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OtherLisbon of DiscoveriesOf all Lisbon, Belém Belém most clearly evokes the era of the Discoveries and Portugal´s maritime expansion. It was from Belém that caravels would depart and arrive throughout the 15th and 16th centuries. King Manuel I ordered the construction of (...)
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OtherAmadeo de Souza-CardosoBorn in Manhufe, a village roughly 9 kilometres to the west of Amarante, where members of his family still preserve his birthplace, easily recognised by its crenellated tower, Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887-1918) died prematurely at the age of 31, (...)
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DamsAlbufeira de Monte ClérigoThis dam, located in the course of the stream of Barranco do Adão, in the hydrographic basin of the River Guadiana, pertains to a protected area within the municipality of Almodôvar. It represents a zone of transition between the provinces of the (...)
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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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OtherThe Chiado charmLocated on one of Lisbon´s hills, the Chiado evokes the bourgeois charm of its 19th century origins. The neighbourhood was then the cultural and social heart of the city, home to the São Carlos Opera House, the São Luís and Trindade theatres, (...)
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OtherMadeira – Latest NewsAfter the violent storm that hit Madeira on 20 February, life on the island has completely returned to normal since 1 March. Public services are now working normally and most shops and businesses have reopened. There are, however, some cleaning up (...)
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OtherOld Vila RealOld Vila Real - along Carvalho Araújo AvenueIn the early years of the 20th century, a section of houses, was demolished, to open up this broad, well laid out avenue with its pavements in Portuguese cobbles. It was named in honour of Carvalho Araújo, (...)
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OtherAveiro - On the right bank of the Canal CentralStarting in Praça Luís Cipriano, walk along Rua de Coimbra and into the Praça da República, framed by the buildings of the Paços do Concelho (the 18th-century town hall). The city´s coat of arms can be seen on the pediment, surmounted by a (...)
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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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OtherCampinoThe campino is the expressive and popular personality typically found in the vast Ribatejo meadowland. He is still considered today to be a representative national figure even though it has unfortunately now become much rarer to see him sitting (...)
