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   Monuments

   Torre da Igreja da Amêndoa

   Clock tower dating from the seventeenth century.

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   Monuments

   Torre da igreja da Urzelina

   Tower of the Church of Urzelina - VelasThe tower is the last remaining vestige of the former Church of Urzelina, that was submerged by a volcanic eruption in 1808.

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   Torre da Igreja do Castelo São Jorge

   Old Lisbon's highest tower, the most historic city landscape.
   
   Telephone: +351 215 806 032
   E-mail: geral@torredaigrejadocastelo.pt
   Website: http://torredaigrejadocastelo.pt/home
   

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   Torre da Lagariça

   Medieval tower originally used as a residence, with a number of later buildings attached.

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   Torre da Medronheira

   Tower of MedronheiraBuilt in the 16th century, during the reign of D. João III, the Tower of Medronheira maintained surveillance over the coastline, in order to ward against corsairs.

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   Archaeology

   Torre das Águias

   Standing in the middle of the countryside close to Almofala, although now in a badly ruined state, is the Torre das Águias  (initially a Roman Temple), which reminds us of the more distant mediaeval times when the Moors penetrated into this region (...)

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   Torre da Universidade de Coimbra

   Coimbra University Tower Dates from 1728. Regarded as a symbol of the city, the tower stands 34 metres high and is richly decorated. The construction consists of several storeys, the second to last of which has openings through which the bells can (...)

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   Monuments

   Torre de Aguiã

   This crenellated tower, built on a square plan, is part of an eighteenth century complex comprising a large central section with a double arcade and two symmetrical flights of steps.It's a good example of a Baroque manor house incorporating a (...)

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   Torre de Anto

   Tower belonging to the medieval city walls. Comprising four floors connected by a narrow spiral staircase. Its modern name is due to the fact that the poet Antonio Nobre (1867-1900) lived here at the end of the nineteenth century.

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    Torre de Belém

    The harmony and delicate ornamentation of the Tower of Belém suggests a finely cut jewel to all laying eyes on her. However, its contemporaries took a rather different perspective: a formidable and imposing bastion defending the entrance to the (...)
    
    Telephone: +351 21 362 00 34 / 38
    Fax: +351 21 363 91 45
    E-mail: geral@mjeronimos.dgpc.pt
    Website: http://www.torrebelem.pt
    

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