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Marvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈvɐ̃w] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2020 was 2,972 (and dropping at a rate of around one inhabitant per week), in an area of 154.90 km2. The present Mayor is Luís Vitorino, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8. Perched on a quartzite crag of the Serra de São Mamede, Marvão's name is derived from an 8th-century Muwallad rebel, named Ibn Marwan. Ibn Marwan, who constructed the Castle of Marvão - likely on the site of an earlier Roman watchtower - as a power base when establishing an independent statelet ("emirate", duchy) - covering much of modern-day Portugal - during the Emirate of Cordoba (884-931 CE). The castle and walled village were further fortified through the centuries, notably under Sancho II of Portugal (13th century) and Denis of Portugal. The village has generated significant tourist interest in recent years. It was included in the #1 New York Times bestselling book, 1000 Places to see Before you Die. Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago wrote of the village, "From Marvão one can see the entire land ... It is understandable that from this place, high up in the keep at Marvão Castle, visitors may respectfully murmur, 'How great is the world'." In the 1950s, author Huldine V. Beamish wrote of Marvão, "There is an atmosphere about the district (of Marvão) that is very ancient. At times you have the same peculiar feelings as those evoked by Stonehenge and that amazing druid monument at Callernish in the Isle of Lewis. Picking your way along the steep stony pathways, you would not be at all surprised to meet a Phoenician trader or Roman Soldier. It would be the most natural thing in the world." More info in : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvão GOOD NIGHT BUDDIES !

Marvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈvɐ̃w] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2020 was 2,972 (and dropping at a rate of around one inhabitant per week), in an area of 154.90 km2. The present Mayor is Luís Vitorino, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8. Perched on a quartzite crag of the Serra de São Mamede, Marvão's name is derived from an 8th-century Muwallad rebel, named Ibn Marwan. Ibn Marwan, who constructed the Castle of Marvão - likely on the site of an earlier Roman watchtower - as a power base when establishing an independent statelet ("emirate", duchy) - covering much of modern-day Portugal - during the Emirate of Cordoba (884-931 CE). The castle and walled village were further fortified through the centuries, notably under Sancho II of Portugal (13th century) and Denis of Portugal. The village has generated significant tourist interest in recent years. It was included in the #1 New York Times bestselling book, 1000 Places to see Before you Die. Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago wrote of the village, "From Marvão one can see the entire land ... It is understandable that from this place, high up in the keep at Marvão Castle, visitors may respectfully murmur, 'How great is the world'." In the 1950s, author Huldine V. Beamish wrote of Marvão, "There is an atmosphere about the district (of Marvão) that is very ancient. At times you have the same peculiar feelings as those evoked by Stonehenge and that amazing druid monument at Callernish in the Isle of Lewis. Picking your way along the steep stony pathways, you would not be at all surprised to meet a Phoenician trader or Roman Soldier. It would be the most natural thing in the world." More info in : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvão GOOD NIGHT BUDDIES !

Marvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈvɐ̃w] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2020 was 2,972 (and dropping at a rate of around one inhabitant per week), in an area of 154.90 km2. The present Mayor is Luís Vitorino, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8. Perched on a quartzite crag of the Serra de São Mamede, Marvão's name is derived from an 8th-century Muwallad rebel, named Ibn Marwan. Ibn Marwan, who constructed the Castle of Marvão - likely on the site of an earlier Roman watchtower - as a power base when establishing an independent statelet ("emirate", duchy) - covering much of modern-day Portugal - during the Emirate of Cordoba (884-931 CE). The castle and walled village were further fortified through the centuries, notably under Sancho II of Portugal (13th century) and Denis of Portugal. The village has generated significant tourist interest in recent years. It was included in the #1 New York Times bestselling book, 1000 Places to see Before you Die. Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago wrote of the village, "From Marvão one can see the entire land ... It is understandable that from this place, high up in the keep at Marvão Castle, visitors may respectfully murmur, 'How great is the world'." In the 1950s, author Huldine V. Beamish wrote of Marvão, "There is an atmosphere about the district (of Marvão) that is very ancient. At times you have the same peculiar feelings as those evoked by Stonehenge and that amazing druid monument at Callernish in the Isle of Lewis. Picking your way along the steep stony pathways, you would not be at all surprised to meet a Phoenician trader or Roman Soldier. It would be the most natural thing in the world." More info in : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvão GOOD NIGHT BUDDIES !

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Marvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈvɐ̃w] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2020 was 2,972 (and dropping at a rate of around one inhabitant per week), in an area of 154.90 km2. The present Mayor is Luís Vitorino, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8. Perched on a quartzite crag of the Serra de São Mamede, Marvão's name is derived from an 8th-century Muwallad rebel, named Ibn Marwan. Ibn Marwan, who constructed the Castle of Marvão - likely on the site of an earlier Roman watchtower - as a power base when establishing an independent statelet ("emirate", duchy) - covering much of modern-day Portugal - during the Emirate of Cordoba (884-931 CE). The castle and walled village were further fortified through the centuries, notably under Sancho II of Portugal (13th century) and Denis of Portugal. The village has generated significant tourist interest in recent years. It was included in the #1 New York Times bestselling book, 1000 Places to see Before you Die. Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago wrote of the village, "From Marvão one can see the entire land ... It is understandable that from this place, high up in the keep at Marvão Castle, visitors may respectfully murmur, 'How great is the world'." In the 1950s, author Huldine V. Beamish wrote of Marvão, "There is an atmosphere about the district (of Marvão) that is very ancient. At times you have the same peculiar feelings as those evoked by Stonehenge and that amazing druid monument at Callernish in the Isle of Lewis. Picking your way along the steep stony pathways, you would not be at all surprised to meet a Phoenician trader or Roman Soldier. It would be the most natural thing in the world." More info in : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvão

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PIP ABOVE, VIEW FROM MY ROOM O belo Hotel De Alvito está situado no interior do Castelo de Conto de Fadas de Alvito, no meio das deslumbrantes e vastas planícies alentejanas. É considerado um dos melhores exemplos da arquitectura portuguesa, combinando o estilo islâmico, gótico, manuelino e histórico português, que oferece um verdadeiro sentido de história e carácter. A pousada encontra-se instalada nas dependências do castelo da vila, cuja atual conformação remonta ao final do século XV, construído durante os reinados de D. João II e D. Manuel I. Com influência mudéjar observável nomeadamente nos elementos decorativos e em algumas janelas maineladas encimadas por arcos em ferradura construídos em tijolo e argamassa. Apesar das ameias nas muralhas, as numerosas janelas dão-lhe uma feição solarenga certamente determinada também pelo facto de que, apesar de a família que o construiu -ostentando o título de barão de Alvito - ter uma grande influência regional, não tinha o poder, nomeadamente militar, das grandes famílias do reino. A torre de menagem mantém ainda características góticas na cobertura das suas divisões. O castelo encontra-se classificado como Monumento Nacional desde 1910 (DG 136 de 23 de Junho de 1910). Em 1993 foi aprovado e executado um projecto de enquadramento paisagístico do parque pelo arquitecto Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, sendo em Setembro do mesmo ano inaugurada a Pousada construída segundo um projecto aprovado dois anos antes. A Pousada Mantendo a integridade das linhas originais do monumento, em estilo mudéjar, gótico e manuelino, oferece ao público dezenove quartos e uma suite, restaurante, piscina, bar e esplanada. O jardim, com rega à nora, foi projectado de acordo com o que eram os espaços agrícolas e de fruição dos antigos castelos medievais. +++++++++ The beautiful Hotel De Alvito is set within the fairytale Castle of Alvito amid the stunning, vast Alentejan plains. It is considered one of the best examples of Portuguese architecture, combining Islamic, Gothic, Manueline and historical Portuguese style which offer a real sense of history and character. The Pousada is housed in the town's castle, which dates back to the late 15th century and was built during the reigns of D. João II and D. Manuel I. The Mudéjar influence can be seen in the decorative elements and in some of the main windows topped by horseshoe arches made of brick and mortar. Despite the battlements on the walls, the numerous windows give it a sunny appearance, certainly also determined by the fact that, although the family that built it - bearing the title of Baron of Alvito - had great regional influence, they did not have the power, particularly military, of the great families of the kingdom. The keep still retains Gothic features in the roof of its rooms. The castle has been classified as a National Monument since 1910 (DG 136 of 23 June 1910). In 1993 a project for the landscaping of the park was approved and executed by the architect Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles. In September of the same year the Pousada, built according to a project approved two years before, was inaugurated. The Pousada Maintaining the integrity of the original lines of the monument, in Mudejar, Gothic and Manueline styles, the Pousada offers the public nineteen rooms and one suite, a restaurant, swimming pool, bar and terrace. The garden, with its irrigation system, was designed in accordance with the agricultural and leisure areas of the old medieval castles. pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pousada_do_Castelo_de_Alvito

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