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LISBOA – Panteão Nacional 3DThe Igreja de Santa Engrácia (Church of Santa Engrácia) is a 17th century monument of the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. In the 20th century the church has been converted into the Panteão Nacional (National Pantheon), in which important Portugue [...]
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LISBOA – Torre de BélémThe Torre de Bélem (Belém Tower) is a fortified tower located in the Belém district of Lisbon, Portugal. It was built in the early 16th century in the Portuguese late Gothic style, the Manueline, to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition. The [...]
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LISBOA – Torre de Bélém – Moorish Bartizan TurretThis defensive, yet elegant construction has become one of the symbols of the city, a memorial to the Portuguese power during the Age of the Great Discoveries. Two parts can be distinguished in the structure of the Tower: the tower itself, nar [...]
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MIRA DE AIRE – Grutas de Mira de AireMira de Aire caves extend for about 10000m, and the visitable area is 600m, with 683 steps along the way. It is Portugal’s largest caves system and the underground tour leads down through a series of colourfully lit caverns with some impressiv [...]
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MIRA DE AIRE – Grutas de Mira de Aire – StalactitesOn the 27th July 1947 four village men – Ernesto Morais, Manuel Zé 'da tia', Manuel Trouxa' e Jaime Caetano – decided to take the risk: they cleared the rift, they entered through the ravine, they threw ropes, they went down onto a small galle [...]
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MIRA DE AIRE – Grutas de Mira de Aire – StalactitesThe Grutas de Mira de Aire are the largest and one of the most famous cave systems in Portugal, located near the town of Mira de Aire in the central region of the country. These stunning limestone caves are a popular tourist destination due to [...]
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MIRA DE AIRE – Grutas de Mira de Aire – The PathMira de Aire caves extend for about 10000m, and the visitable area is 600m, with 683 steps along the way. It is Portugal's largest caves system and the underground tour leads down through a series of colourfully lit caverns with some impressiv [...]
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PORTO – Cathedral do PortoThe Porto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments.
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PORTO – Estádio do Dragao – FC PortoThe Estádio do Dragão, Dragon Stadium, is an all-seater football stadium located in Porto, Portugal. It is the current home stadium of FC Porto with a capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal. Designed by Po [...]
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PORTO – FC Porto – Estádio do Dragao FC PortoThe Estádio do Dragão, Dragon Stadium, is an all-seater football stadium located in Porto, Portugal. It is the current home stadium of FC Porto with a capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal. Designed by Po [...]
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PORTO – FC Porto – LogoFutebol Clube do Porto, commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese footbal [...]
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PORTO – FC Porto – TropheesFutebol Clube do Porto, commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on [...]
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PORTO – FC Porto Estadio das AntasThe Estádio das Antas was the third (and longest occupied) stadium of the Portuguese football side FC Porto. It was in use from 1952 to 2004, replacing the earlier Campo da Constituição, 1.6km (1 mile) to the west, and later replaced by the Es [...]
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PORTO – Futebol Clube do Porto – A Vencer Desde 1893It was in this year that António Nicolau d'Almeida, a sportsman par excellence and an excellent Port Wine trader, started his project for a football club in the city. The FC Porto foundation is celebrated on September 28. António Nicolau d'Alm [...]
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PORTUGAL – Abrantes – N2 – km 400Situated on a hillside next to the River Tagus, Abrantes has always been an important place in terms of military strategy, since from its highest point one can enjoy an immense panoramic view, including most of the River Tagus, and extending t [...]
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PORTUGAL – ALCÁÇOVAS – N2 – km 551Portugal’s longest road, the N2 runs from Chaves, just below the northern border of the country, all the way to Faro on the south coast. Given that it’s Portugal’s most epic road trip, the N2 is often refered to as the Portuguese Route 66. Bui [...]
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PORTUGAL – AVIS – N2 – km 466This picturesque Alentejo town, composed of narrow streets and white limewashed houses, holds within it the memory of the old and powerful Military Order of Avis. After the town had been captured from the Moors in 1211, the land was given by t [...]
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PORTUGAL – Castro Daire – N2 – km 136Castro Daire is located on the Rio Paiva, below the Serra de Montemuro, which is up to 1,381 meters high. About 30 km south is the district capital Viseu, about 30 km north of Lamego. In the 2nd century BC The area became Roman. A Roman road r [...]
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PORTUGAL – Lamego – N2 – km 103Lamego enjoyed a period of great prosperity in the eighteenth century when the city produced the so-called "fine wine" that later gave rise to the world famous Port wine. It is a very ancient city, having been raised to a bishopric by the Visi [...]
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PORTUGAL – Montemor-o-Novo – N2 – km 520The extraordinarily unique district of Évora is where we find Montemor-o-Novo, one of the largest municipalities in the area. Montemor-o-Novo is a secret waiting to be revealed, a treasure for you to discover. Much more than just an Alentejo t [...]
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