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Towns and VillagesMonte GordoFor centuries fishermen´s shacks were the only sign of human life on the broad sands surrounded by pine woods.The beauty of the beach and the warm, safe waters attracted the first foreign tourists in the 60s, making Monte Gordo something of a (...)
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Towns and VillagesVila Nova de Foz CôaThis 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 VillagesCelorico da BeiraCelorico da Beira sits 550 metres high but still at the foot of the Serra da Estrela mountains, with the Mondego river running through. Any visit to this region takes in centuries of history set against a granite mountain background cut by crystal (...)
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Towns and VillagesArraiolosArraiolos is a pleasant Alentejo town, whose foundation dates back to the second century BC. The mediaeval castle was built at the orders of D. Dinis (1279-1325), although the town soon spread beyond its walls. An important part of the town's (...)
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Towns and VillagesArmação de PêraFor many centuries, Armação de Pêra was essentially a small village, inhabited by fishermen, who had been drawn there by the great abundance of fish, particularly tuna and sardines. After salting, the fish was sold for consumption in the southern (...)
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Towns and VillagesMértolaThe nesting site of storks where the gracious white houses roll down to the Guadiana contains all the charms of a thriving and surviving museum town.Formerly a Roman town before becoming the capital of the Arab kingdom and the original national home (...)
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Towns and VillagesVilamouraVilamoura is nowadays one of the biggest centres in Europe.Golf, tennis, horse-riding, equipment to go shooting and fishing, a casino and an aerodrome are complemented by a tourist complex where the big star is the marina.Not only for its size - the (...)
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Towns and VillagesLousãLocated right in the centre of Portugal, Lousã is a town with much of interest even though many of its visitors are sports enthusiasts seeking it out for the nearby Serra da Lousã, the true highlight of this region.In the far south-west of the (...)
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Towns and VillagesNazaréA typical fishing town, Nazaré is nowadays a busy summer resort, where side by side with the crowds of tourists, one still sees all over the streets of the town the fish-sellers, and the carapaus (horse mackerel) laid out to dry. The Sítio district, (...)
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Towns and VillagesAlmancilA small Algarvian village that is worth visiting in particular for the Capela de São Lourenço de Matos, a small chapel decorated on the inside with some of the finest examples of eighteenth-century azulejos in Portugal.Around the chapel, the houses (...)
