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   Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Cabo Espichel

   Worship Mary in a monumental natural setting.The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cape Espichel, also known as Nossa Senhora da Pedra Mua, is one of the most impressive sites in this region for its location and its remarkable natural architectural complex. (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 212 231 031

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   Igreja de Santa Maria - Sintra

   The parish of Santa Maria de Sintra dates back to the time of Portugal’s foundation as a nation, when Dom Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, conquered Sintra from the Moors. At that time, a small chapel was built here, later reconstructed (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 21 923 12 27
   Fax: +351 21 923 12 27

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   Convento dos Capuchos - Sintra

   Capuchos Convent, also known as Santa Cruz or the Cork Convent, was built in 1560 by Dom Álvaro de Castro, in fulfilment of a vow by his father, Dom João de Castro, who was Viceroy of India. Its tiny cells, little chapel, refectory and other (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 21 923 73 00
   Fax: +351 21 923 73 50
   E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
   Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pt
   

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   Igreja de São Julião - Setúbal

   Gothic church from the 13th c., modified in the 16th c. in manueline style
   
   Telephone: +351 265 523 723

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   Forte de Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalezete

   The fort was subjected to a fierce battering by the waves caused by the hurricanes of 1941 and yet another of the embrasures for its cannons fell from the already ruined right flank of the battery. This was restored when the coast road (Estrada (...)

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   Forte de Nossa Senhora do Porto Salvo ou da Giribita

   Originally known as the Guincho battery, the name which was then given to this rocky headland, the fort began to be known as Giribita from the 19C onwards. Later it became known as Nossa Senhora do Porto Salvo.

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   Santuário de Cristo Rei

   The National Sanctuary of Christ the King (Cristo-Rei), located in Almada on the southern bank of the Tagus River, is one of the most iconic tourist attractions in the Lisbon region. The idea for the monument originated in 1940, when Portuguese (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 21 275 1000
   E-mail: secretaria@cristorei.pt
   Website: https://cristorei.pt/
   

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   Igreja de São Martinho - Sintra

   The original Romanesque construction, probably dating from the second half of the 12th Century, was substituted in the reign of Dom Dinis (13th century) by a Gothic church, as is confirmed by the stone placque of Margarida Fernandes (1334).It (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 219 231 227
   Fax: +351 219 231 227

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   Igreja de São Lourenço - Vila Nogueira de Azeitão

   The Church of São Lourenço dates back to the 16th century. Its exterior is extremely plain, characteristic of the sober style common to rural surroundings. Over the years, certain architectural and decorative changes have been made, particularly in (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 212 180 086

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    Forte de São Julião da Barra

    This fort has an extremely wide field of vision, with an uninterrupted span of 180º, ranging from deep into the Tagus estuary to the rugged cliffs of Boca do Inferno. Your attention is drawn to the enormous ravelin pointing towards the coast road.

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