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The Berlengas Islands, Berlengas Natural Reserve, in Peniche

The Berlengas Islands, Berlengas Natural Reserve, in Peniche

The Berlengas archipelago is a group of small islands 10 to 15 kilometers off the Portuguese coast, west of the town of Peniche in Oeste region.  Human occupation on Berlenga Grande (the only habitable island) dates back to antiquity: the islands are referred to in Ptolemy’s Geography as Λονδοβρίς (Londobris).Much later it was referred to as the island of Saturno by Roman geographers, and was visited successively by Muslims, Vikings and pirates/privateers from England and France. In 1513, […]

The Glass Museum, in Marinha Grande

The Glass Museum, in Marinha Grande

The Glass Museum is a permanent institution, unincorporated and non-profit service of society and its development. Brings together collections that testify to the industrial, artisanal and Portuguese artistic glass since the mid-seventeenth / eighteenth century to the present. It is the only museum specifically devoted to the study of art, craft and glass industry in […]

The Snow Wells, in Castanheira de Pera

The Snow Wells, in Castanheira de Pera

There is only documented news from 1757 in charter of D. José also signed by the Marquis of Pombal. Of the seven wells built only three that remain for their rarity were considered buildings of public interest. These three rough construction of wells are round inside; however two are octagonal on the outside and one […]

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