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Towns and VillagesMurçaThe symbol of this town is the famous "Porca de Murça", a great stone statue in the shape of a pig, originating from the Iron Age and believed to be linked to the ancient fertility rites of the Celtic peoples. It is also said that this figure (...)
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Towns and VillagesSanto TirsoSituated in the valley of the River Ave, this town first developed around the monastery of São Bento, founded in the tenth century, which was also known as Santo Tirso de Riba de Ave. The region's largest religious festival is held here every July (...)
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Towns and VillagesSanta Maria da FeiraSituated in the centre of a region that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, was known as "Terras de Santa Maria" and provided the link between the north of the country and Coimbra, this place gave its name to a fair that was held in the area at that (...)
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Towns and VillagesPorto de MósThe name is thought to originate from the time of the Roman occupation, when there was a port here on the River Lena, navigable in those days, in which the millstones (Mós), extracted from a quarry in the region, were loaded and unloaded.The fact (...)
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Towns and VillagesQueluzQueluz is a populous area in the municipality of Sintra about 12 kms from Lisbon. In the early 18th century it was the idyllic country setting of the royal family's estate and hunting lodge, which the Infante Dom Pedro, son of King Dom João V, (...)
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Towns and VillagesBoticasThe town is situated in the rugged, mountainous region of Barroso, where the famous barrosã breed of beef cattle are reared. The meat that they produce has long been appreciated as the food of kings and was recently awarded a certificate, thereby (...)
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Towns and VillagesArruda dos VinhosFounded in the 12th century by Dom Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, the district of Arruda dos Vinhos was donated by this King to the Religious and Military Order of Santiago de Espada for defence and settlement. Traditionally an (...)
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Towns and VillagesAmadoraThe town of Amadora, a suburb of Lisbon, has experienced extraordinary development in the 20th century, as thousands of people who work in the capital have chosen to live there, since it is easy to commute by train or car.The most important of the (...)
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Towns and VillagesSão Martinho do PortoThe bay of São Martinho do Porto, shaped like a closed shell, has been frequented for years by the same families who long ago chose it as their favourite place for holidays and weekends. Very crowded during the summer, when it turns into a truly (...)
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Towns and VillagesCorucheSituated on the alluvial plain, in an area of the Ribatejo near the Alentejo, the town of Coruche is a typical peaceful village, whose low white houses of good quality popular architecture stretch along the plain alongside the River Sorraia. (...)
