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Monuments in Vila de Rei
Casa do Capitão-Mor
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Rua Capitão-Mor, 23
6110-206, Vila de Rei
Civil construction from the 17th century, with ten balcony windows, interrupted by the coat of arms of the Mattos e Silva family and by a niche where the image of Queen Saint Isabel appears, alluding to the passage of Dom Dinis' wife through this town who spent the night in a building where this house was later built. During the French invasions, it was the headquarters of the Portuguese-English troops, and the Duke of Wellington and General Beresford stayed here.
Castro de São Miguel
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EN348
6110-131, Vila de Rei
Construction of an irregular square plan with quadrangular and rectangular houses, surrounded by walls. It was built in the Neolithic period, but also presents traces of occupation from the Iron Age and from Celts, Romans and Visigoths.