ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES & MONUMENTS
Even before the first humans,
planet earth's first living beings found these Oceanside lands an
excellent place to live.
The dinosaurs were the first
to arrive. A nest with 180 dinosaur eggs was discovered by the sea at
Lourinha. Such a rare find is without parallel worldwide.
Away from the coast, up in the hills, one particular valley has attracted
universal attention. The Coa valley guards messages from our ancestors
in what has become the world's largest open-air Rupestral museum.
A huge variety of influences have stamped their mark on the landscapes
of Portugal, with the megalithic to the fore. In the Evora region,
there are the best-preserved remains of how our ancestors worshipped
life and death.
Discover the distant origins
of cities in the Celtic encampment at Briteiros. Only the beauty of
the River Ave valley landscape matches the quality of these Celtic remains.
Other civilisations also made their impact on what became Portugal.
The Romans left the greatest heritage, still reflected in our language,
culture and customs. The city of Conimbriga bears full witness to the
lasting grandeur of this empire.
Take our suggestions and let the archaeology guide you on a voyage into
the past.
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Citania
de Briteiros /
Located near Guimaraes, on
top of the S. Romao hill, Citania de Briteiros's scenic beauty and
very ancient ruins come as a surprise. |
''Villa'
of Sao Cucufate /
Would you like to imagine how
the Romans lived in a rural area in the fourth century? In Vila de Frades,
in the council of Vidigueira, the archaeological ... |
Roman
'Villa' of Pisoes /
The ruins of Pisoes, very
near Beja, with their two-thousand-year-old mosaics, are one of the
archaeological sites that best testify to the Alentejo's ... |
Castro
da Cola village /
The village of Castro da Cola,
classified as a national monument in 1910, has few Roman remains, but
it does have a very interesting Moorish inheritance and ... |
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Mirobriga
ruins /
Situated near the sea (Santiago
do Cacem), and at an intersection of four strategic roads (between
Sines and Beja and Alcacer do Sal and Lagos), Mirobriga ... |
Vale
do Coa /
Discover the mysteries of Palaeolithic
art in an open-air gallery. |
Dinosaur
remains /
Have you ever come across dinosaur
footprints or nests? Portugal is home to some of the most well-preserved
remains of those "great lords of the past." |
Megalithic
stones /
Unlock stone secrets inscribed
into the landscape and learn how man lived thousands of years ago |
