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As you exit the funicular at the top of Promontório do Sítio, make a quick left and walk 50m to the Sitío viewpoint – an outstanding aerial view of é…
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With a warren of narrow, cobbled lanes running down to a wide, cliff-backed beach, é is Estremadura’s most picturesque coastal resort. The sands are packed wall-to-wall with multicoloured umbrellas in July and August, but the party atmosphere isn’t limited to the summer beach scene – é is one of Portugal’s top draws for New Year’s Eve and Carnaval celebrations as well.
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This picturesque lighthouse (famous for its backdrop when surfers hit the high seas) sits at Sāo Miguel Arcanjo fort and is a lovely place to visit,…
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Until the 18th century the sea covered the present-day site of é; locals lived at this clifftop area 110m above the beach. Today this tourist-filled…
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The 17th-century, baroque Igreja de Nossa Senhora da é, decorated with attractive Dutch azulejos, is on the Promontório do Sítio and holds the much…
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