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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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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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OtherFrom Rossio to the Almeida Moreira house MuseumThe Rossio in Viseu (also known as the Praça da República) is a pleasant rectangular square, ornamented with lime trees and is very popular amongst the city's population, which gathers in the site and considers it to be its “drawing-room”.The town (...)
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OtherThe conquest of LisbonPrior to entering the Church of the Martyrs, look over at the profile of the St George castle that stamps the horizon at the bottom of Rua Garrett, beyond the Chiado Shopping Centre. That is the very same perspective had by participants in the (...)
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OtherThe Santa Justa elevatorThe steep hills on which Lisbon lies bestow the city with an urban rhythm that is part of its charming contrast to other European capitals. However, for the people who spend their lives in the city, climbing up by foot is rather less romantic and (...)
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OtherCentro de Documentação Siza VieiraInstalled in the Matosinhos Arts Centre, the Álvaro Siza Documentation Centre offers complete documentation in a systematic manner concerning the work of this distinguished Portuguese architect.In addition to the bibliographical and documentation (...)
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OtherFonte de SantiagoOn the south side of Largo de Santiago, the fountain of the same name is actually a covered public washhouse with a water fountain outside. The unusual 16th century square design was built on the orders of archbishop Diogo de Sousa to improve the (...)
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OtherSmall villages near Alcácer do SalSanta Susana villageNot far from the Pego de Altar dam, the village of Santa Susana (Saint Susan) holds quite some novelty: buildings in modernist architecture from the 40s. They were built by the benefactor, Henrique Louro Fernandes, whose monogram (...)
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OtherSaint RochSaint Roch was born in Montpellier (France) in the middle of the 14th century with his saints day celebrated on 16th August. His name came from the birthmark he bore on his chest that took the shape of a red cross (rouge #MAIOR# roc). Orphaned at a (...)
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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 (...)
