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The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley is an open-air Paleolithic archaeological site located in northeastern Portugal, near the border with Spain. In the early 1990s, rock engravings were discovered in Vila Nova de Foz Côa during the construction of a dam in the Côa River valley. They include thousands of engraved rock drawings of ...
There are 17 World Heritage Sites listed in Portugal, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first four sites listed in Portugal were the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, the Monastery of Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the town of Angra do Heroísmo, in 1983. The most recent additions to the list ...
The Cromlech of the Almendres (Portuguese: Cromeleque dos Almendres/Cromeleque na Herdade dos Almendres) is a megalithic complex (commonly known as the Almendres Cromlech), located 4.5 road km WSW of the village of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, municipality of Évora, in the Portuguese Alentejo.
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Almourol is an islet in the Tagus river, in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, Center Region, Portugal. The small island lies in the middle of the Tagus, a few kilo meters below its confluence with the Zêzere River . The castle of Almourol, a Portuguese National Monument, dominates the islet. It stands near the town of Tancos.
The Historic center of Porto, listed as a World Heritage Site in 1996, is the oldest area of the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, with a 2000-year history. Built on the hill that dominates the mouth of the Douro river, it has a number of varied monuments in different styles. [1] Cais da Ribeira. Ribeira Pier is a district located on the ...
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The following categories refer to specific architectural designations in Portugal, as identified by Portuguese SIPA - Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, Direção Geral do Património Cultural and Ministério da Cultura.