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OtherMercado Cultural do CarandáDesigned by the architect, Eduardo de Souto Moura and built between 1980 an older market, but was never actually used to sell foodstuffs. After various unsuccessful attempts to reanimate the space, Braga Municipal Council decided to reconvert it, (...)
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OtherMercado dos LavradoresSituated in the historic Santa Maria area, in the centre of Funchal, the Farmers' Market is one of the landmarks that Madeira's capital has to offer its visitors and of course the entire population, where the colours, aromas and tradition join (...)
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OtherMiguel JanuárioPlace: Mercado do Chão do LoureiroIn the Baixa district of Lisbon, anyone who uses a lift to get to the Castelo de Sâo Jorge (St. George's Castle) is bound to pass the former Chão do Loureiro market. The building, as well as housing one of the lifts (...)
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OtherMiradouro JurássicoLocated in the Natural Park of Serras de Aire e Candeeiros, around 500 metres above sea level, the Jurassic Belvedere offers an excellent observation point over the territory to the north and west of this mountain range, from where it is possible to (...)
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CavesMonumento Natural Regional da Gruta das TorresThe Gruta das Torres, located on the island of Pico at an altitude of 285 metres, is the largest lava tunnel known to exist in the Azores, with a total length of roughly 5150 metres and a maximum height of 15 metres.It consists of a large main (...)
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CavesMonumento Natural Regional da Gruta do CarvãoThe natural wealth of the Gruta do Carvão lies in its great variety of geological aspects, structures and phenomena that are typically caused by volcanic activity. These features include structures known as "gas bubbles", corresponding to sectors of (...)
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CavesMonumento Natural Regional do Algar do CarvãoAlgar do Carvão is situated in the central area of Terceira island, at an altitude of roughly 550 metres.Previously forming part of a Natural Geological Reserve, the area of Algar do Carvão (roughly 40.5 hectares) was recently reclassified as a (...)
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OtherMosteiro de Santa Cruz - The Cloisters of Silence and the SacristyWith a square ground plan, the arches of these cloisters present a beautiful decoration of laurel leaves carved out of stone. They were designed by Marcos Pires and built in the first quarter of the 16th century. On the walls, visitors should notice (...)
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OtherMosteiro de Santa Cruz - The façade, the pulpit and the tombs of the kingsBefore entering, note the exuberance and lightness of the statues decorating the portico, the work of the great master builders Diogo de Castilho and Nicolau de Chanterenne, contrasting with the austere Romanesque spirit of the two solid-looking (...)
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OtherMosteiro de São Bento da VitóriaAt the very heart of Porto, in Vitória parish, the São Bento da Vitória Monastery – a classified National Monument since 1977 – is one of the municipality’s most important religious buildings.In the late 1500s, after a series of difficult (...)