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Tapada das Necessidades

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Calçada das Necessidades
1350, Lisboa

Lisboa

Former enclosed field of a farm with a convent that the earthquake destroyed. Nowadays it is a set of gardens and preserve, rich in exotic vegetation. The Casa do Regalo with the lakes, greenhouses, Virtues statue and the bust of Dom João V stands out. Integrated in this area is the Palácio das Necessidades, classified as Public Interest Monument and where the Foreign Office is set.

Rio Tejo

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Monte do Duque
6050, Santana

Nisa

The longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, with 1009 kilometres. It starts in Spain, more precisely in Albarracim, at an altitude of 1593 metres, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean. Its estuary has around 262 sqaure kilometres, in the area of São Julião da Barra. It borders Spain in an extension of 50 kilometres. It has several tributaries, which lends it specificity and beauty.

Foz do Rio Mondego

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Rio Mondego
3090, Figueira da Foz

Figueira da Foz

The longest river that rises and flows into the national territory (232 km) meets the sea in the city of Figueira da Foz, a fishing port and also a place for beaches, casino and tourism. The final section of the Mondego River runs between rice paddies, to finally meet the Atlantic Ocean. The river is "defended" on the right bank by the Santa Catarina Fort.

Parque de Lazer da Seroa

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Rua do Parque
4595, Paços de Ferreira

Paços de Ferreira

The "Parque de Lazer da Seroa" (Seroa's Leisure Park) has more than 16000 square metres of a green and pleasant area. It has a lake where one can ride "gaivotas", a children's playground, a bandstand for music and theatre shows, a bar and several maintenance trails. Water is essential and permanent throughout the park that is crossed by three wooden bridges.

Quinta da Boa Vista - Fundação Gramaxo

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Rua Conselheiro Costa Aroso, 601
4470-590, Maia

Maia

Tranquilo e verdejante parque de lazer inserido na Quinta da Boa Vista, onde é possível apreciar obras de artistas como João Cutileiro, Zulmiro de Carvalho, José Emídio ou Sobral Centeno. Existe ainda um restaurante com uma particularidade - fica dentro de um coreto.

Lagoa Funda

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Lagoa Funda
9970-265, Lajes das Flores

Lajes das Flores

This is one of the many lagoons on the island of Flores. It belongs to the group of Seven Lagoons that were formed in seven volcanic craters caused by the eruptions that gave rise to the island. The remaining lagoons in this group are Lagoa Branca, Lagoa Comprida, Lagoa Rasa, Lagoa da Lomba, Lagoa Negra and Lagoa Seca. It is surrounded by mountains and Laurissilva forests, which give it a unique environment.

Fonte Arcada

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Fonte Arcada
3640, Fonte Arcada

Sernancelhe

A typical village on the right bank of the Távora river, with traditional houses and granite cobblestone streets. A special note to the romanesque church, restored in the 16th century, a romanesque fountain, the House of Paço, with a gothic portal, the Fountain of Mergulho, with a granite barrel vault and the Place of the Toca da Moura (The Moor Woman's Lair), a natural shelter. It has astounding views of the village and of the dam from a belvedere.

Pitões das Júnias

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Pitões de Júnias
5470, Pitões de Júnias

Montalegre

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.

Sistelo

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Sistelo
4970, Sistelo

Arcos de Valdevez

A castiça aldeia de Sistelo localiza-se no Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gêres, junto à nascente do rio Vez. Sendo conhecida pelas suas paisagens em socalcos, ganhou o epíteto de "tibete português". Encontra-se bem preservada, tendo sido recuperadas as casas de granito, os espigueiros e os lavadouros.

Jardim Manuel Bívar

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Praça Dom Francisco Gomes, 12
8000-269, Faro

Faro

Garden with different types of trees and well-designed and arranged flower beds, interspersed with long cobbled corridors that invite you to take a walk. There is also a small café with a pleasant terrace. Even before the 17th century it contained important buildings such as the Hospital and Igreja da Misericórdia, and during the 17th and 19th centuries the Customs and Civil Government buildings were built here.

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