Guidebook for Silveira
Parks & Nature
The Dino Parque is an outdoor museum, in an area of 10 hectares, including 4 tracks corresponding to some of the most important epochs in the history of the Earth: The end of the Paleozoic, the Triassic, the Jurassic and the Cretaceous.
Throughout these tracks, visitors can see more than 120 models of dinosaurs and other animals on the real scale.
The park was specially designed to be an Education + Entertainment experience, combining the knowledge of the evolution of the Earth, but also the fun part for the whole family.
From Santa Cruz to Dino Parque Lourinhã through road N247 is 35 minutes (23km)
Route in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/4Vhg6GE9Sxm
Web site: http://www.dinoparque.pt
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Dino Park
25 R. Vale dos DinossaurosThe Dino Parque is an outdoor museum, in an area of 10 hectares, including 4 tracks corresponding to some of the most important epochs in the history of the Earth: The end of the Paleozoic, the Triassic, the Jurassic and the Cretaceous.
Throughout these tracks, visitors can see more than 120 models of dinosaurs and other animals on the real scale.
The park was specially designed to be an Education + Entertainment experience, combining the knowledge of the evolution of the Earth, but also the fun part for the whole family.
From Santa Cruz to Dino Parque Lourinhã through road N247 is 35 minutes (23km)
Route in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/4Vhg6GE9Sxm
Web site: http://www.dinoparque.pt
Close to Torres Vedras are the ruins of a settlement from the third millennium BC. The Castro do Zambujal is from the copper age, and is believed to have been a vital centre for smelting and ore trading until it was pulled down around 1700 BC. The site was discovered in 1938 and quickly declared a National Monument.
What’s left is a courtyard 25 metres in diameter and ringed by a large wall.
This is defended by semicircular barbicans, and the openings would have been so small that people could only crawl through.
A lot of the inner fortifications have been excavated, as well as some of the narrow passageways leading into the courtyard
Castro of Zambujal
33 R. da FonteClose to Torres Vedras are the ruins of a settlement from the third millennium BC. The Castro do Zambujal is from the copper age, and is believed to have been a vital centre for smelting and ore trading until it was pulled down around 1700 BC. The site was discovered in 1938 and quickly declared a National Monument.
What’s left is a courtyard 25 metres in diameter and ringed by a large wall.
This is defended by semicircular barbicans, and the openings would have been so small that people could only crawl through.
A lot of the inner fortifications have been excavated, as well as some of the narrow passageways leading into the courtyard
Overlooking the ocean at Santa Cruz is an interesting glimpse of rural life from the not too distant past.
This hydraulic mill is from the late 1400s and functioned until as recently s 1950 when it was finally abandoned.
It was left to decay until 2009 when it was restored and opened to the public.
An interpretation centre has been set up inside for traditional flour and bread-making, with a restored waterwheel and replica of the mill’s grinding mechanism inside.
Azenha De Santa Cruz
Overlooking the ocean at Santa Cruz is an interesting glimpse of rural life from the not too distant past.
This hydraulic mill is from the late 1400s and functioned until as recently s 1950 when it was finally abandoned.
It was left to decay until 2009 when it was restored and opened to the public.
An interpretation centre has been set up inside for traditional flour and bread-making, with a restored waterwheel and replica of the mill’s grinding mechanism inside.
Passeio turístico
The outstanding local remnant of the Lines of Torres Vedras is this fort that is dug into the tallest hill in the area.
It was one of the system’s key defences, begun in 1809, with a 1.5-kilometre wall, 39 cannons and able to hold 4,000 men if necessary.
The fort never saw action as André Masséna the Marshal in charge of the French force in 1810 saw how difficult it would be to get through the Lines of Torres Vedras and pulled back to Spain.
The fort has been left as it was at the start of the 19th century, and has deep trenches, a chapel and powder room.
Fort St. Vincent
The outstanding local remnant of the Lines of Torres Vedras is this fort that is dug into the tallest hill in the area.
It was one of the system’s key defences, begun in 1809, with a 1.5-kilometre wall, 39 cannons and able to hold 4,000 men if necessary.
The fort never saw action as André Masséna the Marshal in charge of the French force in 1810 saw how difficult it would be to get through the Lines of Torres Vedras and pulled back to Spain.
The fort has been left as it was at the start of the 19th century, and has deep trenches, a chapel and powder room.
On the steep forested slopes north of the city is the castle, which has been in use on and off for almost 2,000 years.
The Romans were the first to occupy this site, constructing two cisterns, while the Moors erected the first walls.
When the Christians took over in 1148 they pulled these down, but had to build new ones straight away for Moorish attacks, including a mighty siege in 1184. Much later it was brought up to 19th-century standards, as stronghold 27 in the Lines of Torres Vedras, with 11 cannon positions.
Each era left its signature on the castle, like the Portão de Armas from the start of the 16th century, which still sports Manuel I’s coast of arms, flanked by two armillary spheres.
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Torres Vedras slott
On the steep forested slopes north of the city is the castle, which has been in use on and off for almost 2,000 years.
The Romans were the first to occupy this site, constructing two cisterns, while the Moors erected the first walls.
When the Christians took over in 1148 they pulled these down, but had to build new ones straight away for Moorish attacks, including a mighty siege in 1184. Much later it was brought up to 19th-century standards, as stronghold 27 in the Lines of Torres Vedras, with 11 cannon positions.
Each era left its signature on the castle, like the Portão de Armas from the start of the 16th century, which still sports Manuel I’s coast of arms, flanked by two armillary spheres.
15 Best Things to Do in Torres Vedras (Portugal)
The city of Torres Vedras is a versatile kind of place an hour north of Lisbon. Signs of civilisation go back more than 4,000 years, but the period that left a lasting mark on the city was the early 18th century. This is when the Lines of Torres Vedras was born; a massive network of fortresses defending Lisbon from Napoleon’s army.
Torres Vedras has two forts in the city, as well as two more in the countryside. The local landscapes are green, hilly and coated with vineyards. The wider municipality also includes 20 kilometres of coast, with eight Blue Flag beaches and the resort of Santa Cruz serving up all the water activities you can handle.
Lets explore the best things to do in Torres Vedras:
1. Forte de São Vicente de Torres Vedras
Forte De São Vicente De Torres Vedras
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Forte De São Vicente De Torres Vedras
The outstanding local remnant of the Lines of Torres Vedras is this fort that is dug into the tallest hill in the area.
It was one of the system’s key defences, begun in 1809, with a 1.5-kilometre wall, 39 cannons and able to hold 4,000 men if necessary.
The fort never saw action as André Masséna the Marshal in charge of the French force in 1810 saw how difficult it would be to get through the Lines of Torres Vedras and pulled back to Spain.
The fort has been left as it was at the start of the 19th century, and has deep trenches, a chapel and powder room.
2. Castelo de Torres Vedras
Castelo De Torres Vedras
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Castelo De Torres Vedras
On the steep forested slopes north of the city is the castle, which has been in use on and off for almost 2,000 years.
The Romans were the first to occupy this site, constructing two cisterns, while the Moors erected the first walls.
When the Christians took over in 1148 they pulled these down, but had to build new ones straight away for Moorish attacks, including a mighty siege in 1184. Much later it was brought up to 19th-century standards, as stronghold 27 in the Lines of Torres Vedras, with 11 cannon positions.
Each era left its signature on the castle, like the Portão de Armas from the start of the 16th century, which still sports Manuel I’s coast of arms, flanked by two armillary spheres.
3. Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
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Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Contained by the castle’s outer walls is a church built directly after Afonso I reconquered the region in 1148. It’s a Portuguese National Monument, and the traces of Romanesque design here are the only ones to be found in the Torres Vedras area.
One of these is in the main portal, which has a double archivolt with capitals carved with doves and intertwining branches.
You should also come round to the side portal, which has two epigraphs dated to 1250. The bell in the 16th-century tower continues to set the rhythm of the day in Torres Vedras.
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Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
69 R. Dr. Adriano Franco15 Best Things to Do in Torres Vedras (Portugal)
The city of Torres Vedras is a versatile kind of place an hour north of Lisbon. Signs of civilisation go back more than 4,000 years, but the period that left a lasting mark on the city was the early 18th century. This is when the Lines of Torres Vedras was born; a massive network of fortresses defending Lisbon from Napoleon’s army.
Torres Vedras has two forts in the city, as well as two more in the countryside. The local landscapes are green, hilly and coated with vineyards. The wider municipality also includes 20 kilometres of coast, with eight Blue Flag beaches and the resort of Santa Cruz serving up all the water activities you can handle.
Lets explore the best things to do in Torres Vedras:
1. Forte de São Vicente de Torres Vedras
Forte De São Vicente De Torres Vedras
Source: flickr
Forte De São Vicente De Torres Vedras
The outstanding local remnant of the Lines of Torres Vedras is this fort that is dug into the tallest hill in the area.
It was one of the system’s key defences, begun in 1809, with a 1.5-kilometre wall, 39 cannons and able to hold 4,000 men if necessary.
The fort never saw action as André Masséna the Marshal in charge of the French force in 1810 saw how difficult it would be to get through the Lines of Torres Vedras and pulled back to Spain.
The fort has been left as it was at the start of the 19th century, and has deep trenches, a chapel and powder room.
2. Castelo de Torres Vedras
Castelo De Torres Vedras
Source: guiadacidade
Castelo De Torres Vedras
On the steep forested slopes north of the city is the castle, which has been in use on and off for almost 2,000 years.
The Romans were the first to occupy this site, constructing two cisterns, while the Moors erected the first walls.
When the Christians took over in 1148 they pulled these down, but had to build new ones straight away for Moorish attacks, including a mighty siege in 1184. Much later it was brought up to 19th-century standards, as stronghold 27 in the Lines of Torres Vedras, with 11 cannon positions.
Each era left its signature on the castle, like the Portão de Armas from the start of the 16th century, which still sports Manuel I’s coast of arms, flanked by two armillary spheres.
3. Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Source: commons.wikimedia
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Contained by the castle’s outer walls is a church built directly after Afonso I reconquered the region in 1148. It’s a Portuguese National Monument, and the traces of Romanesque design here are the only ones to be found in the Torres Vedras area.
One of these is in the main portal, which has a double archivolt with capitals carved with doves and intertwining branches.
You should also come round to the side portal, which has two epigraphs dated to 1250. The bell in the 16th-century tower continues to set the rhythm of the day in Torres Vedras.