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Heritage in Portugal
Gravuras Rupestres de Montedor
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Travessa da Bica
4900-279, Carreço
Bronze Age engravings carved into the lateral surface of two granite boulders, placed side by side. The images represent serpentine motifs, horseshoes and zoomorphic figures.
Ponte Eiffel
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Avenida Dom Afonso III
4900-477, Viana do Castelo
Bridge over the Lima River, which connects the parish of Santa Maria Maior, in Viana do Castelo, to Darque. It was inaugurated in 1878and designed by the architect Gustave Eiffel.
Navio-Hospital Gil Eanes
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Alameda João Alves Cerqueira
4900-321, Viana do Castelo
Former hospital ship, built in the Shipyards of Viana do Castelo in 1955. It currently belongs to the Gil Eanes Foundation, and has been open to the public since 1998. Here you can visit the bridge, the kitchen, the engine room, the medical office, the radiology office, the operating room, several cabins and some temporary exhibition rooms.
Marginal do Rio Lima
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Alameda 5 de Outubro
4900-049, Viana do Castelo
Very pleasant space where you can go for a walk, enjoying the fabulous view over the Lima River, the marina and the city. If you prefer, you can practice sports, namely some extreme modalities. There is also the possibility of jet-skiing, sailing, rowing, canoeing or boating from the marina.
Igreja Matriz de Viana do Castelo / Sé de Viana do Castelo
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Largo Instituto Histórico do Minho, 19
4900-522, Viana do Castelo
Transition Romanesque church, with a Latin cross plan, consisting of three tiered naves, with side chapels. The portal, with multiple archivolts, features sculptures of the apostles. Flanking the ensemble are two voluminous towers crowned by chamfered battlements.
Museu do Traje de Viana do Castelo
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Praça da República, 58
4900-520, Viana do Castelo
Museum dedicated to the preservation of ethnographic traditions, around 900 pieces, with emphasis on the Minho costume. Here you can see a permanent exhibition about Wool and Linen in Alto Minho Costume. It also works as a space for temporary exhibitions, with varied themes.
Praça Velha
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Praça Velha
9700-201, Angra do Heroísmo
Inserida no centro histórico desta bela cidade, reconhecido pela UNESCO, em 1983, como Cidade Património Mundial, a Praça Velha é o principal e mais antigo espaço de encontro cívico de Angra do Heroísmo.
Portas do Mar
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Avenida Infante Dom Henrique - Portas do Mar
9500-770, Ponta Delgada
Inaugurated in July 2008, the doors of the sea are a modern space and very excited, which resulted in the refurbishment of the seafront of Ponta Delgada. In the area of leisure and commerce will be able to find a ferry terminal, a recreational marina, a swimming pool, a parking lot, an amphitheatre and a pavilion of the sea. There is also, as expected, a wide variety of department stores, restaurants, bars and shops.
Pontão da Praça do Barqueiro
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Praça do Barqueiro
9400, Porto Santo
A small bridge that enters the sea, with a lovely ocean view.
Avenida Arriaga e Avenida Zarco
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Avenida Arriaga
9000, Funchal
Foot street with many historic buildings, restaurants and shops.