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Igreja de São Pedro/Igreja Matriz da Sertã
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Rua Doutor Ângelo Henriques Vidigal
6100-758, Sertã
The church, with its early Gothic style, was later expanded with Renaissance and Baroque elements. The carved high altar, pulpit, side altars, tiles, and ceiling decorations are prominent features of the church's interior. The sacristy's highlights include the 16th-century altarpieces of Saint Peter on the throne and the Martyrdom of Saint Peter.

Passeio pela Margem da Ribeira de Isna
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Alameda da Carvalha
6100, Sertã
The Isna stream is located in the Tagus river basin and is a tributary of the Zêzere River. The Zêzere River rises in the Serra do Cabeço da Rainha and the Castelo do Bode Dam reservoir, near Vila de Rei. This trip offers a pleasant moment of leisure, allowing you to connect with nature through a landscape of lush greenery and great beauty.

Ponte de Silves
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Ponte Romana
8300, Silves
Roman bridge that crosses the Arade River at its widest point. It is pedestrian-only and has five round arches. This medieval bridge took several years to build, with several reconstructions.

Museu João de Deus
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Rua Doutor Francisco Neto Cabrita, 1
8375-124, São Bartolomeu de Messines
The museum comprises a museum space, a library and newspaper library, a multimedia space, a toy library, and a multipurpose room. The museum space represents the era in which João de Deus lived. Reproductions of the poet and educator's life and work are on display. The multipurpose room is used for theater, dance, concerts, recitals, exhibitions, colloquia, workshops, and literary gatherings.

Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Silves
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Rua da Porta de Loulé, 14
8300-139, Silves
Created in 1990 by the Silves City Council and built around the remarkable Almóada Well-Cistern, the museum's collections showcase archaeological finds from the region and the city. Chronologically organized, the museum's collections are divided into prehistory, Roman, Muslim, and Portuguese periods (up to the 17th century). Highlights include Iron Age funerary stelae with inscriptions of the Southwest Iberian Peninsula script, considered the region's first written language.

Igreja Matriz de São Bartolomeu de Messines
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Rua do Arco, 3
8375-145, São Bartolomeu de Messines
Built in the 16th century, during the transition from the Manueline to the Renaissance style, the church features an interesting Baroque façade, added later, with white walls and red sandstone stonework. The slender pulpit and corresponding access staircase, built with local marble, are small Baroque masterpieces. The church also houses a valuable collection of statues from the 16th to 18th centuries, particularly those dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Fortaleza de Armação de Pêra
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Largo da Fortaleza
8365-108, Armação de Pêra
The fort was built primarily to defend the area, as well as its inhabitants, who traveled from the parish headquarters (Alcantarilha) to this location to dedicate themselves to their "art of work." Around 1720, a chapel dedicated to the fort's patron saint was built within the fortress. Today, it is known as the Chapel of Our Lady of the Afflicted.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves
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Rua da Misericórdia, 2
8300-137, Silves
The church consists of a single nave and a main façade served by a two-flight staircase and a classically designed portico with a triangular pediment. The interior is covered by a barrel vault, and the main altar features a 16th-century altarpiece with fluted Ionic columns. It features painted panels, the main one depicting a Visitation, while the four side panels and three upper panels allude to the seven works of Mercy.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição / Igreja Paroquial de Alcantarilha
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Largo da Igreja, 2
8365-012, Alcantarilha
This Manueline church features the chancel vault and triumphal arch. Also noteworthy is the 18th-century altarpiece in the chancel, in Rococo style, and the Baroque chest in the sacristy. Adjoining the church is a small Chapel of Bones.

Sé Catedral de Silves
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Rua do Sagrado Coração de Maria
8300-146, Silves
Gothic temple built with local red sandstone, significantly altered by later restorations. The main façade features a portico with an ogival archivolt. The Baroque-style door dates from 1781. The interior has three naves, the central one being the tallest.
