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   Cister in the North of Portugal

   The Northern region constituted the gateway to Portugal for the Cistercian order during the first half of the 12th century. The Abbey of São João de Tarouca, to the South of the River Douro, was the first institution to begin to observe the Order in (...)

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   Treasury of the Sé Cathedral

   After the sacristy and upper cloister, we encounter the Museum of Sacred Art of the Sé cathedral in Viseu which occupies various rooms, including the elegant and ancient Chapter room. Decorated in an 18th century style, the room has a ceiling (...)

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   Suggested visits

   One of the best ways of getting to know Santarém is by following one of the thematic tours. Those presented here have taken as their criterion the artistic movements that accompanied the city´s social and economic development. If possible, choose (...)

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   Pelourinho de Ourém

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   Cenotáfio de D. Duarte de Menezes

   Amongst the exhibits at the Museum of São João de Alporão, attention is drawn to the tomb of D. Duarte de Menezes, a lieutenant during the reign of D. Afonso V, who was killed defending the Moroccan military stronghold of Alcácer-Seguer, conquered (...)

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   From Praça do Geraldo to the Graça Church

   From the square in front of the Se, head down Rua 5 de Outubro that leads directly onto Praça do Geraldo. On the way, there is a rare surviving piece of the gothic walls of the city: the tower of Selaria.Defined to the north by a medieval arcade, (...)

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   Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2010 magazine in Portugal

   The 2010 annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is out; and it features, for the first time, Portugal as backdrop to some of the most beautiful women and alluring bathing suits in the world. The Swimsuit Issue is the highest selling edition of (...)

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   Encosta das Olaias

   The project for the Encosta das Olaias residential zone was designed by architect Tomás Taveira and was distinguished with the Valmor Award in 1982. This is fairly compact set of buildings aiming to take the greatest possible advantage of the (...)

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   Paços do Concelho - Barcelos

   Barcelos Town Hall The Barcelos Town Hall building is the result of a series of annexations, structural changes and additions based on the existing town hall building, to which the major remodelling and expansion works started in 1849 sought to give (...)

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    Christmas

    Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, on 25 December, a date that was established during the 3rd century. The first references to the celebration of the Nativity are to be found in the mid-2nd Century, at a time when the Christians were still (...)

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