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Porto de Mós
Porto de Mós
The municipality of Porto de Mós, the district of Leiria, is located at the northern edge of the mountain Serra de Aire e Candeeiros, limited to the northern county of Batalha, Leiria, south by Santarém, east side of Alcanena and west by Alcobaça. It Covers a total area of 264.3 And is constituted by 13 parishes: Alcaria, Alqueidão da Serra, Alvados, Arrimal, Calvaria de Cima, Juncal, Mendiga, Mira de Aire, Pedreiras, São Bento Porto de Mós ( São João Baptista), Porto de Mós(St. Peter) and Serro Ventoso. In 2005 the municipality had 24,576 inhabitants. The natural or inhabitant of Porto de Mós are called “Portomosense”. Places of Interest are Serra de Aire e Candeeiros, the caves of Alvados, Sto. António and Mira de Aire, lagoons of Arrimal and forests of oak.
PORTO DE MÓS
Castle of Porto de Mós
Captured from the Moors by D. Afonso Henriques, in 1148, the castle was D. Fuas, the brave knight, as its first mayor. First expanded by the Arabs, the castle was renovated again, as a Portuguese possession in D. Sancho I and completely restored in the thirteenth century, by D. Dinis. D. Alfonso, Marquis de Valencia and Count of Ourém again transform the monument in 1450. The castle was partially destroyed by two earthquakes, but it has been restored in 1940.
“Pelourinho”
“Cruzeiro”
Municipal Garden
Porto de Mós
S. João Baptista’s Church
Municipal Library
Chapel of Santo António
Porto de Mós – Cine theater
Porto de Mós – Municipal Market
Porto de Mós –Arménio Marques’s Square
Our school
Secondary School of Porto de Mós