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CavesGrutas de AlvadosIn 1964 a group of quarry workers in the Serra dos Candeeiros heard a strange noise, as if a stone had fallen into a very deep abyss. This was how the Alvados caves were discovered, more than 150 million years after their formation in the Middle (...)
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CavesGrutas de Mira de AireThese caves were discovered in 1947. The entrance is 300m in altitude, but inside they reach 180m in depth. Their formation goes back 150 million years to the Middle Jurassic age, when the dinosaurs populated this region. Their footprints can be (...)
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CavesGrutas de Santo AntónioIn 1955 two men working at a place called Pedra do Altar went through a large opening as they were trying to catch a bird. The Santo António caves were discovered more than 150 million years after their formation in the Middle Jurassic age, when the (...)
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OtherHoly Week Ceremonies in BragaIn Braga, which has been a diocese since the 3rd century, religion continues to play a dominant role at the heart of the community, and religious ceremonies are celebrated with great fervour. The most splendid of these is Easter. The city is (...)
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OtherHugo Makarov/Mário Belém/Nuno Saraiva/Pedro Soares Neves/UAT /Vanessa TeodoroFado Vadio / Fado bohemioLocation:Escadinhas de São Cristóvão, LisboaIn Lisbon, on the way to the Castelo de São Jorge (St. George's Castle), we are surprised on the Escadinhas of São Cristóvão by a large mural depicting amateur fado singers, (...)
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OtherIn Montesinho Park, BragançaThe mountain villages were protected over centuries from their isolation from the main centres of population and the harsh climate, due to communal forges and ovens, community watermills and wine and olive presses, and communal pasture land. (...)
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OtherInstituto Superior Técnico e Alameda D. Afonso HenriquesThe campus of the Instituto Superior Técnico (Higher Technical Institute) is one of the main works of modernism in Portugal, designed in 1927 by the architect, Porfírio Pardal Monteiro.The Campus is constituted by several low-lying buildings that as (...)
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OtherIn Viseu, from the Rossio to the Largo de São MiguelRua Formosa begins in the Rossio, and intersects first with the Rua do Comércio and further along with the Rua Direita, which is the city's longest street and one of its oldest. The street is bordered by several 15th century houses, with (...)
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OtherJosé Franco’s typical VillageClose to Mafra, you have the chance to discover a typical village from Lisbon’s “saloio” region. It is made entirely of clay and has been built in a natural size, being the work of the Portuguese sculptor José Franco.In the village of Sobreiro, (...)
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OtherLamas de Olo circuitThe ascent up the Serra do Alvão Mountains from Vila Real is made via a winding municipal road. Before continuing on to Lamas de Olo, turn down a wide road that will lead you to the village of Arnal, perched on top of a large granite massif, a zone (...)
