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Monsanto is a charming village located at about 25 km distance from Idanha-a-Nova, and is even considered to be the most Portuguese of all Portuguese villages.
Its origins date back to the Palaeolithic period. In 1165 the land was conquered from the Moors and donated to the Templar Order that here built the defensive castle, under the orders of D. Gualdim Pais.
Monsanto is the perfect result of a harmonious fusion of nature and its geographic roughness with the man action throughout the centuries. This connection lead the way into curious utilizations of caves and cliffs converted into construction pieces.
Apart from the urban set and the castle, Monsanto still maintains several military and religious exemplars.
A cerca de 25 quilómetros de Idanha-a-Nova fica aquela que é considerada a Aldeia mais Portuguesa de Portugal.
As suas origens remontam ao Paleolítico. A descoberta de vestígios arqueológicos dão conta de um castro lusitano e termas romanas no denominado campo de S. Lourenço, no sopé do monte.
Monsanto é o resultado de uma fusão harmoniosa da natureza e dos seus acidentes geográficos com a acção do homem, ao longo dos tempos. Tal ligação deu origem a curiosas utilizações de grutas e penedos integralmente convertidos em peças de construção. Os penedos graníticos, enormes, estão de tal modo ligados às habitações, que tantolhes servem de chão, como de paredes ou tectos.
Para além do próprio conjunto urbano e do castelo, Monsanto conserva variados exemplares de arquitectura militar e religiosa.
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Guimarães City Guide - Portugal Best Places - Travel & Discover
Guimarães is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town center is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town in Europe.
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A small village with a picturesque atmosphere, due to its remarkable set of ruins, it occupies a place of emphasis in the context of the archaeological sites of the Country. It stands in the space where once there was a city of Roman foundation (1st century BC), inserted in the territory of Civitas Igaeditanorum, and was later a Roman town. An inscription dating from the year 16 BCE, where Quintus Tallius, a citizen of Emerita Augusta (Mérida), willingly gave a watch to the Igeditanos, testifies to the existence in the urban nucleus in that chronological moment. In 105, the town appears mentioned in an inscription of the monumental bridge of Alcantara, important work of Roman engineering, like one of the municipalities that contributed for its construction.
Several vestiges still show this civilizational permanence: among others, the podium of a temple on which the Templar Tower rests; the North Gate and its wall; an exceptional set of inscriptions of various types and varied dispersed estate. During the Visigothic period, under the name of Egitania, the town experienced golden moments of development, having been the seat of the diocese since 599 and the minting center for gold (trientes). They are material testimonies of this period, the baptistery and adjoining ruins of the Palace of Bishops and the so-called Cathedral, with profound subsequent architectural changes.
The Arabs occupied the city until its capture by D. Afonso III, King of Leon, during the reconquest, was already part of the Portucalense County when Portugal was founded. Later D. Afonso Henriques gave it to the Templars. In 1229 D. Sancho II gave him a charter. D. Dinis included it in the Order of Christ (1319), followed by other attempts at repopulation. D. Manuel I, in 1510, institutes to him a new charter of which Pelourinho still is testimony. In 1762 it figured like town, in the region of Castelo Branco; in 1811, it was annexed to Idanha-a-Nova; in 1821 it became the seat of a small county, extinct in 1836.
Intentionally, and throughout the centuries, it was intended to reorganize the entire urban space, revitalizing it in the social, economic, political and cultural domain. But its historical course, of desertification, was traced. Today, Idanha-a-Velha (National Monument) is renewed. A Historical Village carefully adapted for those who live here and for those who visit it.
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Monsanto fica no distrito de Castelo Branco, e foi declarada a mais portuguesa de Portugal em 1938. Por essa razão, foi concedido um galo de prata que coroa a sua torre de Lucano (Torre do Relógio). Uma aldeia com um encanto único, cujas casas estão encaixadas entre os grandes rochedos de granito que compoem este monte.
ERRATA : 2:39 a luz provocada pelo raio cegou-me, e escrevi trovão em vez de raio,
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The Virtual Tourist walks around Monsanto in Idanha a Nova Portugal
Travel to: Monsanto - Portugal
Monsanto is a medieval village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha. It covered an area of 131.76 km² and had 828 inhabitants (June 30, 2011). It was the principal town of the concelho between 1174 and the beginning of the 19th century, and the county seat in the period of 1758-1853. In recent decades, Monsanto has become popularly known as the most Portuguese village of Portugal in a class of twelve classified historic villages in Portugal. The emblem of Portugal, the Silver Rooster (Galo de Prata), designed by Abel Pereira da Silva, can be seen atop the Clock Tower or Lucano.
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SERTÃ, vila e sede de concelho, pertencente ao distrito de Castelo Branco, localizada na região centro do País, a sua origem histórica remonta ao terceiro milénio A.C., onde ainda hoje se podem encontrar manifestações artísticas gravadas na rocha, nomeadamente nas freguesias de Figueiredo e Ermida.
Com um património arquitectónico muito rico, podemos visitar entre outros A Capela de S.Sebastião, O edifício dos Paços do Concelho, A Capela de Nossa Srª dos Remédios, A Igreja Matriz de S.Pedro, o Convento de Stº António, o Castelo de cinco quinas (raro no país) e a Ponte Filipina, vulgarmente conhecida por Ponte da Carvalha ou Ponte Velha.
Outras manifestações artísticas em termos de edificações, são-nos mostradas pela Fonte da Boneca ou o Lagar da Carvalha.
Outros bons motivos para visitar a Sertã: o seu artesanato, donde se destacam a cestaria e os bordados regionais e a gastronomia de uma raridade preciosa.
Por tudo isto, a Sertã é um local mágico, cheio de História e lendas e com cheiros e cores muito próprios.*carl0spais*2013
SERTÃ, is town in the district of Castelo Branco, located in the center of the country, its historical origin dates back to the third millennium BC, where you can find, to today, carved arts into rock, especially in the parishes of Figueiredo and Chapel.
With a very rich architectural heritage, you can visit S.Sebastião Chapel, the building of the Town Hall, Nossa Srª dos Remédios Chapel , São Pedro Church, Convento de Santo António, The Castle with five corners (rare in the country) and the Philippine Bridge, commonly known as Carvalha Bridge or Old Bridge.
Other architectural must see are Fonte da Boneca and Lagar da Carvalha.
Other good reasons to visit Sertã: crafts like regional basketry and embroidery and cuisine.
Sertã is a magical place, full of history and legends, with very unique smells and colors.*carl0spais*2013
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Parque Natural do Alvão | Aldeias preservadas | Portugal
O Parque Natural do Alvão tem aldeias preservadas, com a sua arquitectura típica de cada zona geológica . Dentro deste Parque temos zonas de granito,quartzito, e noutras o xisto, em distancias relativamente curtas, e podemos observar esse fenómeno através da simples observação da forma como se construiram as antigas casas, e os materais usados.
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5 Top-Rated Day Trips from Lisbon, Portugal | Europe Day Tours Guide
5 Top-Rated Day Trips from Lisbon, Europe.
Beyond Lisbon, lies a wealth of day trip options. Some of the most rewarding tourist destinations can be reached within an hour of the city center, either by car, bus, or train. Surrounding Lisbon are ancient castles, sumptuous palaces, and a host of other historic monuments waiting to be discovered. Along the coast, you'll find traditional fishing villages where the way of life has changed little over the centuries as well as some of the region's liveliest resorts fringed with beaches of golden sand. Away from the crowds are unspoiled nature reserves, rivers, and estuaries teeming with colorful flora and fauna; havens of wildlife that can be explored on foot or by boat. Whether heading north or south from Portugal's capital, there's plenty to see and do on a day trip from Lisbon, Portugal.
1. Sintra
2. Palácio Nacional de Queluz
3. Cascais
4. Mosteiro Pálacio Nacional de Mafra
5. Costa da Caparica
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