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Forte de São Clemente
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Largo de Brito Pais
7645-234, Vila Nova de Milfontes
From this fortress, built at the end of the 16th century, one can view almost the entire Vila Nova de Milfontes. Originally built with a polygonal plan, with canon areas and two triangular bastions, it was damaged in seevarl ways in 1638. During the reign of D. João IV it underwent changes and its military capacity grew bigger. A model of the military mannerist architecture, it was later turned into a residence and a medieval turret with battlements was added to it. Currently, the trench and the walls are surrounded by vegetation and flowers.

Igreja Matriz de São Salvador
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Rua Serpa Pinto
7630-174, Odemira
The church has a longitudinal, stepped plan, consisting of a nave and chancel, with an adjoining sacristy and a side chapel. The architecture is Mannerist and Baroque.

Igreja Matriz da Santa Maria
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Rua de Serpa Pinto, 23
7630-174, Odemira
It belonged to the ancient franciscan convent when it was built, in the 16th century. It was adapted to become a parish church after 1835. It is an example of the mannerist architecture but with the simple features of the franciscan churches.

Cerro dos Moinhos Juntos
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Alto de São Sebastião
7630-232, Odemira
An almost obligatory stop in the parish of Santa Maria. The windmill is fully operational and owned by the city council. A true landmark of Odemira, it offers a beautiful panoramic view of the town and the interior of the municipality.

Igreja Matriz de Oiã / Igreja Paroquial de São Tomé
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Rua Engenheiro Agnelo Prazeres, 25
3770-059, Oiã
An 18th-century church featuring 19th-century and Mannerist architecture. The altarpieces feature Mannerist paintings.

Museu de São Simão
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Rua 1º de Novembro
3770-059, Oiã
Small museum where a collection of sacred art is on display.

Biblioteca Municipal de Oliveira do Bairro
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Avenida Doutor Abilio Pereira Pinto
3770-201, Oliveira do Bairro
A space with a vast documentary collection, as well as reprographics and entertainment services for children.

Igreja Matriz de Oliveira do Bairro / Igreja de São Miguel
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Rua Conde Ferreira
3770-851, Oliveira do Bairro
A church dedicated to cultural use dating from the 17th and 19th centuries. It is dedicated to Saint Michael, the parish's patron saint. It houses gilded wooden Baroque altarpieces from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Igreja Matriz de Mamarrosa / Igreja de São Simão
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Rua Banda Filarmónica
3770-033, Mamarrosa
Built in the 18th century, this temple boasts a 15th-century sculpture of Saint Simon on the front. Inside, it houses 19th-century altarpieces.

Museu Paroquial de São Pedro da Palhaça
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EN333
3770-357, Vila Nova
This museum boasts a vast ethnographic collection of regional costumes, agricultural and household utensils, and a collection of 19th-century porcelain and a documentary archive.
