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OtherCacela VelhaCacela Velha is a small and unique historical complex, with a roughly circular perimeter, bordered to the south by a fortress and to the east and west by the parish cemetery, overlooking the Ria Formosa.Archaeological excavations have identified an (...)
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DamsBarragem do Castelo de BodeLocated in the River Zêzere, in a zone of great beauty, Castelo de Bode Dam has one of the largest reservoirs in Portugal. It extends across a total distance of 60 kms, spanning the municipalities of Tomar, Abrantes, Sardoal and Ferreira do Zêzere. (...)
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OtherCruises on the Douro RiverThrough to the end of the 19th century, the Douro was the major means of accessing inland parts of the region and the way of transport products and people from lands rendered effectively distant.Difficult to navigate, impeded by natural barriers, (...)
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OtherThe Douro LineThe 203-kilometre Douro railway line runs from Oporto to Barca d´Alva and was opened in 1887. The engineering difficulties in overcoming the natural features of the valley resulted in a grand total of 26 tunnels and 30 bridges. The result is an (...)
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OtherThe village of SoajoSmall houses built of granite blocks line the stone streets, leading the visitor to the square where the unusual pillory stands, a National Monument since 1910. A friendly anthropomorphic face, carved on the pillory and crowned with a triangle (...)
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OtherBordalo IIOwl Eyes / Olhos de MochoLocation: Rua Alexandre Herculano / Rua do Cotovelo, CovilhãThis work was carried out in the historical centre of Covilha in October 2014, as part of Wool, an urban art festival. The location chosen by Bordalo II, (...)
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OtherPilgrimages to FátimaThe Sanctuary of Fátima annually welcomes hundred of thousands of pilgrims and tourists. Many come to participate in the celebrations that commemorate the apparitions of Our Lady to the three witness of Fátima. In the Fátima calendar, the dates May (...)
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OtherPavilhão de PortugalThe Pavilion of Portugal, designed by the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, is constituted by two main bodies separated by a "construction joint". One of the bodies is a public square, measuring 60 x 50 m, covered by a thin concrete canopy, reinforced (...)
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OtherChristmas Eve Supper and Midnight MassBefore Christmas Day, the Catholic Church recommends a period of fasting but, after the Midnight Mass (Rooster's Mass), the table is supposed to be filled with appetising delicacies, meats and traditional sweets and puddings for the family (...)
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DamsBarragem de OdeleiteOdeleite Dam, the river of the Blue DragonLocated in the municipality of Castro Marim in the Algarve, the Odeleite Dam was built on the River Odeleite, which rises in the uplands of the Serra do Caldeirão and flows into the Rio Guadiana.An aerial (...)
