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  1. Museums and Palaces
    Casa-Museu João Vieira
    The João Vieira House-Museum, in Vidago, preserves and promotes the legacy of one of the greatest Portuguese artists of the 20th century.Located in the former House of Bonifácio Alves Teixeira, this venue, inaugurated in 2019, hosts a permanent (...)

  2. Monuments
    Forte de São Neutel
    The São Neutel Fort is located in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, in Chaves, and was built during the Restoration Wars, in the 17th century, to reinforce the defence of the region.It has a star-shaped floor plan, with a double defensive line and an (...)

  3. Casa do Sal
Place: Castro Marim
Photo: CM Castro Marim
    Museums and Palaces
    Casa do Sal - Castro Marim
    Casa do Sal (lit. “House of Salt”), known locally as “Balalaica”, is located in a historic building in Castro Marim. It was restored by the municipal council using traditional materials and techniques, enhancing the local heritage.Originally a (...)

  4. Revelim de Santo António
Place: Castro Marim
Photo: CM Castro Marim
    Monuments
    Revelim de Santo António, Centro de Interpretação do Território - Castro Marim
    The Ravelin of Santo António is a small fort that was built by King João IV at the beginning of the Restoration War (1640-1668) and is strategically aligned with the Castle and the Fort of São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian).The redevelopment of this (...)

  5. Museums and Palaces
    Museu de Arte Pré-Histórica e do Sagrado do Vale do Tejo - Mação
    The Museum of Prehistoric and Sacred Art of the Tagus Valley, located in Mação, is an important archaeological research centre in Portugal, recognised for its dedication to the study of prehistoric art.The museum houses a vast collection of around (...)

  6. Museums and Palaces
    Centro Interpretativo do Conhal
    The Conhal Interpretive Centre focuses on preserving and understanding the Conhal do Arneiro archaeological site, where remains of ancient Roman gold mining have been found.The Conhal and Mina de Ouro trails set off from here, providing views of (...)

  7. Museums and Palaces
    Casa do Brinquedo - Alpalhão
    The Casa do Brinquedo Toy Museum is located in the building of the former Alpalhão Prison and was inaugurated in December 2018.This museum brings together more than two hundred old toys made of wire or stone, as well as rag and porcelain dolls, (...)

  8. Museums and Palaces
    Montalvão Vintage - Nisa
    Montalvão Vintage, located in the old Montalvão primary school in the municipality of Nisa, displays the habits and customs of twentieth-century life in the region by means of multimedia exhibitions.Outside the museum, large sculptures shaped like (...)

  9. Museums and Palaces
    Museu do Bordado e do Barro – Nisa
    Located in Nisa’s historic centre, The Museum of Embroidery and Clay focuses on preserving, studying, and promoting the town’s most significant cultural heritage: its famous “stoned” pottery and traditional embroidery.Providing a simple and (...)

    Website: https://museubordadoebarro.cm-nisa.pt/

  10. Monuments
    Castelo de Nisa
    Only a few walls and the Town and Montalvão Gates remain of the old, 13th-century Nisa Castle, which evoke the town’s medieval past and its importance in defending the Portuguese borders.Above the arch at the Town Gate, which is flanked by two (...)

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