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Heritage in Portugal
Biblioteca Municipal de Alpiarça
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Rua Doutor Queiroz Vaz Guedes, 154
2090-079, Alpiarça
Space also known as the Doutor Hermínio Duarte Paciência Library, opened in 2007, with an adult section, a children's section and a multipurpose room.
Ciclovia de Alpiarça
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Avenida Manuel Lopes Vital
2090, Alpiarça
Road intended for the circulation of bicycles, in tarmac, properly separated from the car lane.
Estação Arqueológica da Quinta dos Patudos
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Rua José Relvas
2090, Alpiarça
Castro surrounded by a wall, probably with an acropolis surrounded by another internal wall. Nearby are the necropolises of Tanchoal and Meijão, which must belong to the Iron Age, with ashes and artifacts. This set includes the village of Alto do Castelo, which presents a sequence of occupations from the Chalcolithic to the Roman period, and the village of Cabeço da Bruxinha, which does not have a defined chronology.
Casa Museu dos Patudos
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Rua José Relvas
2090-102, Alpiarça
Space belonging to José de Mascarenhas Relvas, writer, musician, musicologist and art collector, among other interests that led him to create this space of great richness and beauty. It presents a heterogeneous art collection: paintings, furniture, earthenware, porcelain, tapestries and bronzes.
Portais Medievais da Rua do Mártir
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Rua do Mártir
7440, Alter do Chão
Several medieval portals stand out along this street.
Castelo de Seda / Fortificações de Seda
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Escadinhas do Ribeirinho
7440-225, Seda
Urban fence built by King Afonso Henriques, in 1160, over traces of Roman occupation. It maintains three keeps, with the irregular termination of the structure being evident.
Igreja do Convento de Santo António
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Rua de Santo António, 10
7440-022, Alter do Chão
Built in 1617, it underwent modifications in the 18th century. On the main facade there are three windows, the sides being blind and the central one open, with a grille, topped by a panel of blue and white tiles depicting Saint Anthony. The pediment is cut out, with two small bell towers on the sides. The interior is of a nave, with the main altar in marble.
Palácio do Álamo
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Largo Barreto Caldeira
7440-049, Alter do Chão
This Manor house was built in 1649 and remodeled in 1732. It has baroque outline with rectangular plan and two floors. On the main floor it stands out the seventeen hundreds decoration with paintings and the ceiling. The house is surrounded by a typical Portuguese garden with different interesting motifs, such as the houses for agricultural purposes, the watering systems, the waterwheel, the lakes and the tanks.
Ponte Romana de Vila Formosa
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7440, Seda
Roman bridge composed of six round arches supported on quadrangular pegs decorated at the base by two projecting moldings. Above the arches there are a raised cornice and guards with gargoyles. In one of the corners that close the main arch, there is a carved half-moon.
Castelo de Alter Pedroso
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Alter Pedroso
7440-151, Alter Pedroso
All that remains of the old castle is the pointed door and some sections of ruined wall, located around 400 meters above sea level. Initially built in the 13th century, the castle was heavily damaged in the 17th century.