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Towns and VillagesÉvoraTopped by an imposing cathedral, Évora is laid out over a gently sloping hill rising out of the huge Alentejo plain. It guards its historic centre with a vast outer wall and represents a valuable cultural legacy that UNESCO has classified World (...)
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Towns and VillagesFafeHaving only recently become an administrative centre (in the nineteenth century), Fafe is heavily marked by the influences brought back by many of its inhabitants who emigrated to Brazil in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. On returning to (...)
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Towns and VillagesFaroFaro Its geographical position meant that in the 4th century BC, a colony of Phoenicians settled there, becoming an important trading post based on the exchange of agricultural products and fish. Between the 2nd and 8th centuries BC, called (...)
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Towns and VillagesFátimaWith its origins deep in history, it was during the Arabian occupation that this settlement developed and was named. According to legend, during the Christian Reconquest, the Templar knight Gonçalo Hermingues, also known as Bringer-of-Moors, fell in (...)
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Towns and VillagesFelgueirasAll around Felgueiras, set in the midst of a luxuriant green landscape, are a series of villages with small Romanesque churches. The town is also famous for its embroideries and lace-work, its production of vinho verde and the much appreciated pão (...)
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Towns and VillagesFerreira do ZêzereSituated between a large area of forest and the River Zêzere, which is transformed here into the enormous blue lake of the lagoon of the Castelo de Bode dam, Ferreira do Zêzere is a peaceful town with some notable palacelike houses and the Igreja (...)
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Towns and VillagesFigueira da FozFigueira da Foz took its name from its situation at the mouth (foz) of the River Mondego and it has developed into one of the main seaside resorts in the centre of Portugal. A cosmopolitan and lively city, it first began to gain in importance (...)
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Towns and VillagesFreixo de Espada à CintaSeveral possible explanations lie behind this town’s curious name, which translates to Ash Tree with a Sword around its Middle, in English. Some say that it originated from the name of a Gothic nobleman, "Espadacinta". Others say it comes from a (...)
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Towns and VillagesFronteiraA pretty typically Alentejo village, Fronteira is situated on the left bank of the River Avis, north of Estremoz and southwest of Portalegre.Traces of human occupation here date back more than 10,000 years, as is evidenced by the numerous megalithic (...)
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Towns and VillagesFunchalNo-one visiting Funchal can be indifferent to its beauty and the hospitality of its people. There are many places to visit in this 500-year old city, and some cannot be missed…The capital of Madeira, Funchal is situated on the south coast of the (...)
