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Monuments in Aljezur
Ruínas da Fortaleza de Arrifana
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Arrifana
8670-156, Aljezur
Fort built to protect the local fishermen. At present it is in ruins but affords a beautiful panoramic view of the Vincentina coastline.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Aljezur
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Largo Rainha Dona Leonor
8670-079, Aljezur
16th century church, rebuilt during the 18th century after the 1755 earthquake. A renaissance doorway remains from the original build. The church has an extremely simple interior comprising only one nave and triumphal arch. Currently, in one of the wings of this temple, works the sacred art museum Monsenhor Manuel Francisco Pardal.
Castelo de Aljezur
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Rua Dom Paio Pires Correia
8670-156, Cerro do Castelo
Human occupation at this site dates back to the Iron Age. The castle is built on a hillock overlooking a brook, and it was used to protect the river port (that established a connection between the town and the sea) and to defend the local population from enemy attack. Two towers form part of the vast walled defence structure. From the top of the defensive walls one can see the plain and the hills that roll right up to Monte Clérigo beach.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Alva / Igreja Matriz de Aljezur
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Rua da Igreja
8670, Aljezur
The Church of our Lady of dawn, or new Church, by which name it is also known, was built in the late 18TH century. Its facade is composed of three cloths and inside, of three naves, boasts the ceiling decorated with a big star carved in wood. Deserves featured still the altarpiece of the main Chapel in neoclassical carvings (1809), where you can see the image of Nossa Senhora de Alva, patroness of Aljezur.
A Mondadeira
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Aljezur
8670, Aljezur
This Panel is a tribute to the Mondadeira, an activity which if exercised in the decades of 30 to 50 of the twentieth century, rice paddies located in Dom Sancho in Aljezur.
Moinho de Odeceixe
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Rua dos Moinhos
8670, Odeceixe
Working windmill where it is possible to witness the milling of cereals using traditional methods. There are beautiful views from this vantage point.
Moinho da Arregata
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Rogil
8670, Rogil
Here you can view the machines and utensils employed in the milling of cereals using traditional methods.