AZEITAO TOURISM GUIDE
A sleepy village with fine mansions and wine
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Near the Arrábida Natural Park is
the sleepy-but-prosperous agricultural village of Azeitão, known for its red wine and some of the finest quintas (villas or
country estates) in the country.
Worth a visit is 15th century Quinta da
Bacalhoa, a
beautiful Renaissance villa, restored by an American and now owned by a Portuguese entrepreneur.
Visitors are allowed to
walk around the admirable gardens (containing the oldest tile panel in the
country depicting the story of Susannah and the Elders).
Another grand building in town is the Távora Palace on the central
Republica Square, not open to visitors, but with a visible Renaissance
exterior.
On the edge of town is the Fonseca Winery where visitors can
sample some of Portugal's best red table wines and see its assembly-line
production.
Azeitão can be reached by bus from Setubal.
Land is available for building in this area.
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Places Nearby
Arrábida
- Mediterranean vegetation by the Atlantic.
Setubal
- Busy port; the birthplace of Manueline architecture; dolphin watching
Sesimbra
- Calm waters in a fishing town; a mystical cape
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AROUND LISBON
AND TAGUS VALLEY Alcobaça Arrábida Azeitão Batalha Cascais Ericeira Estoril Fatima Leiria Mafra Nazaré Obidos Palmela Peniche Queluz Santarém Sesimbra Setubal Sintra Tomar |
ALENTEJO
Beja Castelo de Vide Elvas Estremoz Evora Marvão Mértola Monsaraz Vila Viçosa ALGARVE Albufeira Faro Lagos Sagres Silves Tavira Vila Real de Santo António Vilamoura |
BEIRAS (CENTRAL PORTUGAL)
Aveiro Belmonte Buçaco Coimbra Conimbriga Figueira da Foz Guarda Monsanto Piodão Serra da Estrela Viseu PORTO AND DOURO Amarante Lamego Porto |
MINHO
Barcelos Braga Gerês National Park Guimarães Ponte de Lima Ponte da Barca Viana do Castelo TRAS-OS-MONTES Bragança Chaves Vila Real THE ISLANDS Azores Madeira |