Escola Secundária Anselmo de Andrade com 2º - Training-for-LIFE

Escola Secundária com 2º e 3º Ciclos Anselmo de Andrade
2013/2014
Portugal
Daniela Silva e Maria Jordão 11ºC
Professora: Fernanda Martins
Preface
• Map of Portugal and its regions
• Lisbon:
Typical Streets
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Torre de Belém
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
• Sintra:
Palácio da Pena
Castelo dos Mouros
• Cascais:
Vila de Cascais
Cabo da Roca
• Mafra:
Palácio Nacional de Mafra
• Setúbal:
Almada- Cristo Rei, Ponte 25 de Abril and Costa de Caparica
Regions of Portugal
Typical Streets
Bairro Alto
It is an old neighborhood in central Lisbon with very old houses. It hosts
several parties and it’s also known for having the typical “fado houses”.
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Jeronimos Monastery is a Manueline monastery testimony of the richness of the
Portuguese Discoveries. It is situated in Belém, Lisbon, at the entrance of Rio Tejo
(Tagus River).
Torre de Belém
Tower of Belem is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the
municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the
nearby Jerónimos Monastery)
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Monument to the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus
River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river
where ships departed to explore and trade with India and Orient, the monument
celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Sintra’s Village
It is a town within the municipality of Sintra and it became a major tourist center.
Palácio da Pena
The Pena National Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de
Penaferrim, municipality of Sintra, Portugal. The palace stands on the top of a hill
above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and
much of its metropolitan area.
Castelo dos Mouros
The Castle of the Moors is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil
parish of Santa Maria in the municipality of Sintra. Taken by Christian forces from
the Moors after the fall of Lisbon, it was an important strategic point during
the Reconquest .
Cascais
It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and it is also one of the
richest municipalities. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for
Portugal's royal family in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Cabo da Roca
Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and
continental Europe and it is in the Portuguese municipality of Sintra, west of the district
of Lisbon.
Mafra (Palácio Nacional de Mafra)
Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palacemonastery located in Mafra, Portugal, some 28 km away from Lisbon.
Almada
It is one of the cities in Almada Municipality in Portugal, and it is located just 3.55km away
from Lisbon.
Cristo Rei
Christ the King statue is
a Catholic monument
dedicated to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus
Christ overlooking the city
of Lisbon in the central part
of Portugal.
Ponte 25 de Abril
The 25th of April Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital
of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus River. It was
inaugurated on 6th August, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999.
Costa de Caparica
Is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Almada along the western coast
of the Setúbal district. Since December 2004, Costa de Caparica has been designated as city
within the urban hierarchy of Portugal.
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