Attractions and Places To See around Lavre - Top 7

The fields of Ciborro stretch out in a grandeur that seems to have no end, with a privileged viewpoint at the top of the village. Between agricultural land and the cork oak forest, the Atabueira Dam emerges as an oasis with verdant banks, full of wildlife and reflecting in the water. This Dam came into operation in 1976 and there is currently a Water Ski School on its banks.

The Vidigal Palace is an old royal hunting lodge built in the municipality of Vendas Novas, in the district of Évora. ✓History and Characteristics Origin: Commissioned by King D. Carlos I in 1896. ✓Construction: The works continued until the monarch's regicide in 1908. ✓Property: It currently belongs to the Casa de Bragança Foundation. ✓Architecture: It features a typical Ribatejo style with a quadrangular plan and a central courtyard. ✓Annex structures: It includes a bullfighting arena, a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Conception, and an old royal halt. ✓Current state: The building is uninhabited, unfurnished, and in an advanced state of degradation. ✓Location and Visits Address: Estrada de Canha, Herdade do Vidigal, Vendas Novas. ✓Access: It is private property, so visits inside require prior authorization from the foundation or occur during specific events organized by the Vendas Novas City Council.

A dolmen to which a house was attached. It consists of a burial chamber, of whose original structure 7 upright stones are still visible in situ. Two of the upright stones are embedded in the walls of the building. From the original corridor of the dolmen, one upright stone remains on the right side, on which a wall rises, not showing any traces of the mound. Since the dolmen has always been part of the daily life of the inhabitants of the house, it has been used for various domestic purposes such as a chicken coop, rabbit hutch and, currently, a storage place. The resident of Monte do Estanque even made a fire inside the dolmen. (Source: Wikipedia) The dolmen is located about 200 meters from the national road 2, but it is very well signposted.

small museum of Portuguese artillery.

The Royal Palace of Vendas Novas, known by the Palace of the Passages, currently Artillery Regiment No. 5, was the scene of one of the most beautiful stories of princesses. Wart of D. In 1728, the palace targeted two nights in bed on the way to Caia, where he was to stay D. Barbara marries D. Ferdinand VI of Spain, while on the return D. Mariana Victoria, bride of the future king D. José I, episode in the history of Portugal that became known as the Exchange of Princesses. The construction of this building took place in record time of a year, so that everything was ready to receive the princesses. Colonel José da Silva Pais and Vasconcelos intended the direction, the architecture was in charge of Custos of Vieira and a million crusaders were spent, so the result was the Palace of Great Magnanimity, considered at the time one of the largest buildings in the country. The building had many excellent divisions for the royal family and their servants and there was still an oratory and a sacristy lined with gilded carvings. From the Inn of the Kings it went into cavalry cases, set, telegraph, improvised hospital for the fight against yellow fever and finally, since 1861 and on the initiative of D. Pedro V, for the headquarters of the Artillery Practice School, so until 2013. Currently Artillery Regiment No.5​ Inside the famous palace it is still possible to observe the original frescoes on the ceilings, the fountain, which although covered, is still in the courtyard courtyard and the Palace of the King's Hunt, which is located in the artillery polygon. All the rest of the compartments of the palace now function as offices of the military unit and the rest room has been adapted to the day-to-day use of the barracks. https://www.cm-vendasnovas.pt/visitante/monumentos/palacio-das-passagens/

The Vidigal Palace was built by King D. Carlos I in 1896, consisting of a hunting lodge. The works continued until his assassination on February 1, 1908. With a typical Ribatejo style, the palace is without any furniture. The complex includes a chapel to Nossa Senhora da Conceição and an arena where several bullfights took place.

Vendas Novas' culinary specialty, bifana. Bifanas have a special seasoning. There is a great offer of bifanas in Vendas Novas. They are to cry and ask for more!