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   Museums and Palaces

   Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

   Ajuda National Palace (Palácio Nacional da Ajuda)This neo-classical palace was built in the first half of the 19C and was chosen as the residence for the Portuguese royal family when D. Luís I (1838-1889) became king and married an Italian princess, (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 213 637 095
   E-mail: geral@pnajuda.dgpc.pt
   Website: http://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/
   

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   Museums and Palaces

   Museu do Caramulo

   Located up in the Serra do Caramulo hills, and surrounded by rich vegetation through which there are marvellous views out over the countryside below, is this highly unusual museum. Its exceptional collection of 65 automobiles was begun by one of the (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 232 861 270
   Fax: +351 232 861 308
   E-mail: info@museudocaramulo.pt
   Website: https://museudocaramulo.pt/
   

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   Monuments

   Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Luz - Lagoa

   All that remains of the place of worship built in the 16th century is a Manueline doorway to the bell tower. The current building dates from the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, and has an attractive baroque façade with (...)

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   Monuments

   Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Nova

   Monastery of Santa Clara-a-NovaThe Monastery of Santa Clara a Nova was built in 1649 on the left bank of the River Mondego, intended to provide shelter to the Clarissa nuns of the Convent of Santa Clara a Nova, following the plans drawn up by the (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 239 441 674

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   Monuments

   Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Salas

   Church of Nossa Senhora das SalasThe Church of Nossa Senhora das Salas is an extremely popular centre of devotion to the Virgin Mary, in particular amongst fishermen. The chapel was commissioned by Vasco da Gama, who was born in Sines, close to a (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 269 636 065
   Fax: +351 284 824 500
   E-mail: dphadb@sapo.pt
   Website: http://www.diocese-beja.pt
   

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   The legend of the Holy Miracle

   It is said that during the year of 1266 a poor woman living in Santarém, who had fallen victim to her husband´s infidelity, resorted to the services of a witch to see if she could put an end to her suffering. As a cure for her unhappiness, she was (...)

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   Monuments

   Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Sameiro

   One of the most visited sites of Marian worship.Sitting atop a hill of the same name, at 566 metres of altitude, the Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro is one of the most visited places of Marian worship in Portugal, providing a privileged view over the (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 253 675 130

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   Monuments

   Sé Catedral do Porto

   The many names of Marian Devotion.Porto Cathedral, like the first band of city walls, was born in the 12th century by initiative of its first bishop, D. Hugo. The temple is also known as the church of Santa Maria do Porto, de Nossa Senhora do Porto (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 226 179 345 - 222 059 028
   Fax: +351 226 096 276
   E-mail: geral@culturanorte.pt
   Website: http://www.culturanorte.pt/pt/gca/index.php?id=120
   

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   Towns and Villages

   Monsanto

   In their geography, climate and fauna, the plains of the Beira Interior region, between the foothills of the Serra da Gardunha and the River Ponsul, form the transitional zone between the north and south of Portugal. Standing above them on a high (...)

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    Towns and Villages

    Lagos

    Lagos has a long history linking it to the sea. Its original name, Lacobriga, reflects the fact that the first inhabitants of this port, in roughly 2000 years BC, were of Celtic origin. After them came the Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians, but (...)

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