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   Monuments

   Fonte das Figueiras

   For anyone coming from Almeirim and entering the city of Santarém, we suggest taking a moment´s rest beside the delightful Fonte das Figueiras. This fountain is considered to be one of the rare examples of Gothic civil architecture still to be found (...)

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   Fonte da Vila

   Fonte da VilaThe square-shaped fountain in Castelo de Vide was built in the 15th century. It is covered by a porch supported by marble columns, topped by a pyramidical pinewood roof covering. On each of the four sides, it is possible to see the (...)

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   Archaeology

   Fonte do Ídolo

   Rupestrian sanctuary dating from the Roman era with human figures and inscriptions in relief. Also known as the “Fountain of the Idol”.

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   Monuments

   Fonte Gótica - Ourém

   Gothic Fountain Comprises two ogee arches. The arms of the Counts of Ourem are carved over the tank. A tablet bears an inscription stating that the fountain was built on the order of Count D. Afonso in 1434. Dates from the fifteenth century.

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   Monuments

   Fortaleza de Beliche

   The cove of Beliche marks the point of transition between the southern and western sides of the country. At one end stands the fort and ; next to this, on the edge of a cliff, is the chapel of Santa Catarina, built at the orders of Prince Henry the (...)

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   Monuments

   Fortaleza de Buarcos

   A 17C fort. With its curtain walls, it provided protection for the town and port.

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   Monuments

   Fortaleza de Juromenha

   The bulwarked fortifications built during the War of Restoration, enclosing the Fortress of Juromenha, moved the nation’s line of defence much closer to the River Guadiana, a natural border between Portugal and Spain. The surviving remnants of the (...)

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   Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

   The portal, bearing the coat of arms of D. Diogo de Sousa on the keystone of its arch, is crowned by the royal shield and a bell tower.The baroque altarpiece in the chapel has four double columns and there is an image of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (...)

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   Monuments

   Fortaleza de Peniche

   The fortifications have an irregular shape because of the rocks at the base of the walls, which consist of four defensive ramparts. The fortress rises up from the rock to the south of the peninsula of Peniche, which was once an island.

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    Monuments

    Fortaleza de Sagres

    Sagres or the Promontorium Sacrum. This location evokes the memory of the Infante D. Henrique and the Portuguese discoveries. The southwesternmost point in the European continent, was already referred to in antiquity as the Promontorium Sacrum, (...)
    
    Telephone: +351 282 620 140
    Fax: +351 282 620 141
    E-mail: fortaleza.sagres@cultalg.pt
    Website: http://www.cultalg.pt
    

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