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   Beaches

   Praia da Rocha

   Located by the mouth of the Arade river, Rocha Beach extends over a huge area of sand some 3 kilometres long irregularly broken up by odd rock formations that the sea has been carving out throughout tens of thousands of years. Regularly the chosen (...)

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   Rail transport

   CP - Comboios de Portugal

   
   
   Telephone: 808 208 208 (call center)
   E-mail: webmaster@cp.pt
   Website: http://www.cp.pt
   

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   Monuments

   Padrão dos Descobrimentos

   The imposing Monument to the Discoveries stamps its mark on the riverside at Belém. It was designed in 1940 to commemorate the "Exposition of the Portuguese World", promoted by the Salazar government to celebrate the eighth and third centenaries of (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 21 303 19 50
   Fax: +351 21 303 19 50

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   Beaches

   Praia do Furadouro

   With a reputation both for its fishing and surfing, defining very different eras and approaches to life on the beach, the extensive Furadouro Beach comes with the strong waves of the Atlantic.Inland, there is dense pine forest with the approximate 3 (...)

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   Other

   Cacela Velha

   Cacela Velha is a small and unique historical complex, with a roughly circular perimeter, bordered to the south by a fortress and to the east and west by the parish cemetery, overlooking the Ria Formosa.Archaeological excavations have identified an (...)

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   Thermal Baths

   Termas de Monfortinho

   The existence of Roman remains has led to the belief that the Monfortinho springs were used during the Roman colonisation, although it is only from the 17th century onwards that there is reliable evidence of their use. The spa became important in (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 277 430 320; +351 963 313 253
   Fax: +351 277 430 409
   E-mail: secretaria@termasdemonfortinho.com

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   Protected Areas

   Paisagem Protegida da Arriba Fóssil da Costa de Caparica

   The fossil cliff is constituted by a succession of sedimentary rock strata, one of the most important examples of its kind in Western Europe, whose origin dates back to the Pliocene period, around 10 million years ago. At that time, the Sea reached (...)

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   Archaeology

   Parque Arqueológico do Vale do Côa

   Through 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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   Beaches

   Praia dos Salgados

   Covering a large area, Salgados Beach contrasts with the other beaches of Albufeira due its diversity of landscape. Here, the backdrop of ochre cliffs gives way to a cordon of golden dunes. Beyond the dunes is the Salgados Lagoon, an important (...)

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    Beaches

    Praia de Porto Novo

    Located on the mouth of Alcabrichel river, the Porto Novo Beach is located on the lower extent of a most beautiful valley incorporating slopes covered in rich, green vegetation covering remnants of pre-historic settlements. Historically a fishing (...)

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