 1
7460-100, Fronteira

Fronteira

Temple with diverse architectural influences that features a single nave with attached Hospital. Inside, it has a high choir, a polling booth and a main chapel with a gilded altarpiece.

Cadeia Comarcã de Fronteira

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Largo da Cadeia
7460-139, Fronteira

Fronteira

Civil prison architecture building that currently serves as a headquarters for the Republican National Guard.

Ruínas do Castelo de Cabeço de Vide

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Largo da Misericórdia
7460, Cabeço de Vide

Fronteira

Hillfort with walls of medieval architecture. It is circular, located at the highest point of Cabeço de Vide, next to the Main Church, and has a gate with the Avis cross.

Torre do Relógio de Fronteira

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Torre do Relógio
7460, Fronteira

Fronteira

Clock tower located in the heart of the historic center. It is next to the Arco dos Santos Chapel, in the town's main square.

Biblioteca Municipal de Fronteira

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Rua de Avis, 5
7460-101, Fronteira

Fronteira

Library that provides residents with a vast documentary collection and offers various cultural activities.

Igreja Matriz de Fronteira / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Atalaia

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Avenida da República, 22
7460-100, Fronteira

Fronteira

The church is due to King Sebastião who, by charter of 1571, ordered it to be built. It is a temple with a tripartite facade, with a galilee opening in the central body. The lateral bodies are made up of imposing bell towers. Interior of three naves with round arcades and stone pilasters. The Baroque carved altars, the Estremoz marble altarpiece and Mannerist paintings from the end of the 16th century deserve special attention.

Capela de Santa Ana

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Rua da República
7875-058, Safara

Moura

Temple with small steeple. Features, inside, a simple altar.

Ponte de Caia

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Arronches
7340, Arronches

Arronches

Bridge with five arches over the Caia, a river that originates in the Serra de São Mamede and flows into the right bank of the Guadiana, in the municipality of Elvas.

Igreja e Hospital da Misericórdia de Arronches

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Praça da República, 21
7340-008, Arronches

Arronches

Building and temple of Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque inspiration. The Church is from the 16th century (it has a single nave and chancel) and the attached hospital is from the 17th century.

Torre Medieval do Castelo de Arronches

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Rua Passeio Primeiro de Maio
7340-009, Arronches

Arronches

The origins of the primitive structure of this castle are not known, the castle of Arronches was restored by King Dinis in 1310. During the earthquake of 1755, the perimeter of the Castle underwent several changes and the subsequent urban sprawl came to change the configuration of the Castle area and respective walls in such a way that, the medieval castle, just left the ruins of one of the towers.

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