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OtherA Walking Tour of the Historic CentreOn arriving in Leiria, you naturally come to the Luís de Camões Garden where the Tourism Office is located. Cross over Largo 5 de Outubro and into Praça Rodrigues Lobo, the very heart of the city and an ideal place to relax under the 16th century (...)
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OtherMiradouro do AssumadouroLocated in the municipality of Freixo de Espada à Cinta, the Assumadouro viewpoint invites visitors to appreciate nature in its purest state.This spot offers a great view of the Douro River and is a quiet, secluded place perfect for relaxing and (...)
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OtherPassadiços do AlamalAlamal WalkwaysAt Alamal beach, in the municipality of Gavião, besides enjoying a cool moment, you can take a short walk on the walkways along the Tagus river.The walkways have 3 km between Alamal beach and the Belver bridge. It is a quiet, peaceful (...)
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OtherAveiro - On the right bank of the Canal CentralStarting in Praça Luís Cipriano, walk along Rua de Coimbra and into the Praça da República, framed by the buildings of the Paços do Concelho (the 18th-century town hall). The city´s coat of arms can be seen on the pediment, surmounted by a (...)
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OtherAveiro - On the left bank of the Canal CentralIn Rua João Mendonça, by the Canal Central, there are three buildings with interesting Art Nouveau façades. Along this canal, which was once the city´s main trading artery, there now glide the brightly-coloured prows of the moliceiros, to the great (...)
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OtherEstátua de El-Rei D. SebastiãoStanding in Praça Gil Eanes, this statue by João Cutileiro has been described by the art historian José Augusto França as one of the most beautiful examples of sculpture to be found to the south of the River Tagus.Inaugurated in 1972, it perpetuates (...)
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OtherSão Domingos Copper MineLocated on the left bank of the River Guadiana, this area was mined from Roman times until the early 1960s, when the mine was finally abandoned. The region has the appearance of a ghost town, where the wealth of former times has now given way to (...)
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OtherSmall villages near Alcácer do SalSanta Susana villageNot far from the Pego de Altar dam, the village of Santa Susana (Saint Susan) holds quite some novelty: buildings in modernist architecture from the 40s. They were built by the benefactor, Henrique Louro Fernandes, whose monogram (...)
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OtherThematic GardensWater GardensBetween the Alameda dos Oceanos and the Tagus River, learn about the water flow.Along the central water flow the visitor will wander in between the various components of an hydrographic bay: the glacier, the current, the artificial lake (...)
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OtherPlaces and patrimony of the regionThe human occupation of the region dates back to Neolithic times and there are still some well-conserved remains of this ancient period in human history. Around six kilometres away from the village of Soajo you can visit some important examples at (...)
