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Jardim da Devesa
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- leisure
Praça do Município
6000, Castelo Branco
Small garden located in the center of the city, in front of the Town Hall. There is a small café with a pleasant covered terrace and a few benches where you can rest while watching the hustle and bustle of the city. Here you can appreciate the typical Portuguese pavement decorated with the characteristic embroidery designs of Castelo Branco.
Foz do Rio Guadiana
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- country
Foz do Rio Guadiana
8900, Vila Real de Santo António
Ideal for those who love fishing, at the entrance of the Guadiana river one can enjoy an excellent view of the neighbouring Spain. In Castro Marim, as the river bed grows larger, the area that is classified as a Natural Reservation is dominated by the fens and by the ancient rice fields. The Guadiana flows along an extension of 803 km and can be navigated in its last 48 km, where its width varies between 100 metres and 500 metres.
Barragem de Fagilde
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- country
Estrada da Barragem
3530-070, Fagilde
Arch-vault dam located on the Dão River (Mondego Hydrographic Basin). It was completed in 1984 and supplies the municipalities of Mangualde, Nelas, Viseu and Penalva do Castelo.
Albufeira de Castelo de Bode
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Alvrangel
2300, Tomar
Arch-vault dam on the Zêzere River, near its confluence with the Nabão. It was completed in 1951 as part of the national policy for the use of hydroelectric resources. The reservoir, with an extension of about 60 km, offers enviable conditions for sports and contact with nature. It is an important strategic water reserve, supplying around three million people daily, the overwhelming majority of Greater Lisbon. In the area there are several nautical centers (where you can practice sailing, water skiing, canoeing, jet skiing, etc.), beaches and river pools, restaurants, etc. If you prefer to go out on your own, …
Mata Nacional dos Sete Montes
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- leisure
Avenida Dr. Vieira Guimarães, 1
2300, Tomar
The Mata Nacional dos Sete Montes has 39 hectares of forests and gardens that belonged to the Order of Christ for centuries. In 1938 it returned to the State after belonging for a century to the Costa Cabral family, who had acquired it together with the Convent of Christ. The flora is rich, and you can find, for example, pines and wild pines, oaks, oak trees, cypresses and centuries-old olive trees. Also noteworthy is the Charolinha, a small classic temple turned into an island by the surrounding lake.
Ria Formosa
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- country
Ria Formosa
8900, Vila Real de Santo António
Located in the Algarve Leeward area, it covers the Municipalities of Loulé, Faro, Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António. The Park is a lagoon system located along 60km, between the sandy peninsulas of do the Ancão and the Manta Rota, being limited at south by a twist of sandy barrier-islands: Barreta, Culatra, Armona, Tavira and Cabanas.
Lamas de Olo
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- heritage
Lamas de Olo
5000, Lamas de Olo
An old and rustic village composed of schist and culm houses. According to the local tradition, the lower floor of the constructions is still used as "loja" (a warehouse) for animals. A special note to the granite water-mills, "canastros" or "espigueiros" (corn warehouses), granite thrashing-floors and typical fountains with the traditional places for the cattle. A region with abundant archaeological vestiges. The inhabitants of Lamas de Olo are mostly farmers and shepherds.
Pitões das Júnias
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- heritage
Pitões de Júnias
5470, Pitões de Júnias
In this traditional village of the Lands of Barroso, one can still view typical cul covered houses. A special note to the church and the ruins of the beneditin convent of Saint Maria, a national monument, whose existence may date back to the 9th century and still has the romanesque portico of the old church by the convent. Near Pitões das Júnias there is a natural waterfall of rare beauty.