Archaeological tourism

Archaeological tourism

Dolmens Around Marvão

Dolmens Around Marvão

The earliest dolmens in southern Portugal date from c. 4800 BCE, and this culture lasted into the Bronze Age (2000 BCE) and beyond into the Iron Age. In and around Marvão, there exists a high concentration of dolmens, rock-hewn tombs, passage mounds and megaliths, dated to the 3rd millennium BCE. Together with the Sever-valley sites around the […]

Dolmen in Aldeia da Mata

Dolmen in Aldeia da Mata

The Dolmen of Tapadão (or Anta da Aldeia da Mata)  is the second largest in Portugal. It constitutes a megalithic monument with more than five thousand years old. It stands out for its size and still in very good condition. Was classified as a National Monument in 1910. It consists of seven granite struts with […]

Rock Painting in Arronches

Rock Painting in Arronches

The rock painting sites of Arronches are located in rock shelters south of São Mamede mountains, the Esperança parish in the municipality of Arronches. The cave paintings dating from the third millennium BC and represent human and animal figures and hand drawings in colors ranging from red to yellow. The most decorated shelter, and first of […]

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