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Lines of Torres Vedras Historical Trail - Guide

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Lines of Torres Vedras Historical Trail - Guide

The Lines of Torres Vedras Historical Trail project aims to conserve, restore and valorize a significant number of fortifications as well as implanting an inter-municipality network of Heritage and Visitors’ Centres.

In 1810, the peninsular territory to the north of Lisbon was the setting for the construction of one of the most effective defensive systems in the world: the Lines of Torres Vedras. In the expectation of a third Napoleonic invasion, whose prime objective would be the capture of the capital, three lines of a total of 152 fortifications were constructed in secret across an 85 km stretch of hilly terrain between the river Tagus and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Lines of Torres Vedras Historical Trail - Leaflet

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Museums of Portugal

In order to plan your holiday, find out more about some of Portugal’s leading museums, dedicated to art, archaeology and ethnography. Surrender to the charms of some of the finest examples of Portuguese history and culture.

By: Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação (Portuguese Museum Institute)

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National Pantheon

A unique testimony to Portuguese Baroque art, the church of Santa Engrácia, which is today the National Pantheon, stands on a hill overlooking the river Tagus, being an icon of Lisbon's cityscape.

by: IGESPAR

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Tower of Belém

The Tower of Belém was built on the 16th century as a defence system, as it is strategically located on the bank of river Tagus. It is an icon of Lisbon's riverside landscape being inscribed ion UNESCO's World Heritage list.

by: IGESPAR

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