Towns and Villages
Results
Number of results: 236
-
Towns and VillagesSerpaLocated on higher ground just a few kilometres from the left bank of the Guadiana, the great river that crosses southern Portugal, there is the town of Serpa. The site is known to have been settled since Roman times, around 2,000 years ago.With the (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSertãAccording to legend, Sertã owes its name to the wife of a Lusitanian nobleman who, after her husband died in a battle against the Romans, threw a "sertã" (frying pan) full of boiling oil from the battlements of the castle over the Romans, forcing (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSesimbraSesimbra, a picturesque fishing town set in a sheltered bay, was founded on the hilltop around the Moorish castle that Dom Afonso Henriques (the first King of Portugal) captured in 1165. This castle fell back into Moorish hands in 1191, and was (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSetúbalSetúbal was inhabited in ancient times by the Phoenicians, and by the Romans who settled on the south bank of the River Sado (in Tróia, opposite the present town), who called it Cetobriga, from which the name Setúbal is derived.It was the Romans who (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSilvesSilves Situated on a hill in the Serra de Monchique, Silves owes its foundation and development to the Arade River, an important communication route that attracted the settlement of people since the Iron Age, 3.000 years before Christ.The Arade (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSinesAn old fishing town, Sines has been gradually transformed by tourism and industry. Nowadays, it is a major port and oil-tanker terminal of great importance to the Portuguese economy.Overlooking the bay are the ruins of a mediaeval castle, which was (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSintraA beautiful town at the foot of the mountain range of the same name, its unique characteristics have led UNESCO to classify it as a World heritage site. It was even necessary to create a special category for the purpose - that of "cultural (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSobral de Monte AgraçoSituated in a region where farm smallholdings are predominant, where the landscape is harmoniously composed of vegetable gardens and vineyards, the peaceful and picturesque town of Sobral de Monte Agraço contains some interesting buildings, (...)
-
Towns and VillagesSortelhaSurmounted by a castle built on a formidable crag at an altitude of 760 metres, the histocal village of Sortelha still retains its mediaeval appearance intact through the architecture of its rural granite houses.Sortelha had therefore part of an (...)
-
Towns and VillagesTabuaçoTabuaço is situated close to the River Távora, a tributary to the region´s most important river, the Douro. In the surrounding area are several important Romanesque monuments, such as Barcos parish church (dating from the thirteenth century), the (...)
