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The Palace of Mafra ( Portuguese: Palácio de Mafra ), also known as the Palace-Convent of Mafra and the Royal Building of Mafra ( Real Edifício de Mafra ), is a monumental Baroque and Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal, some 28 kilometres from Lisbon. Construction began in 1717 under King John V of Portugal and was ...
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Location of Historic Centre of Guimarães in Portugal. Historic Centre of Guimarães is an urban space of the city of Guimarães, in Portugal, tracing back to medieval age covering an area of 16 hectares and retaining many buildings from the medieval age until 19th century. Since 2001, it is declared as a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.
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 military architecture, the Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is one of the monuments that best reflects the diversity of defenses used during the Middle Ages, having been instrumental in the process of Reconquista and autonomy of the County of ...
Santa Maria da Feira is a heavily industrialized municipality and is famous for its several cork transforming and shoe factories. The town is the headquarters of Amorim corporation. The seat of the municipality is Feira, famous for its medieval castle which was the residence of Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques, for a short period of time.
Feira da Ladra. The Feira da Ladra, also known as the Lisbon Flea Market, is the most popular used objects fair that takes place in the city of Lisbon, Portugal . With roots dating back to the 13th century, the fair has shifted from place to place over the centuries, until it settled in Campo de Santa Clara, parish of São Vicente, where it now ...
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, Travanca, Sanfins e Espargo. Covering the historic city centre, it is the seat of the Santa Maria da Feira Municipality. It has a population of 11,040 inhabitants and a total area of 8.40 km 2.
Fiães (Santa Maria da Feira) / 40.991; -8.523. Fiães ( Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈɐ̃jʃ]) is a Portuguese civil parish ( freguesia) and a city ( cidade ), located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 7,991, [1] in an area of 6.38 km 2. [2] It received the honorific city status in 2001.