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Casa de Alpajares
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Lugar do Cabeço da Forca
5180-132, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
The House of Alpajares Enoteca & Spa is located in Freixo de Espada à Cinta, near the border with Spain. The river Duero marks the landscape this accommodation comprises two double rooms, two suites and two rooms with mezzanine, living room with fireplace, panoramic dining room, Spa, Esplanade. At Enoteca are evidence enogastronómicas and initiation courses and wine-tasting olive oil.
Casa de Fataunços
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Fataunços
3670-091, Fataúnços
This Manor, built in the 18th century, lies on the slopes of the north face of the Serra do Caramulo, within 3 miles of the termas de s. Pedro do Sul. There are some beautiful gardens, swimming pool, tennis court and nine comfortable rooms, with private bathroom. Meal service, if requested in advance. The House is also, in itself, a House Museum, with art booty sacre and painting.
Igreja Matriz do Topo / Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
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Rua Joaquim Homem da Silveira Noronha
9875, Topo
The church was built in the 16th century and later expanded and restored in the 18th century. This reconstruction was necessary due to the devastation caused by the earthquake known as Mandado de Deus (Mandate of God). The majestic façade features a portal, three large windows, and two oculus windows, not to mention the bell tower, atypical for the island's architecture. Inside, the gilded carvings and numerous paintings stand out.
Igreja Matriz de Malhada Sorda
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Rua do Coro
6355-080, Vilar Formoso
Religious architecture from the 16th century located in plaza Largo de Chafariz, surrounded by necropolis and composed by a nave, main chapel and bell tower. On the interior it can be appreciated some murals behind the altar, even though its conservation state is daily affected by the humidity. The saint is São Miguel but the inhabitants from this region are particularly devoted to Our Lady of Ajuda (Help).
Fonte Benémola
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EN510
8100, Querença
Located in the parishes of Querença and Tôr, the classified site of Fonte Benémola is an area of great beauty, where the Ribeira de Menalva (supplied by some springs) provides habitat for a flora dominated by ash trees, willows, tamarisks and leafy trees. The existence of water throughout the year is an attraction factor for a great diversity of faunal species, namely kingfishers, tits, herons, bee-eaters and otters.
Igreja de Santo Isidoro de Canaveses
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Largo Padre Manuel Gomes
4635-328, Lugar do Cruzeiro
The Church of San Isidoro is one of the most interesting and best preserved testimonies to Romanesque of the current municipality of Marco de Canaveses. This church, together with that of Tabuado, standardizes the Romanesque Lower Tâmega, both in the Organization of space as in the arrangement of the elevations, in the typology of openings and in like rank in rosettes. This church conserves one of the most interesting murals produced in Portugal in the first half of the 16th century.
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
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Avenida Brasília
1400-038, Lisboa
Built on the occasion of the Portuguese World Exhibition, the ostentatious Padrão, a work by Leopoldo de Almeida, rests on a compass rose and its design in the form of a caravel is imaginative. Inside the monument, an elevator goes up to the sixth floor, where you have access to a terrace from which you can get a fantastic panorama of the Tagus River and Belém. The attics house temporary exhibitions.
Muralhas e Forte de Cacela Velha
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Rua de Cacela Velha
8900, Vila Nova de Cacela
A fort also known as Fortress of Cacela, it stands in a dominant position by the mouth of the Formosa river bank. The primitive fortification was a Moorish castle that preceded the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula. During the 16th century, already in ruins, it was rebuilt by orders of Dom João III or Dom Sebastião. After the earthquake of 1755, it was rebuilt again by Dom Francisco de Noronha and the works were finished in 1794.
Museu Nacional Frei Manuel do Cenáculo
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Largo do Conde de Vila Flor
7000-804, Évora
Inaugurado em 1915, passou por várias vicissitudes até ser instalado em definitivo no antigo Palácio Arquiepiscopal (finais do século XVI e princípios do século XVII). Sofreu uma profunda remodelação em 1940, tendo-se valorizado as secções de Arqueologia, Arquitetura, Escultura, Epigrafia, Heráldica, Ourivesaria, Artes Decorativas e Pintura.
Parque de Campismo Markádia
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Barragem de Odivelas - EN257 - Apartado 17
7920-999, Alvito
The campsite of Markádia is a natural space located in Odivelas Dam, and offers facilities such as a supermarket, bar\/restaurant, showers and laundry facilities, among other services. Everything to offer you pleasant moments in direct contact with nature. Alternatively you can take a trip to Alvito and visit the Castle, the Rossio Caves or even the Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Assunção.