Torres Vedras Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places To Visit
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Top Places to visit in Torres Vedras (Portugal):
Chafariz dos Canos, Forte de Sao Vicente, Museu Municipal Leonel Trindade, Castelo de Torres Vedras, Vimeiro Clube Aventura, Aqueduto de Torres Vedras, Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo, Serra do Socorro, Igreja da Graca, Sitio Arqueologico Castro do Zambujal, Parque Verde da Varzea, Monumento ao Bombeiro Torreense, Igreja de Sao Pedro, Monumento Joaquim Agostinho, Termas de Cucos
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Estrada Nacional 2 - Chaves - Faro
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De todas as estradas de Portugal há uma com uma mística e algo de lendário que a distingue das outras, e a quem foi dado o nome de Estrada Nacional nº2.
A estrada Nacional 2 pode-se considerar o equivalente Português da Route 66 nos EUA, mas à escala de Portugal dadas as nossas reduzidas dimensões,
Foi Projetada como ligação entre Chaves e Faro num percurso vertiginoso de 738 km pela espinha dorsal do país sendo a estrada nacional mais extensa de Portugal e a única que o atravessa de lés a lés.
É difícil encontrarmos a história da Estrada Nacional 2 já que muito pouco ou quase nada se encontra escrito sobre ela. Foi Estrada Real nos finais do séc. XIX, em 1884 era a Estrada Distrital nº 128 e o seu percurso ia de Faro a Castro Verde, em 1910 era a Estrada Nacional nº 17 e o seu percurso já ia de Faro a Beja, posteriormente foi a Estrada Nacional nº 19-1ª, assumindo definitivamente o título de Estrada Nacional 2 em 1944.
Of all the roads of Portugal there is one with a mystic and something of legendary that distinguishes it from the others, and to that was given the name of National Road nº2.
The National Highway 2 can be considered the Portuguese equivalent of Route 66 in the USA, but at the scale of Portugal given our small size,
It was designed as a link between Chaves and Faro on a vertiginous route of 738 km along the backbone of the country, being the most extensive national road in Portugal and the only one that crosses it from l to to l.
It is difficult to find the history of National Road 2 since very little or almost nothing is written about it. It was Estrada Real at the end of the century. XIX, in 1884 it was the District Road nº 128 and its route went from Faro to Castro Verde, in 1910 it was the National Road nº 17 and its route was already from Faro to Beja, later it was National Road nº 19-1ª, assuming definitively the title of National Road 2 in 1944.
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Castro Marim Portugal
DescriptionCastro Marim is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal.
Bragança - Portugal
Bragança virtual visit .Os celtas baptizaram a cidade, fundada no século II a.C., com o nome de Brigância, que se foi latinizando até passar a ser Bragança. Este nome é a origem do gentílico mais comum: brigantino.
Na área do actual concelho de Bragança, existia já uma povoação importante ao tempo da ocupação romana. Durante algum tempo, teve a designação de Julióbriga, dada a Brigância pelo imperador Augusto em homenagem a seu tio Júlio César.
Destruída durante as guerras entre cristãos e mouros, encontrava-se em território pertencente ao mosteiro beneditino de Castro de Avelãs quando a adquiriu, por troca, em 1130, Fernão Mendes de Bragança, cunhado de Dom Afonso Henriques. Reconstruída no lugar de Benquerença, Dom Sancho I concedeu-lhe foral em 1187, e libertou-a em 1199 do cerco que lhe impusera Afonso IX de Leão, pondo-lhe, então, definitivamente, o nome de Bragança. O regente Dom Pedro, em 1442, elevou Bragança a cabeça de ducado concedido a seu irmão ilegítimo dom Afonso, 8º conde de Barcelos, que fora genro de Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira.
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Mértola:
Overlooking the River Guadiana, the village of Mértola offers visitors the charm of whitewashed houses on terraced streets adorned with orange trees and illuminated by bright sunlight. The streets lined with time-worn flagstones, witness to the history of a town surrounded by the old wall and forever marked by the cultural heritage of the many peoples who met here, giving it the title of museum town. Here, there are many reasons to visit and stay on. MÉRTOLA is one of those places of tradition, calmness and authenticity where it is pleasant to spend time and enjoy oneself! Welcome to Mértola!
São Domingos Mine:
The mining area of Sao Domingos, part of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, was from ancient times a sought after place for the extraction of minerals and there is evidence of gold, silver and copper mining works since the pre-Roman and Roman period.
Its modern operation began in 1854, at the initiative of the “Mason & Barry” mining company, which continued to operate it until 1966, with around 108 years of regular operation extracting more than 20 million tons of ore (copper, zinc, lead and sulfur). Mina de S. Domingos was the largest Portuguese mining area until the 1930s, with a continuously labour force of over a thousand workers. The mine provided a local development level much higher than the one experienced in the rest of the country. Here it was built, for example, one of the first railways to make the connection between the mine and the old river port in Pomarão. Also here it was built the first power plant in Alentejo. The local community also had accesses to a local hospital and movie theatre among other facilities.
The end of the mining exploitation – combined with the absence of an adequate rehabilitation, abandonment and subsequent vandalism of the remaining heritage – dictated the progressive decay of the territory and the population exodus. Nowadays, the development strategy is focused on the search for resolutions to the environmental problems and to the protection and valuation of the mining heritage.
On the 3rd of June 2013 the mine and urban area of Mina de S. Domingos was classified by the Portuguese authorities as a “Set of Public Interest” and currently this urban area and also the old industrial complex are part of a tour circuit that evokes the history and the living memory of the mine.
Beach:
The fluvial beach of Tapada Grande is located in the interior of the Alentejo, in Mina de São Domingos, municipality of Mértola.
It is a blue flag beach and swimmer, located in a wonderful place and with all the conditions for adults and children to have a good time.
The beach has sun hats, picnic tables and barbecues available. Next to the beach there is a bar restaurant with terrace where you can have a refreshment or a meal. On the beach has canoes and pedalos that you can rent for a stroll by the calm waters of the reservoir.
Vila Real and Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal From the Beginning!
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The Algarve region in Southern Portugal is a well visited area by many tourists every year. Small towns dot the Algarve which is rich in history. The History of Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo Antonio in the eastern area of the Algarve are the types of towns that we discovered with interesting contributions to Portugal's story. The towns are on the picturesque Guadiana River that separates Spain and Portugal.
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