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Some 7km southeast up a twisting, cobbled road – or a short ride on an ageing cable car – is the wooded summit of Penha (617m) overlooking ³Ò³Ü¾±³¾²¹°ùã±ð²õ, the…
Must-see attractions in ³Ò³Ü¾±³¾²¹°ùã±ð²õ
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Looming over the medieval city on ³Ò³Ü¾±³¾²¹°ùã±ð²õ’ hilltop, with its crenellated towers and cylindrical brick chimneys, Paço dos Duques was first built in 1401…
Museu Arqueológico Martins Sarmento
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This fantastic collection of mostly Celtiberian artefacts is housed in a former convent and named after the archaeologist who excavated Citânia de…
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
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Founded by Countess Mumadona in the 12th century and rebuilt four centuries later, the beautiful Largo da Oliveira is dominated by this convent church.
Plataforma das Artes e Criatividade
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For the 2012 European Capital of Culture, the old market square was revamped into a multipurpose cultural centre inside a shimmering three-floor metallic…
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Built in the 11th century and still in fine form, the seven-towered castle is thought to be the birthplace of the great man himself, Afonso Henriques…
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Built around the serene Romanesque cloister of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, this museum has an excellent collection of ecclesiastical art and…
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This 13th-century church has a brilliantly gilded and ornamented baroque interior, along with a lovely Renaissance cloister and 18th-century azulejos …
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³Ò³Ü¾±³¾²¹°ùã±ð²õ’ 14th-century former town hall sits above an arcaded portico providing a most graceful communication between cosy Largo da Oliveira and the more…
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This slender 18th-century construction, with its 19th-century twin spires and blooming run-up from central ³Ò³Ü¾±³¾²¹°ùã±ð²õ, has the most striking appeal of all…
