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Number of results: 231
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Towns and VillagesRibeira de PenaSituated in a transitional zone between the provinces of Minho and Trás-os-Montes, Ribeira de Pena is located deep in the heart of the vinho verde demarcated wine region. The municipality is crossed by several rivers, which make the countryside cool (...)
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Towns and VillagesRio MaiorNearby the Serra dos Candeeiros, Rio Maior was for centuries an important mining centre, since the local population's main occupation was extracting rock-salt from a mine in the Serra. Farming is still the main occupation in the region, with large (...)
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Towns and VillagesSabrosaSituated in the Port wine demarcated region, Sabrosa still retains various features from the time of its settlement in the Neolithic period (dolmens and cromlechs) and some hill-top forts from the Iron Age, amongst them Castro da Sancha, which was (...)
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Towns and VillagesSagresDating back from the Roman conquest times, it was in the 15th century that Sagres achieved great importance.The frequent presence of Prince henry the Navigator during the first days of Atlantic navigation and the Discovery of the African coast as (...)
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Towns and VillagesSalvaterra de MagosA peaceful town in the Ribatejo, Salvaterra de Magos used, centuries ago, to be one of the places favoured by the Court, so buildings, now in ruins, were constructed here, which enabled the Court to enjoy all the conveniences they were used to in (...)
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Towns and VillagesSanta Maria da FeiraSituated in the centre of a region that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, was known as "Terras de Santa Maria" and provided the link between the north of the country and Coimbra, this place gave its name to a fair that was held in the area at that (...)
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Towns and VillagesSanta Marta de PenaguiãoSituated in the Douro demarcated wine region, Santa Marta de Penaguião is famous for its wine-making co-operative where some greatly appreciated table wines and fortified wines are produced. The landscape in this region is filled with vineyards (...)
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Towns and VillagesSantarémThe River Tagus and the fertile meadowland surrounding the plateau on which Santarém stands have been important factors in the settlement of the area since remote times. The Roman name for Santarém was Scalabis, and they were also responsible for (...)
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Towns and VillagesSantiago do CacémSantiago do Cacém is a peaceful town in the south of Portugal, whose origins date back to remote times. In the Roman period, it was an important town situated on the road linking Lisbon to the Algarve, a factor which greatly contributed to its (...)
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Towns and VillagesSanto TirsoSituated in the valley of the River Ave, this town first developed around the monastery of São Bento, founded in the tenth century, which was also known as Santo Tirso de Riba de Ave. The region's largest religious festival is held here every July (...)
