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Montesouros Destination Guide

Delve into Montesouros in Portugal

Montesouros in the region of Lisbon is located in Portugal - some 20 mi or ( 32 km ) North-West of Lisbon , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Montesouros

Local time in Montesouros is now 03:17 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zambujal, Varzea de Sintra, Vale de Nogueira, Urzal, and Torres Vedras. While being here, you might want to check out Zambujal . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Montesouros ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Palácio Nacional de Mafra - Mafra National Palace & library

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Mafra: the baroque palace and the monastery built by the extravagant King Joao the fifth. Construction started in 1717 and the palace was completed in 1730. Every day more than 50000 were forced to wo ..

Ericeira Surf Holidays

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www.ericeira.net and http - your sites to find out the best apartment deals in Ericeira. Our surf deals might surprise you as well, call in for high performance board rentas, beginners board rentals a ..


Surf Holiday in Ericeira, Portugal

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A 5 minute review of a surf holiday with www.surfholidays.com in the surf town of Ericeira, Portugal. Includes learning to surf, surf lessons, accommodation and nightlife. ..

Sinead Desmond learns how to surf with surfholidays.com in Ericeira, Portugal

4:23 min by SurfHolidays
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TV3's Ireland AM take a surf holiday with surfholidays.com in the beautiful Ericeira and learns how to surf! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mafra, Portugal

Mafra is a town in Mafra Municipality in Portugal. The town (2002 pop. 11,080) is 28 km north-west from the center of Lisbon. It is mostly known for the sumptuous Palácio de Mafra (Mafra Palace), which also makes it a popular tourist destination in the Lisbon area. Built in the baroque style, the Mafra National Palace also inspired Portuguese Nobel Prize laureate José Saramago to write his novel Baltasar and Blimunda (Memorial do Convento).

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Located at 38.93 -9.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Mafra, Populated coastal places in Portugal, Towns in Portugal

Mafra National Palace

The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal, some 28 kilometres from Lisbon. The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King John V (1707–1750), in consequence of a vow made by the king in 1711, who promised to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria, gave him descendants.

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Located at 38.94 -9.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 18th-century architecture, Baroque architecture in Portugal, Baroque palaces, Basilica churches in Portugal, Houses completed in 1755, Neoclassical architecture in Portugal, Neoclassical palaces, Palaces in Portugal, Religious buildings completed in 1755, Royal residences in Portugal

Archaeological Museum of São Miguel de Odrinhas

The Archaeological Museum of São Miguel de Odrinhas gathers together around the hermitage of São Miguel a considerable number of epigraphic stones found amongst the Roman ruins present at the place and surrounding region.

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Located at 38.89 -9.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Portugal, Sintra

Roman bridge at Catribana

Roman bridge, located in the village of Catribana, crossing over the Samarra river. The bridge is composed of a single arch and parapet, with several restorations and changes over the centuries. Probably it was part of a secondary Roman road that connected the several villa of the Olisipo region. Remains of a Roman road, necropolis and some mosaics and ceramic fragments were also found nearby.

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Located at 38.89 -9.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman Empire, Roman bridges in Portugal

Tapada Nacional de Mafra

The Tapada Nacional de Mafra was created in Mafra, Portugal, during the reign of king João V, following the building of the Mafra National Palace, as a park for royal and court recreation. Covering over 8 square kilometres, the park holds different species of deer, wild boar, foxes, birds of prey and many others coexisting in an unusually rich and diversified natural habitat.

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Located at 38.96 -9.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Mafra, Protected areas of Portugal