Torres Vedras Travel Guide

 bambino36 Says:  Not far from the city lies these remains of a Bronze Age settlement. The place looked somehow abandoned and neglected. There was a house near the settlement whose condition looked like the same... 

 bambino36 Says:  The Spa of Cucos is nestled in the valley of Cucos, surrounded by small wooded hills covered in undergrowth and vinyards.It's known by the treatments with hot mud. 

 bambino36 Says:  This aqueduct, dating back from the 16th century, is distributed for more than 2Km. It suffered several alterations, especially during the 18th century. 

 bambino36 Says:  This fortress located on top of the highest hill near Torres Vedras was an important fortification, along with the medieval Castle, for the so called Lines of Torres Vedras.Its location was priviliged because it could defend the main road from Coimbra to Lisbon.During those... 

 bambino36 Says:  This obelisk with 20 meters height is the contribution of the city of Torres Vedras for the campaigns of the portuguese and british armies during the Peninsular Wars that occured from 1808 to 1814, and were decisive for the broke down of the french domination of continental... 

 bambino36 Says:  Graça Monastery houses the Municipal Museum Leonel Trindade which consists of two rooms.One of the rooms is dedicated to the Lines of Torres Vedras. These Lines were constructed to defend Lisbon from the French Army, and formed an extensive covering zone, protected by two... 

 bambino36 Says:  On the other room a numerous collection of artifacts, many of them found in the region, are organized in a way that can give the visitor a brief idea of the evolution of Man from pre-historic times til Roman times. 

 bambino36 Says:  These original 18th century painted tiles completely surround the cloister of the beautiful monastery of Graça. 

 bambino36 Says:  The convent was founded in the 16th century. In it's cloister we can find beautiful painted tiles from the 18th century.The old convent houses today the Municipal Museum of Leonel Trindade 

 bambino36 Says:  Dating back from the 16th century this baroque church houses the tomb of São Gonçalo.Inside and outside the church, as well in the annexed convent we can find beautiful 18th century portuguese painted tiles. 

 bambino36 Says:  The church entrance is a manuelin portal with renaissance-influenced decoration. On top its visible the coat-of-arms of King D. João III and D. Catarina of Austria.The wooden door is dated from 1712. 

 bambino36 Says:  There are proofs that this church already existed during the reign of D. Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal.It was rebuilt during the 16th century. 

 bambino36 Says:  In here there was one of the doors of the old walls that surrounded the old town. Today this is only one of the 5 stops of the procession of Passos 

 bambino36 Says:  Inside the city's historical center, this is the most characterist construction of Torres Vedras. This ornate public drinking fountain dates back from the 14th century. 

 bambino36 Says:  This church is located inside the walls of the medieval Castle and is considered a national monument. The church has an ancient origin because, in its façade, the remains of a romanic portal are visible.Inside just a note to a little 15th century sculpture of Saint Mary. 

 bambino36 Says:  The primitive fortification of Torres Vedras is still of unknown origin, but the studies indicate that the romans were probably the first ones to settle on this place. Nevertheless, the Moors rebuilt and enlarged the fortification and, after the reconquest by King Afonso...