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Aqueduto das Águas Livres
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Rua Dom Diniz
1685, Famões
Belonging to the set attached to the Águas Livres Aqueduct, an aqueduct, in stone, created to get water to the Terreiro do Paço de Queluz for consumption of the Royal Mews. The work was created in the place of two sources: the source of Gargantada and do Pocinho and served several fountains and fountains in Queluz. Built by d. João V, in 1731, was only to be done in the mid-19th century. The main section is 14 kilometres in length, of which eight in the municipality of Amadora.
Palhota
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Palhota
2070-502, Palhota
It belongs to the parish of Valada and is one of the few fishing villages of Avieiros, who came from the Vieira de Leiria area, that still maintain their characteristics. The writer Alves Redol, known for writing about the Tagus River and its people, was one of the most famous inhabitants of this typical fishing village. The houses are colorful and made of wood, of the stilt house type, supported on pillars, in order to prevent the occurrence of floods, which normally plague this region in winter.
Couto Mixto
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Couto Mixto
5470, Couto Mixto
This is an area located north of the serra do Larouco intermediate basin of the River, Rooms in Galicia (Spain), in the current province of Ourense which borders Tourém. His institution was connected, since the late Middle Ages, the castle of Piconha, and later to the House of Braganza. With an area of approximately 27 km2, had an organization itself and was not connected or Portugal or Spain. Its inhabitants had the privilege of being able to give asylum to the escapees of Portuguese or Spanish justice, to provide soldiers for a Kingdom or the other, not to pay taxes, …
Parque Natural do Douro Internacional
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Rua Dr. Francisco António Vicente, 4
5200-241, Mogadouro
Integrating the municipalities of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta, Miranda do Douro and Mogadouro, the Douro Internacional Natural Park covers the 122 kilometers of border section of the Douro River and extends south, to the Douro Valley. From a very deep valley and two plateau areas (essentially granite), one to the North with altitudes of around 700-800 meters and the other to the South with altitudes of around 600-700 meters. The gorges carved by the Douro and Águeda rivers are extremely deep (up to 200 meters) and of great beauty. The Park reaches its maximum altitude (895 meters) …
Caminhos do Romântico
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Massarelos
4150, Porto
The Romantic Routes are formed by 5 thematic roads that aim to show a little of the contradictions that existed in Porto on the eighteen century, romantic and bourgeois, rural and industrial. The first road, "Porto do Romantismo", has the gardens of Palácio de Cristal as its starting point. The walk continues through the Entre-Quintas Street and, going round the Macieirinha Street you will find the atmosphere of an eighteen century suburbs, the place of election of the English who had their business on Nova
Museu da Fundação Maria Isabel Guerra Junqueiro e Luís de Mesquita Carvalho
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Rua de Dom Hugo, 15
4050-305, Porto
The Fundação Maria Isabel Guerra Junqueiro and Luís Pinto de Mesquita Carvalho, placed in front of the Museum-House with the same name, is a private foundation without lucrative ends, which includes a large bibliographic heap of Guerra Junqueiro, her daughter and son-in-law. The palace, dated from the XVII century, where this foundation is placed, is open to visit the permanent exhibition or any other events happening there, always regarding the life and work of the Portuguese writer.
Museu da Imagem em Movimento
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Largo de São Pedro, 3
2400-235, Leiria
Museum located in the Cultural Center - Mercado de Sant'Ana divided into three areas: pre-cinema, photography and cinema. In the pre-cinema area there are shadow theaters, diverse iconography, optical machines and toys, magic lanterns and a significant collection of glasses for magic lanterns. The photography collection consists of cameras, viewfinders and photographic images with a special focus on stereoscopic photography. The cinema area is essentially dedicated to the different types of film projectors, film cameras, among others.
Aldear Turismo Rural e de Habitação
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Rua Conselheiro Furtado dos Santos, 16
3250-111, Alvaiázere
The Aldear unit consists of a set of three fully equipped apartments, with modern décor and theme. It is situated in the grounds of a stately home, about 1 hectare of area available Thursday, ideal for a break where you can enjoy the gardens, relax at pomar das laranjeiras, lying in any one of the rocking chairs by the pool. Surrounded by the impressive Serra de Alvaiázere, Aldear proposes various leisure activities and, for the sweet tooth, there are guided tours of a biscuit factory.
Cine-Teatro Paraíso
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Rua Infantaria 15
2300-583, Tomar
It was the first space dedicated the show to take in the year 800 and restored in 1876 with the name Nabantino Theatre. In 1901 the first film screening that tomarenses could watch. The Paradise Theater closed definitely to the public in 1991, after being acquired by the Câmara Municipal de Tomar in 1997, which undertook to renovate the building in ruins and inaugurate the current space in 2002. Hosts all kinds of shows, including plays and film sessions, boasting a capacity of 418 people.
Laboratório das Artes
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Largo do Toural - Edifício Café Milenário
4810, Guimarães
The arts Lab integrates the complex of ancient tanneries is located in the historic centre of Guimarães. The enclosure consists of several warehouses, offices, a large outdoor space and ancient dyeing tanks. The work of this Association is to promote the work of 17 young artists, disseminating their works in six areas: Alberto Sampaio Museum, Sociedade Martins Sarmento, Paço dos Duques de Bragança, Palace of Justice – Court, Santa Casa da Misericórdia and the Municipal File Alfredo Pimenta.