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OtherVisiting GuardaHow about beginning your tour on Rua Infante D. Henrique in front of the Tourism Office. Cross the José Lemos garden, the former medieval Rossio, where fairs were once held. On the left, there is the imposing granite structure of the Convent of São (...)
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OtherEstátua de El-Rei D. SebastiãoStanding in Praça Gil Eanes, this statue by João Cutileiro has been described by the art historian José Augusto França as one of the most beautiful examples of sculpture to be found to the south of the River Tagus.Inaugurated in 1972, it perpetuates (...)
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DamsAçude de PedrogãoOne of the largest dams in the Baixo Alentejo region, it forms part of the Alqueva Dam undertaking.
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OtherFesta das Tochas FloridasEaster in São Brás de Alportel The torches, which were formerly long candles, are now poles festooned with flowers. They are carried by men who gather together in two wings during the procession, which marks the Resurrection of Christ, celebrated on (...)
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OtherParque Natural da Arrábida - Pedra da AnixaThis 40-metre-long island is 250 metres from the coast, near the beach of Portinho da Arrábida.Its enormous biological diversity is due to the rich composition of its rocky depths, surrounded by a relatively barren sandy sea-bed.Its complex (...)
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OtherBarcelos Medieval BridgeThis stone Gothic bridge dates from the early 14th Century, between 1325 and 1330, and was built by Count Pedro, to create a link between Barcelos and Barcelinhos.The structure consists of five arches, of which the central one is the highest, which (...)
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OtherAlong the banks of the LisLeaving from the Luís de Camões Garden, where the Tourism Office is to be found, follow the curving bank of the River Lis, historically key to the city’s prosperity. The Avenida Heróis de Angola takes you down to a retail district that boasts all (...)
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OtherFrom Faro to Vila Real de Sto AntónioThe Algarve capital since 1756 has been Faro, where the Ria Formosa - a natural park considered the most important wildlife sanctuary in the Algarve - hints at its´ true splendour and size. One of the last places in Europe to preserve intact it´s (...)
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OtherYoung Men´s FestivalIn the region of Bragança, from 24 December to 6 January, some villages are enlivened by the holding of the Young Men´s Festival or Festa dos Rapazes. It is also known as the Festa dos Caretos (Masked Devils´ Festival, in the village of Aveleda), (...)
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OtherCarlos Relvas the first amateur photographer in PortugalAn important farmer in the region of the Ribatejo, a most skilful horseman, a sportsman, and a distinguished and cultured man of his time, Carlos Relvas was born in Golegã in 1838. His wealth and, above all, his cultivated mind led him to develop an (...)
