Points of Interest
1st French position
It was here that the French army was in the morning of August 17th, 1808. view more »
CARTUXA CELLAR
Cartuxa Cellar – Valbom Farm, the former rest home of the Society of Jesus, is nowadays the probation centre of Eugénio de Almeida Foundation and the headquarters of Cartuxa Enoturismo.
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ALDEIA MINA DE S.DOMINGOS
The S. Domingos village owes its existence to the exploitation of the mine with the same name.
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ÉVORA’S AQUEDUCT
This Aqueduct, also called the Silver Water Aqueduct, was the most important hydraulic structure built in the 16th century in Portugal. It was built under the reign of King John III to supply water to Évora. Its present shape is the result of the last rebuilding in the late 19th century.
The Aqueduct has been classified as a National Monument due to its imposing arches. It is 19km long and begins at the source of the Divor River; it still brings water into Évora.
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AZÓIA
Azóia is a peaceful village surrounded by rich vegetation typical of Sintra Mountain.
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ABELHEIRA SPA
Located in the vicinity of the Balsamão monastery and belonging to the Congregation of the Marian Fathers, the Abelheira springs were discovered around 1860.
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BARQUINHA PARQUE (BARQUINHA PARK)
Stretching over 7 hectares that have been subject to a thorough urban and landscape reorganization, this beautiful park that runs along the banks of the Tagus River, at V.N.Barquinha
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VILARINHO DAS FURNAS DAM
ThisDam was built on the river Homem and finished in the first years of the 70s. Its water submerged one of Portugal’s last communal villages, Vilarinho das Furnas, in 1971.
BOM JESUS DAS MÓS
The monument of Bom Jesus das Mós is dedicated to Jesus’s Holy Heart and was concluded in 1912.
BOM JESUS DE BRAGA
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte or Bom Jesus de Braga is a religious and tourist site.
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CARTUXA CELLAR
Cartuxa Cellar – Valbom Farm, the former rest home of the Society of Jesus, is nowadays the probation centre of Eugénio de Almeida Foundation and the headquarters of Cartuxa Enoturismo.
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CARTUXA CONVENT
It was built in the end of the 16th century and dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the name of “Scala Coeli” (the staircase to heaven).
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ÉVORA’S AQUEDUCT
This Aqueduct, also called the Silver Water Aqueduct, was the most important hydraulic structure built in the 16th century in Portugal. It was built under the reign of King John III to supply water to Évora. Its present shape is the result of the last rebuilding in the late 19th century.
The Aqueduct has been classified as a National Monument due to its imposing arches. It is 19km long and begins at the source of the Divor River; it still brings water into Évora.
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KING MANUEL’ PALACE
King Manuel’s palace is situated in a beautiful municipal garden of Évora and it is all that is left from the huge palace structure of S. Francisco, Évora’s magnificent Royal Palace where the court lodged and that was built on S. Francisco Convent. King Manuel the 1st, known as “o Venturoso”, gave the monumental set the grandiosity and the architectural beauty it presented.
The palace went through disasters, several repairs and fires; the restoration of the building in 1943 recovered the palace thus preserving the main parts of the ancient pavilion.
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THE ROMAN TEMPLE
Located in Évora’s historical centre, the Roman Temple is also known as Diana’s Temple because it has long been supposed to be dedicated to Diana.
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ÉVORA CATHEDRAL
This impressive granite cathedral was completed in the late 13th century; it is also known as Basilica Cathedral of Nossa Senhora da Assunção. view more » -
THE LANDSCAPE OF THE PICO ISLAND VINEYARD CULTURE
A UNESCO World Heritage site, the Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture harbours a heritage of unique historical and cultural importance.
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THE YARD AQUILINO RIBEIRO
The Yard Aquilino Ribeiro, in Carregal, provides access to some stone houses where the writer is said to have been born or at least has lived most of his childhood.
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SANTUÁRIO DE SÃO MATEUS
The Sanctuary of Bom jesus Milagroso do Pico can be found in São Mateus Church. This church is one of the richest and most magnificent churches in the island.
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IGREJA DA CANDELÁRIA
The Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias is situated in the village of Candelária and was founded in 1803. It has one nave only with vestries on both sides at the bottom of the main part of the church, a baptismal font on the gospel side and a tomb on the epistle side.
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