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Telecabine do Parque das Nações
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Passeio das Tágides
1990-280, Lisboa
Along a way of more than 1000 meters and about 20 meters height, you get a dazzling perspective of the Parque das Nações and the River Tagus.
Centro Histórico de Grândola
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Grândola
7570, Grândola
In the square of the historic centre one can find the Church of São Pedro (Saint Peter): It has a gothic style chapel of the Alentejo, dating back to the 16th century.
Ruínas Romanas de Tróia
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Tróia
7570-789, Tróia
One can get here from Setúbal, by boat or by car on the road that passes Alcácer, Grândola or Santiago do Cacém. The ruins comprise an area with houses, balnearies, swimming pools, a relgious area, four burial areas and industrial areas. One can still view mosaics and stuccos with frescoes. It was occupied from the 1st century AD to the 5th/6th centuries AD.
Barragem Romana do Pego da Moura
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Grândola
7570, Grândola
This roman dam is located in a stream at Pêgo da Moura. In a straight line, it has a maximum height of 3.30 m and covers 2.3 km2. The walls have been built with blocks of schist and graywacke and by lime and sand mortar.
Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Vila Viçosa
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Paço do Bispo - Terreiro do Paço
7160, Vila Viçosa
This archive is part of the City Council and Misericórdia document collections. It holds almost 2000 documentary references of various types from the 15th to the 19th century.
Núcleo Urbano de Vila Viçosa
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Vila Viçosa
7160-253, Vila Viçosa
After the reconquest, at the end of the 13th century, there was a military reorganization, of which this set of medieval nuclei with the respective walls is part. This village knew two urban extensions, the second being, in the 16th century, the one that brought an increase in construction. It was at this time that, for example, the Ducal Palace was built. Fortunately, this expansion was taken care of, having Terreiro do Paço as a starting point.
Igreja e Claustro do antigo Convento Real das Chagas de Cristo / Pousada Convento de Vila Viçosa
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Terreiro do Paço
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
The Church is small in size, with the strangled apse forming the corner of the vast block occupied by the complex. The cymatium of the nave and the apse are interlocked in deeply framed masonry, ornamented by zoomorphic figuration gargoyles. The nave is covered with tiles from 1626 and the vault with fresco paintings. The altarpiece is by King João V. The classic cloister, by King João III, has two floors and twin arcades. The chancel also has an ogival vault of a single section, tiny, with a tribune and an altarpiece in baroque gilded woodcarving.
Museu do Mármore Raquel de Castro
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Avenida Duque D. Jaime
7160-207, Vila Viçosa
The Marble Museum brings together in a single space the fundamental and outstanding aspects of the extractive industry, from the extraction to the transformation of marble, passing through the presentation of the objects and work tools used.
Museu de Arqueologia
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Castelo de Vila Viçosa
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
Installed on the ground floor of the Castle citadel, it presents a collection consisting of objects collected in excavations carried out in the area. It includes a nucleus of the ancient archeology collection of King D. Luís.
Antigo Palácio dos Matos Azambuja
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Avenida Duques de Bragança
7160-209, Vila Viçosa
Former palace built in 1599, with a rectangular plan, with two floors and two bodies and a central courtyard, owned by the Matos Azambuja family. It later became the property of the Hintze Ribeiro family and, in 2007, it was sold. Inside you can see murals from the period of Queen Maria I, 19th-century marblework and wallpaper from the late 18th century.