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MonumentsCastelo e Muralha de MonsantoCastle and Wall of MonsantoD. Afonso Henriques gave this castle to the Knights Templar, who gave it its present-day form. Having once been an imposing mediaeval fortress, all that now remains are the Torre de Lucena and the quadrangular Torre do (...)
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MonumentsCastelo e Muralhas de Celorico da BeiraCastle and walls of Celorico da Beira The castle consists of the wall with two towers and the keep. It is entered through a raised gate. The town climbs up the crag on which the castle stands and where there are remains of Manueline windows in some (...)
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MonumentsCastelo e Muralhas de PortalegrePerched on the city´s highest point, Portalegre Castle is proof of the position´s strategic importance so close to Spain. With little prior documentation surviving, it is known that the defensive system was overhauled by king Dinis, at the end of (...)
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MonumentsCastelo e Muralhas de TaviraTavira Castle is worth a visit even be it only for the views out over the city, the countryside and down to the sea. The foundations for the defensive systems were built during the Moorish period between the 8th and 13th centuries. After the (...)
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MonumentsCastelo ou Forte de São FilipeAround 1 km from the city of Setúbal, there is the imposing Fort of São Filipe (Saint Philip) guarding access to the Sado river. It is named after the king who ordered its construction, Filipe I of Portugal and the II of Spain, in 1590. Italian (...)
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MonumentsCatedral Visigótica de Idanha-a-VelhaIdanha-a-Velha Cathedral Currently referred to as the "Cathedral", this church stands on the foundations of another early Christian church, built in the time of the Suevi and integrated into the kingdom of the Visigoths from 585 onwards. The (...)
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MonumentsChafariz da EsperançaConsidered to be one of the finest public fountains in Lisbon. Built in the eighteenth century, as part of the Aguas Livres system, designed by Carlos Mardel.
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MonumentsChafariz da JunqueiraDated from 1821, this fountain is coloured azulejo tile panels on the surrounding wall and benches. An armillary sphere bearing the royal arms.It is attributed to the architect Honorato J. C. Macedo.
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MonumentsChafariz da Praça do GiraldoPublic fountain built in 1571 in white marble with a bronze crown. According to tradition, the eight grotesques correspond to the eight streets which lead to the square. Dates from the sixteenth century. The work of Afonso Alvares.
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MonumentsChafariz das Janelas VerdesPublic fountain designed by the sculptor Antonio Machado, topped by sculptures representing Venus and Cupid.Part of the city water system (Águas Livres), it is dated from 1755, it is na engineering work carried out under the instructions of Reinaldo (...)
