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Alentejo
Alentejo derives its name from the Tagus River - the longest river in the Iberian peninsular. A combination of the words além and Tejo, Alentejo is literally beyond the Tagus. This is a historic and geographic region that stretches from the Tagus River in south central Portugal to the Algarve in the south.
Northern Portugal
The mountainous, northern most region of Portugal, Região do Norte, has everything for those who travel for history, culture and gastronomy. From Ice Age, Palaeolithic art in the Côa Valley to Iron Age and Roman settlements, early Medieval castles and fortifications such as those at Guimarães to the elaborate Baroque Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga.
Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Housed in the west wing of the Gothic Jerónimos Monastery, this is the largest and most important archaeology museum in Portugal. Artefacts from all periods of Portugal's past, from archaeological sites throughout the country on permanent display in 'Treasures of Portuguese Archaeology'. The museum also has an extensive collection of ...