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Monuments in Alter do Chão
Portais Medievais da Rua do Mártir
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Rua do Mártir
7440, Alter do Chão
Several medieval portals stand out along this street.
Castelo de Seda / Fortificações de Seda
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Escadinhas do Ribeirinho
7440-225, Seda
Urban fence built by King Afonso Henriques, in 1160, over traces of Roman occupation. It maintains three keeps, with the irregular termination of the structure being evident.
Igreja do Convento de Santo António
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Rua de Santo António, 10
7440-022, Alter do Chão
Built in 1617, it underwent modifications in the 18th century. On the main facade there are three windows, the sides being blind and the central one open, with a grille, topped by a panel of blue and white tiles depicting Saint Anthony. The pediment is cut out, with two small bell towers on the sides. The interior is of a nave, with the main altar in marble.
Palácio do Álamo
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Largo Barreto Caldeira
7440-049, Alter do Chão
This Manor house was built in 1649 and remodeled in 1732. It has baroque outline with rectangular plan and two floors. On the main floor it stands out the seventeen hundreds decoration with paintings and the ceiling. The house is surrounded by a typical Portuguese garden with different interesting motifs, such as the houses for agricultural purposes, the watering systems, the waterwheel, the lakes and the tanks.
Ponte Romana de Vila Formosa
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7440, Seda
Roman bridge composed of six round arches supported on quadrangular pegs decorated at the base by two projecting moldings. Above the arches there are a raised cornice and guards with gargoyles. In one of the corners that close the main arch, there is a carved half-moon.
Castelo de Alter Pedroso
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Alter Pedroso
7440-151, Alter Pedroso
All that remains of the old castle is the pointed door and some sections of ruined wall, located around 400 meters above sea level. Initially built in the 13th century, the castle was heavily damaged in the 17th century.
Castelo de Alter do Chão
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Largo Barreto Caldeira, 8
7440-022, Alter do Chão
In the heart of the town, in a large square, stands this imposing medieval castle, with a quadrangular plan and protected by cylindrical cubes, crowned with battlements, Gothic portals and a tall square keep. This, around 44 meters high, has a hall with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. At the entrance to the fortress, an armored marble tombstone inscribes the record of the castle's foundation, in 1359, by King Pedro I. At that time it was constituted as a defensive articulation with Estremoz, Fronteira, Évora Monte, Avis, Alter Pedroso, Marvão and Portalegre. King João I, Master of Avis, made Nuno Álvares Pereira …
Pelourinho Manuelino de Alter do Chão
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Praça do Pelourinho
7440, Alter do Chão
It has a cylindrical base strangled in the top, torso shaft and the capital is also cylindrical strangled in the middle. It is finished by the armillary sphere in iron.
Edifício do Mercado Municipal de Alter do Chão
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Avenida da Coudelaria de Alter, 14
7440-022, Alter do Chão
Building that houses the municipal market with straight lines and stripped of decoration.
Anta de Alter Pedroso
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Alter do Chão
7440, Alter do Chão
Eight mainstays in vertical position with massive slab of coverage prove the prehistoric occupation of these lands, although the cover slab no longer exists.