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Núcleo de Arqueologia de Montemor-o-Novo
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Largo do Professor Doutor Banha de Andrade - Apartado 11
7054-909, Montemor-o-Novo
The Montemor-o-Novo Archeology Center has collections from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages and rooms for Pottery, Sacred Art, Ethnography and Bullfighting.
Menires da Pedra Longa
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Nossa Senhora da Vila
7050, Montemor-o-Novo
Two menhirs with a mezzanine shape and one with a parallelepiped shape, with an angular shape, all fallen.
Anta da Herdade dos Tourais
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Nossa Senhora da Vila
7050, Montemor-o-Novo
Dolmen consisting of an intact polygonal chamber, with 7 pillars, with roof. It is located on a small hill on a private estate (Monte do Pinheiro) six kilometers from Montemor-o-Novo.
Antas Grandes do Paço
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Ciborro
7050, Montemor-o-Novo
On each bank of a small river, there are two similar dolmens, both in size and structure, with large chambers and monumental corridors. The structure is intact, preserving the roof and the clear corridor embedded in the burial mound's body.
Anta Grande da Comenda da Igreja
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São Geraldo
7050, Montemor-o-Novo
Dolmen with a polygonal chamber and corridor that preserves the surrounding mound and the fractured covering slab. It has large dimensions and is very well-preserved.
Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo
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Montemor-o-Novo
7050, Montemor-o-Novo
Of the wall, built during the reign of King Dinis, the main section remains, defended by eleven turrets. The fortress, currently in ruins, already existing during the reign of D. Sancho I, has a rectangular plan and is protected by two towers. The Santarém and Sol gates are in good condition; The Angel Gate has some weaknesses and the location of the Évora gate and tower is unknown.
Igreja de São João Baptista do Castelo
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Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo
7050, Montemor-o-Novo
Church erected, possibly in the 14th century, of rectangular plan with coverage of two waters and barrel vault ceiling. Chapel of square plan with roof and domed cover. Already existed in 1302, when it was donated to the Chapter of the Cathedral. It was the seat of the parish with the same name, and is currently in ruins.
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Rua Francisco António Correia de Castro
7050-419, Cabrela
18TH century Church, which has an altar (Altar of souls), composed of gilded Baroque altarpiece, from the time of Dom João V, stone images of Dence, 15th century and Saint Margaret and Saint Sebastian.
Igreja Paroquial do Escoural
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Rua Doutor António José de Almeida, 1
7050-556, Santiago do Escoural
Large church dating from 1527, having suffered a major repair in 1648, which made him lose the Gothic\/Manueline primitive character. Suffered serious disrepair with the earthquake of 1755.
Igreja Matriz e Cripta de São João de Deus
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Terreiro de São João de Deus, 6
7050-128, Montemor-o-Novo
This 17th century construction is sided by two towers with pyramidal domes draped in glazed tiles. It has one only nave with vaults decorated with wall paintings dated from the 18th century. It possesses six lateral chapels opening to the nave by perfectly vaulted arches, linked each other in the corbels level. Below the main chapel there is São João de Deus chapel where, according to the tradition it is located the house from street Rua Verde where in 1495 João Cidade (São João de Deus) was born.