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MonumentsVigia do FachoA watch tower which was part of the system for defending the entrance to the Tagus estuary.The tower is in a poor state of repair, but maintains its original structure and is classified as a building of public interest.
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MonumentsConvento de São Miguel - ÓbidosThe Convento de São Miguel das Gaeiras, a Franciscan monastery, was founded by Prince Henry the Navigator, the son of Dom Manuel I, in 1569, and transferred to its current site in 1602.Today, it displays signs of having been harmoniously restored to (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria de AzuraraChurch from the 16th c. in manueline style.
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora do CasteloThe Sanctuary is linked to the battles of the Christian Reconquest fought in the name of the Virgin Mary. Churches founded during this period - usually called mother-churches or parish churches - were normally dedicated to the Virgin. The sanctuary (...)
Telephone: +351 243 626 15
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Municipal do Bombarral
Telephone: +351 262 609 054
Fax: +351 262 609 041
E-mail: museu.bombarral@clix.pt
Website: http://www.cm-bombarral.pt/cultura.htm
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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 (...)
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MonumentsTorre de AntoTower belonging to the medieval city walls. Comprising four floors connected by a narrow spiral staircase. Its modern name is due to the fact that the poet Antonio Nobre (1867-1900) lived here at the end of the nineteenth century.
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MonumentsCastelo de MonçãoThe Castle was built on the orders of king Dinis in 1306 as part of a plan to reinforce national defences. Monção could hardly be left out given its close proximity to Spain.It was rebuilt in the 12th century to implement "Vauban" defensive (...)
