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Vila Real (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ʁiˈal] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the North region, Portugal. It is also the seat of the Douro intermunicipal community and of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro historical province.
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Vila Real de Santo António ( pronounced [ˈvilɐ ʁiˈal d (ɨ) ˈsɐ̃t (u) ɐ̃ˈtɔnju] ⓘ) is a city, civil parish, and municipality in the Algarve, Portugal. [ 1] The population in 2011 was 19,156, [ 2] in an area of 61.25 km 2. [ 3] It is one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity: its territory comprises ...
Vila Real District. The District of Vila Real ( Portuguese: Distrito de Vila Real [ˈvilɐ ʁiˈal] ⓘ) is a district of northern Portugal. With an area of 4,239 km 2 (1,637 sq mi), the district is located east of the port city of Porto and north of the Douro River. Vila Real has always belonged to the historical province of Trás-os-Montes.
The population in 2011 was 11,946, [1] in an area of 10.99 km². [2] The city of Vila Real de Santo António is situated at the southeasternmost tip of Portugal. The city lies on one side of the mouth of the Guadiana River, at the point where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Spain lies on the opposite side of the river, and from there are ...
Reference no. 829 [2] Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Marsh Nature Reserve ( Portuguese: Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António) is a nature reserve in Portugal. It is a Ramsar wetland. [2] It attracts visitors due to its diverse fauna, which comprises some 153 species of birds, including storks ...
There are 17 World Heritage Sites listed in Portugal, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first four sites listed in Portugal were the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, the Monastery of Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the town of Angra do Heroísmo, in 1983. The most recent additions to the list ...
The lighthouse was first planned in 1884 but construction did not begin until 1916. It came into operation in January 1923, after many years of discussion regarding the best construction method, as it is built in a sandy area. It rests on reinforced concrete foundations. It replaced an earlier lighthouse, called the "Farolinho de ferro" (little ...