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MonumentsErmida de São Sebastião - Caldas da RainhaThis chapel, which has been classified as a Building of Public Interest, was built in the first years of the town's life, being intended for the use of the rural population who were gradually moving into Caldas.It was remodelled in the early 18th (...)
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MonumentsErmida de São Sebastião - FaroHermitage of São Sebastião - FaroThe only surviving vestiges of the mediaeval building is the Gothic chapel with a carved vaulted ceiling. The interior includes an 18th-century gilded woodwork altarpiece in the main chapel and 17th-century (...)
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MonumentsFarol da Boa NovaBuilt in 1927, the Boa Nova Lighthouse stands 46 metres high and is thus one of the tallest in Portugal at 57 metres above sea level. It was electrified in 1950 before being linked up to the national grid in 1964. At that point, it also began (...)
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MonumentsFonte da Rainha Santa IsabelRustic fountain with two azulejo (tile) panels. Queen Isabel is said to have drunk from this fountain and the water is sought after for its miraculous properties by mothers without milk for their infants. It dates from 1292. A suspended panel bears (...)
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MonumentsFonte das FigueirasFor anyone coming from Almeirim and entering the city of Santarém, we suggest taking a moment´s rest beside the delightful Fonte das Figueiras. This fountain is considered to be one of the rare examples of Gothic civil architecture still to be found (...)
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MonumentsFonte da VilaFonte da VilaThe square-shaped fountain in Castelo de Vide was built in the 15th century. It is covered by a porch supported by marble columns, topped by a pyramidical pinewood roof covering. On each of the four sides, it is possible to see the (...)
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MonumentsFonte Gótica - OurémGothic Fountain Comprises two ogee arches. The arms of the Counts of Ourem are carved over the tank. A tablet bears an inscription stating that the fountain was built on the order of Count D. Afonso in 1434. Dates from the fifteenth century.
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MonumentsFortaleza de BelicheThe cove of Beliche marks the point of transition between the southern and western sides of the country. At one end stands the fort and ; next to this, on the edge of a cliff, is the chapel of Santa Catarina, built at the orders of Prince Henry the (...)
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MonumentsFortaleza de BuarcosA 17C fort. With its curtain walls, it provided protection for the town and port.