This early-15th-century church, with its delicately carved facade of multilayered arches, is a Santar茅m jewel. Inside, a rose window spills light across the beautifully spare interior of stone columns and white walls. Note the tombs of Pedro 脕lvares Cabral (the 鈥榙iscoverer鈥 of Brazil, who lived in Santar茅m) and Dom Pedro de Menezes, the first governor of the Ceuta e do Imp茅rio (City and of the Empire; Vila Real).
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Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcoba莽a
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One of Iberia's great monasteries utterly dominates the town of Alcoba莽a. Hiding behind the imposing baroque facade lies a high, austere, monkish church 鈥
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Wrapped in splendour and mystery, the Knights Templar held enormous power in Portugal from the 12th to 16th centuries, and largely bankrolled the Age of鈥
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It's difficult to believe that a century ago, this was rocky pastureland outside an insignificant village. This vast complex is now one of Catholicism's鈥
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What have the Taliban got to do with a rural winery 12km south of 脫bidos? Well, when they blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan in 2001, the鈥
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Right by the Portas do Sol and sharing some of the same privileged views, this is a unique place to visit for lovers of art and beauty. The historic house鈥
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脫bidos' dramatic, fully intact Moorish wall imposingly surrounds the historical centre of town and stretches in a completed loop of 1560m, all of which鈥
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This astonishing aqueduct, striding towards the monastery from the northwest, was built between 1593 and 1613 to supply water to thirsty monks. Its 180鈥
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Occupying the site of the Moorish citadel, the Portas do Sol garden offers utterly majestic views over the Rio Tejo and the great spread of plains鈥
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Dating from the 12th century but with 16th-century additions, this endearing little church has a fine, twisted Manueline doorway, while the interior is鈥
2. Casa Museu Passos Canavarro
0.22 MILES
Right by the Portas do Sol and sharing some of the same privileged views, this is a unique place to visit for lovers of art and beauty. The historic house鈥
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Occupying the site of the Moorish citadel, the Portas do Sol garden offers utterly majestic views over the Rio Tejo and the great spread of plains鈥
4. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Concei莽茫o
0.31 MILES
This baroque, 17th-century Jesuit church, built on the site of the former royal palace, looms over the town鈥檚 most impressive square, Pra莽a S谩 da Bandeira鈥
5. Museu Diocesano de Santar茅m
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This small but excellent museum, in a former Jesuit college adjoining the cathedral, holds a lovely collection of restored religious artworks from its鈥
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This restored 13th-century Franciscan monastery is a fine example of Portuguese Gothic. Especially lovely is the cloister, with graceful twinned columns鈥
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Portugal鈥檚 largest cave system, 14km southeast of Porto de M贸s, is very commercial and old-fashioned, although the caves themselves are impressive. The 45鈥
8. Grutas de Alvados & Grutas de Santo Ant贸nio
21.13 MILES
Discovered in 1964, these caves are the spiky smaller cousins of Mira de Aire, with similarly disco-flavoured lighting. These caves are about 15km鈥