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アルentejoの北東端に位置するCastelo de Videは、スペインとの国境からわずか数キロの距離にあります。この町は、主に美しい白い漆喰の家々から、Cidade branca（白い町）として知られています。この町のハイライト（Parque Natural da Serra de São Mamedeの素晴らしいロケーションに加えて）は、14世紀に建てられたCastelo de São Roqueです。城からは旧市街の素晴らしい景色を眺めることができます。Castelo de Videのその他の見どころには、ポルトガルで最も古いシナゴーグがある古いユダヤ人地区や、町の数多くの教会や礼拝堂があります。

A place in memory

The castle was founded by King D. Dinis in 1290, with the aim of defending the Alentejo border. Originally, it had an imposing structure with a double ring of walls, twelve towers and eight gates. Over the centuries, it lost part of its structure to the growth of the city, but it remains a National Monument. The Keep is the best-preserved part of the original complex. Inside, there is a museum that you can visit.

Construction of the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa began in 1789 on the site of a small chapel of the same name, founded in 1311 by Loureno Pires and his wife. It was completed around 1873. It is a large temple, perhaps the largest in the Alto Alentejo. The invocation to Santa Maria da Devesa is unique in our country, and it may be related not only to its location, which... https://castelodevide.pt/2000/igreja-de-santa-maria-da-devesa

Imposing building in which the Centro de Dia senior center is located

The chafurdão is a traditional dry-stone shelter with a false dome, typical of the region’s vernacular heritage. Though most surviving examples are recent (the oldest dated to 1733), they follow ancient construction techniques. Oriented toward sunrise, these structures include ventilation and lighting through wall openings. Built for temporary use by farmers and shepherds, they often have walled pens and a compact earth-covered roof stabilized by stone capping.

You can cycle on the dam and watch the reservoir from this viewpoint.

The chafurdão is a traditional dry-stone shelter with a false dome, typical of the region’s vernacular heritage. Though most surviving examples are recent (the oldest dated to 1733), they follow ancient construction techniques. Oriented toward sunrise, these structures include ventilation and lighting through wall openings. Built for temporary use by farmers and shepherds, they often have walled pens and a compact earth-covered roof stabilized by stone capping.