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Vilela
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Vilela
4860, Rio Douro
A rustic mountain village. It has typical houses with culm rooftops.
Castelejo
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Castelejo
6230-152, Fundão
A typical mountain village, near the Gardunha mountain. A special note to the House Museum "Casa Típica da Aldeia" (Typical Village House), that pictures the local architecture nd traditions, the mother church and the chapel of Saint Luzia. The craftswork includes iron objects, shoes, embroideries and more.
Urgueira
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Urgueira
3750-562, Águeda
A typical mountain village with granite constructions. Old communal oven in the yard of Our Lady of Guia, wher there is a chapel with the same name. Its inhabitants are mostly farmers and shepherds. A special note to the chapel of Saint Domingos and to the roman vestiges.
Alcaria
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Alcaria
2480, Alcaria
A rural village with rustic houses. A special note to its walls. This is a region of small caves. It belongs to the Aires and Candeeiros Mountains Natural Park. The crafstwork includes tapestries and more.
Eiró
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Eiró
4860, Rio Douro
A group of rural granite houses, some of which with culm rooftops.
Arrimal
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Arrimal
2480, Arrimal
A village at the Aires and candeiros Mountains, with old rural houses. The area is rich in oak tree forests and in masonry stones, named "pedra malia". In Alqueidão do Arrimal, on January 1, the cattle is still traditionally blessed. The craftswork includes tapestries and more.
Serro Ventoso
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Serro Ventoso
2480, Serro Ventoso
A rural village with typical mountain villages and lands divided by stone walls. A special note to the mothr church and to the chapels of Saint Silvestre, Saint Ana, Our Lady of Saúde (Good Health) and Our Lady of Carmo. There are departures for lovely walks along the Aire and Candeeiros Mountains. The craftswork includes the queijo da serra (Estrela mountain cheese) and more.
Alegrete
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Alegrete
7300-311, Portalegre
Village with origins that go back to the D. Dinis Reign, when it was inhabited. Besides its interesting historical value, the Alentejo characteristics also stand out in its constructions, namely the white row of houses. As for the architectonical patrimony are worthy of notice the Alegrete castle, National Monument, the clock tower, the parish church of S. João Baptista, a construction from the XVI century, the bandstand, the ruins of the S. Pedro chapel and the Misericóridia chapel, dated from the XVII century.
Pedreira
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Pedreira
2305, Tomar
A village where many houses have porches and flowers. The architectural heritage includes the Mother Cghurch devoted to Our Lady of the Neves (Snow), the chapels of Our Lady of Conceição and of Saint Simão and the Graja Farm with its Templars Convent. A special note to a stone dam and to the Cadaval and Caldeiraão caves as well. The craftswork includes masonry and wood objects.
Vila Nune
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Vila Nune
4860, Vila Nune
A small group of typical rustic houses of the Alentejo region, namely the House of Granja, adapted to rural tourism. A special note to the crucifix and to an 18th century church.