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ArchaeologyParque Arqueológico do Vale do CôaThrough the imposing mountains of the north-eastern region of Portugal, where in early spring the almond trees are in full blossom and in autumn the vines are covered with fiery red leaves, there runs into the River Douro, from the south, a (...)
Telephone: +351 279 768 260/1
Fax: +351 279 768 270
E-mail: museu@arte-coa.pt
Website: http://www.arte-coa.pt
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ArchaeologyRuínas de ConímbrigaThe former Roman city of Conímbriga is one of the richest archaeological sites in Portugal.ConÍmbriga, one of the richest archaeological sites in Portugal, was originally a Celtic castro of the Conii tribe in the late Iron Age. After 139 BC it was (...)
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ArchaeologyCitânia de BriteirosSituated a few kilometres from Guimarães, on top of the São Romão hill above the Ave River valley, the Citânia de Briteiros surprises the visitor with its scenic beauty and because it is one of the most expressive protohistoric settlements of the (...)
Telephone: +351 253 478 952
E-mail: citania@msarmento.org
Website: http://www.csarmento.uminho.pt
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ArchaeologyVilla Romana de MilreuOpulent villa of the Roman Empire whose occupation lasted during late antiquity and the early centuries of islamic domain. It is still possible to perceive the architectural aspect of the villa from the early 4th century, with the luxurious (...)
Telephone: +351 289 997 823
Fax: +351 289 997 823
E-mail: milreu@cultalg.pt
Website: http://www.cultalg.pt
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ArchaeologyCromeleque e menir dos AlmendresCromlech and Menhir of AlmendresThe cromlech of Almendres is composed by 95 stones set in two circles. Some of the stones are decorated with schematic and geometric carvings. A little further away we can see the Menhir which is about 4 metres high. (...)
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ArchaeologyTemplo romano de ÉvoraThe Roman Temple, over 2000 years old, is the ex-libris monument of Évora and is one of the most important historic ruins in the country.The Roman temple in Évora was built in the first century, during the time of Caesar Augustus. It has a long (...)
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ArchaeologyMuseu e Estação Arqueológica do Cerro da VilaA visit to Cerro da Vila Museum and Archaeological Site is a 5000-year journey through the history of humankind.The route through the ruins provides an immersive experience of a typical Roman maritime villa (c. 1st – 5th AD). Inside the villa are (...)
Telephone: +351 289 312 153
Fax: +351 289 302 783
E-mail: cerrodavila@vilamouraworld.com
Website: https://www.vilamouraworld.com/cerro-da-vila-museum/
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ArchaeologyMonumento Natural das Pegadas de DinossáurioIn the far eastern corner of the Serra de Aire, close to the settlement of Bairro, there is an important fossil record from the Jurassic period – footprints from Sauropod dinosaurs, some of the largest beings that ever inhabited the Earth. In this (...)
Telephone: +351 249 530 160
Fax: +351 249 530 169
E-mail: dinossaurios@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.pegadasdedinossaurios.org
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ArchaeologyVilla Romana de PisõesRoman Villa of Pisões"Villa" with collection of artefacts from the 1st century B.C. to the Visigoth era. Partial excavations have been made in the residential section of the villa ("pars urbana"), composed by over 40 rooms centred around a small (...)
Telephone: +351 266 740 875
E-mail: divcom@uevora.pt, visitas@uevora.pt
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ArchaeologyCava de ViriatoA walking area with plenty of trees, this still has some earthen walls that marked out an octagonal-shaped trenched area, about 2 km in circumference. According to historians, it was used as a camp for the Roman legions that kept watch over the (...)
