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    Santa Maria da Feira (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfɐjɾɐ] ) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District in Portugal, 23 km...
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    The Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is a Portuguese castle in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, district of Aveiro. Emblematic of Portuguese medieval...
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  • Feira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santa Maria da Feira...
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  • Torre de Moncorvo) Castle of Santa Maria da Feira (Santa Maria da Feira, Travanca, Sanfins e Espargo, Santa Maria da Feira) Walls of D. Fernando/Fernandina...
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    The Castle of Óbidos (Portuguese: Castelo de Óbidos) is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria, São Pedro e Sobral...
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    is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. Human occupation of the castle hill dates to...
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    The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve. It's believed that the first fortifications...
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    The Castle of Estremoz (Portuguese: Castelo de Estremoz) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Devassa, municipality of Estremoz,...
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    The Castle of Guimarães (Portuguese: Castelo de Guimarães) is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal...
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    the Muro da Sabedoria (Wall of Wisdom). This is all that is left of the circuit that encircles the castle and connected to the interior of the grounds...
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    The Castle of the Moors (Portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São...
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    5 mi) from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal's Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The castle was part of the defensive line controlled...
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    with just flour, eggs, sugar, salt and yeast. Fogaça da Feira is from Santa Maria da Feira. This castle-shaped bread includes eggs, sugar, butter, lemons...
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  • Thumbnail for Castle of Chaves
    Castle of Chaves (Portuguese: Castelo de Chaves) is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Chaves...
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    The Castle of Alcácer do Sal (Portuguese: Castelo de Alcácer do Sal) is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Alcácer do Sal (Santa Maria do...
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    Tomar Castle is a castle in Portugal, where it is classified as a national monument. The Convento de Cristo was built inside its walls. The castle was built...
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    Convent of Christ Castle of Leiria Sabugal Castle Castle of Estremoz Castle of Bragança Castle of Santa Maria da Feira Belém Tower Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal...
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  • Thumbnail for Castle of Monsanto
    The Castle of Monsanto (Portuguese: Castelo de Monsanto) is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality...
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    is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument. The castle is in the municipality of Trancoso which is in the Guarda District of Portugal...
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    The Castle of Sesimbra, also known as Castle of the Moors, is a castle located in the town of Sesimbra, in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It was classified...
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    The Castle of Marvão (Portuguese: Castelo de Marvão) is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Marvão, in the...
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    "arms-lengths" of wall along the Monastery of Santa Clara. Various gates began to be demolished during this period; in 1774, the Porta da Ribeira was demolished;...
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  • Castles in Portugal were crucial components of the military throughout its history. The Portuguese learned the art of building fortifications from the...
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    north of the Douro) and Santa Maria da Feira (along the southern extension), creating a revolution that was truly "national" in scope. These castles passed...
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    The Castle of Marialva (Portuguese: Castelo de Marialva) is a Portuguese castle in Mêda, Guarda. It has been listed as a National monument since 1978...
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    The Castle of Guarda (Portuguese: Castelo da Guarda) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Guarda, municipality of Guarda, the Portuguese district...
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    Castelo de Alfaiates is a castle in Sabugal Municipality, Portugal. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest. 40°23′25″N 6°54′42″W / 40...
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    to the castle during the peninsular invasion in 1811. The following year, the baptismal fountain was transferred from the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo...
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    Hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Assunção. Archaeological excavations completed at the time unearthed remnants of dwellings and roadways within the castle compound...
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    Tomar (redirect from History of Tomar)
    is a secret passageway between the Santa Maria dos Olivais church and the Castle.[citation needed] The Castle of Almourol nearby is where several bad...
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