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The national monuments of Portugal (Portuguese: Monumentos Nacionais) were constructed throughout the Portuguese territory, and the oldest date back to the period of pre-historic settlement of occupation. Subsequently, the region that is today Portugal has been colonized by many civilizations, which have left marks in the territory ...
Natural heritage is defined as natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty. [2] Portugal ratified the ...
Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém, pronounced [ˈtoʁɨ ðɨ βɨˈlɐ̃j]; literally: Bethlehem Tower), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent (Portuguese: Torre de São Vicente) is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
List of national monuments of Portugal This page was last edited on 26 January 2019, at 12:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Castles in Portugal (3 C, 159 P) F. Forts in Portugal (5 C, 94 P) H. Heritage sites in Portugal (4 C, 2 P) W. World Heritage Sites in Portugal (29 P)
Pena National Palace in Sintra, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Monserrate Palace in Sintra Pico, Azores, besides being the highest mountain in Portugal, it is a wine region whose landscape is protected as world heritage. Aveiro is known as the "Portuguese Venice". The Douro river in Northern Portugal. Dolphins in Arrábida natural reserve
Portuguese architecture refers to both the architecture of Portugal's modern-day territory in Continental Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, as well as the architectural heritage/patrimony of Portuguese architects and styles throughout the world, particularly in countries formerly part of the Portuguese Empire.
The Seven Wonders of Portugal (Portuguese: Sete Maravilhas de Portugal) is a list of cultural wonders located in Portugal.The creation of the list was supported by the Ministry of Culture and organized by the companies Y&R Brands S.A. and Realizar S.A.