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Fonte Romana em Castelo Bom
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Castelo Bom
6355, Vilar Formoso
Granite fountain, ornamented in the front by a column and a cross to the Center. The sink is rectangular and is inserted into the soil.
Ruinas do Castelo de Aguiar da Beira
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Largo do Castelo
3570-019, Aguiar da Beira
The ruins of this castle boil down to its exterior walls. Outside there is also a water tank and a statue of a Saint.
Ruínas do Castelo de Cabeço de Vide
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Largo da Misericórdia
7460, Cabeço de Vide
Hillfort with walls of medieval architecture. It is circular, located at the highest point of Cabeço de Vide, next to the Main Church, and has a gate with the Avis cross.
Ruínas do Castelo de Moreira de Rei
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Moreira de Rei
6420-506, Trancoso
This Fortress construction is placed on the 18th century, even though some historians refer the existence of buildings previous to the Moorish conquest on the 10th century. It is said that Moreira do Rei owes it name to D. Sancho II who was here installed before leaving to the exile in Toledo. Placed at 800 metres high and surrounded by cliffs and rocks, only a few traces from this castle still exist today.
Ruínas do Forte ou Castelo de Alvor
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Largo do Castelo
8500, Alvor
These ruins are all that is left from an Arab fortress which was used to defend Lagos bay. The castle was conquer in 1189 by D. Sancho I but later returned to the Arabs power and afterwards, in 1250 D. Afonso III reconquested it. These are the remains after the destruction provoked by the 1755 earthquake.
Solar dos Abreu Castelo Branco
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Rua Tiago Pedroso, 9
6370-111, Fornos de Algodres
Solar with a chapel dedicated to our Lady of the Annunciation, belonging to the counts of Fornos de Algodres.
Torre Medieval do Castelo de Arronches
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Rua Passeio Primeiro de Maio
7340-009, Arronches
The origins of the primitive structure of this castle are not known, the castle of Arronches was restored by King Dinis in 1310. During the earthquake of 1755, the perimeter of the Castle underwent several changes and the subsequent urban sprawl came to change the configuration of the Castle area and respective walls in such a way that, the medieval castle, just left the ruins of one of the towers.
Lagariça / Lagareta em Castelo Novo
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Azinhaga da Lagariça
6230-160, Fundão
This winery has a Roman, or Visigoth or Arab construction and it was possible built on the VII or VIII centuries. It is composed by two trough dug on the rock and another rectangular with smaller dimensions, acceded through stairs.
Museu do Traje de Viana do Castelo
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Praça da República, 58
4900-539, Viana do Castelo
Building constructed in the mid-twentieth century there inaugurate, in 1958, a delegation of the Bank Banco de Portugal, which ran until 1992. Later, in 1997, then placed the costume Museum.