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Biblioteca Municipal de Sobral de Monte Agraço
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Rua do Município
2590-038, Sobral de Monte Agraço
Library located in the Historic Center of the village, with a vast collection of documents.
Centro de Interpretação das Linhas de Torres
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Praça Doutor Eugénio Dias, 12
2590-016, Sobral de Monte Agraço
Interpretation Centre with a permanent exhibition on the Historical Route of the Lines of Torres Vedras. Includes a collection of weapons and objects used in the Peninsular War. Offers guided tours of the Alqueidão Circuit, by prior arrangement.
Núcleo Museológico do Vinho de Sobral de Monte Agraço
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Rua 10 de Fevereiro, 7
2590-002, Sobral de Monte Agraço
This museum, inaugurated in 1992, aims to portray what was once one of the main economic activities of the municipality: the cultivation of vines and the production of wine. Reservations are required at the Municipal Library to visit.
Igreja de São Quintino
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Largo Dom Manuel I
2590, Santo Quintino
The church was built in 1520, but its main portal dates from 1530 and features a mixed decoration of Manueline and Renaissance characteristics. Notable features include the profusion of 17th and 18th-century tiles and the 16th-century stone pulpit.
Biblioteca Municipal de Santa Cruz das Flores
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Rua da Conceição
9970-320, Santa Cruz das Flores
Library with a collection of approximately 35,000 volumes. It comprises a toy library, children's and youth sections, and a reading area.
Baía da Ribeira da Silva (Fajã Pedro Vieira)
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Fajã Pedro Vieira
9970-010, Santa Cruz das Flores
A small bay of great natural beauty, located north of Porto de Caveira. It takes its name from one of the island's first settlers.
Convento de São Boaventura
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Rua do Hospital
9970-320, Santa Cruz das Flores
This convent originated from a donation dated 1641, in which Father Inácio Coelho made available the land for the construction of the convent and its surrounding grounds. Inside, the polychrome Baroque woodcarving of the altarpieces of the main altar and the side altarpieces is particularly noteworthy.
Farol do Albarnaz
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Estrada do Farol
9970, Santa Cruz das Flores
The lighthouse is located at the northern tip of the island, at the so-called Ponta do Albarnaz, at an altitude of approximately one hundred meters. It is a circular tower 9.5 meters high.
Museu das Flores
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Largo da Misericórdia - Convento de São Boaventura
9970-303, Santa Cruz das Flores
Created in 1986, it is located in the former Convent of São Boaventura, covering two different areas. It displays fishing artifacts, particularly those related to whaling and seaweed harvesting, while also recounting the history of livestock farming, the dairy industry, and the cycles of spinning and weaving. The scrimshaw collection is particularly noteworthy. The collections essentially span the 18th to 20th centuries.
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Rua da Conceição
9970-320, Santa Cruz das Flores
A large church, built in the 19th century, notable for its bell towers and facade punctuated by large windows. Inside, the chancel is particularly noteworthy.