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Cultural Centers in Almeida
Museu Histórico Militar de Almeida
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Rua da Muralha
6350-234, Almeida
It is in the old town's casemates that the Military Historical Museum was created, an interactive space in which the History of Portugal is reconstituted, from medieval times to the most recent centuries, with a focus on the Peninsular Wars and, of course, on the invasion and siege of Almeida. Located in the basement of the Baluarte de S. João de Deus, within the walled area, the Casemates are 20 underground houses, made up of a perfect round vault, with the purpose of military defense. They were also known as Quartéis Velhos, given the lack of barracks to house infantry.
Museu “Vilar Formoso – Fronteira da Paz”
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Largo da Estação
6355, Vilar Formoso
Inaugurado em 2017, junto à estação ferroviária de Vilar Formoso, este pólo museológico pretende evocar o papel importantíssimo que Portugal assumiu no acolhimento aos refugiados durante a Segunda Grande Guerra. O museu pretende ser simultaneamente um memorial aos refugiados e a Aristides de Sousa Mendes, cônsul português em Bordéus, que, em 1940 e contrariando ordens superiores, emitiu milhares de vistos que permitiram cruzar a fronteira de Vilar Formoso a muitos que fugiam do nazismo. O museu distribui-se por dois antigos armazéns e apresenta seis núcleos distintos, em que o visitante se sentirá na pele de um refugiado até conseguir alcançar …
Museu do Tempo e dos Sentidos
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Castelo Mendo
6355-051, Vilar Formoso
Here ran the old Court of Castelo Mendo. This is a Philippine building from the 17th century, all in stone. The interior conserves parts of everyday life of the population, offered in full for there to be seen, of which are symbolic parts part of liturgical vestments and other local Ethnography.
Praça de Touros de Nave de Haver
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Rua das Eiras da Telha
6355-311, Vilar Formoso
Circular Bullring of modern lines in brick, where bullfighting spectacles.
Pavilhão Multiusos de Vilar Formoso
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Avenida dos Combatentes da Guerra Colonial
6355-244, Vilar Formoso
Space opened in 2007 that aims to host shows and cultural activities, recreational and leisure activities.
Núcleo Museológico da Roda dos Expostos
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Rua das Muralhas
6350-239, Almeida
This House was founded in 1843 and served as the host site of abandoned children. Had a strategic position along a false door, so if it was recognized the person who abandoned the child. The com objects that functioned were preserved and maintained.
Biblioteca Municipal Maria Natércia Ruivo
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Rua Conselheiro Hitze Ribeiro 10
6350-125, Almeida