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   Towns and Villages

   Vila Nova de Foz Côa

   This small inland town stands on a plateau in the region known as the "terra quente" (hot land), so called because of the scorching heat that is felt here throughout the summer. It has recently gained international recognition as a result of the (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Santa Maria da Feira

   Situated in the centre of a region that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, was known as "Terras de Santa Maria" and provided the link between the north of the country and Coimbra, this place gave its name to a fair that was held in the area at that (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Santa Marta de Penaguião

   Situated in the Douro demarcated wine region, Santa Marta de Penaguião is famous for its wine-making co-operative where some greatly appreciated table wines and fortified wines are produced. The landscape in this region is filled with vineyards (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Freixo de Espada à Cinta

   Several possible explanations lie behind this town’s curious name, which translates to Ash Tree with a Sword around its Middle, in English. Some say that it originated from the name of a Gothic nobleman, "Espadacinta". Others say it comes from a (...)

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   Caves

   Grutas de Santo António

   In 1955 two men working at a place called Pedra do Altar went through a large opening as they were trying to catch a bird. The Santo António caves were discovered more than 150 million years after their formation in the Middle Jurassic age, when the (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 249 841 876
   E-mail: geral@grutassantoantonio.com
   Website: http://www.grutassantoantonio.com
   

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   Caves

   Grutas de Alvados

   In 1964 a group of quarry workers in the Serra dos Candeeiros heard a strange noise, as if a stone had fallen into a very deep abyss. This was how the Alvados caves were discovered, more than 150 million years after their formation in the Middle (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 244 441 274
   E-mail: geral@grutasalvados.com
   Website: http://www.grutasalvados.com
   

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   Caves

   Grutas de Mira de Aire

   These caves were discovered in 1947. The entrance is 300m in altitude, but inside they reach 180m in depth. Their formation goes back 150 million years to the Middle Jurassic age, when the dinosaurs populated this region. Their footprints can be (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 244 440 322
   E-mail: geral@grutasmiradaire.com
   Website: https://www.grutasmiradaire.com/
   

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   Courses

   Golfe Quinta do Fojo

   
   
   Telephone: +351 22 772 70 70 / 80
   Fax: +351 22 772 70 89
   E-mail: geral@golfojo.com
   Website: http://www.golfojo.com
   

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   Dams

   Barragem de Crestuma / Lever

   Crestuma / Lever DamCrestuma / Lever Dam is located upstream from the River Douro, in the far eastern portion of the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia.The Dam entered into operation in 1986, and is of a movable type, constituted by 9 pillars each (...)

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    Bars and Discotheques

    Hard Club

    
    
    Telephone: +351 223 753 819
    E-mail: salquimista@netcabo.pt
    Website: http://www.hard-club.com
    

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