2. The town of Vila Franca de Xira, where we live, is located 29 km from Lisbon, which is the capital of our country. It lies on the northern limit of the Lisbon metropolitan area on the right bank of the river Tagus. The city and county are crossed by major transport routes such as railways (Northern Line), motorway (A1) and roads (national road Nº10, Nº3 and Nº1). Our Town
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4. The Lezírias - Natural Heritage In Lezírias there is a landscape that is unique, where beauty of the mirror of water of the Tagus river reflects the blue of the sky, where the horse, the bull, the heron and stork coexist peacefully. Since Roman times the horses were considered the fastest in the world. Strabo, an ancient historian, said that even ... they were children of the wind.
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6. Rural routes - walk or bike With excellent conditions to practice outdoor activities like hiking, mountain biking, orienteering, canoeing, among others, the parishes of Vila Franca de Xira as Waterfalls, and S. Calhandriz S. Joao dos Montes offer rural routes and, in some ways, more connected to nature. Visiting these areas of predominantly agricultural landscape is natural to find farms, churches and chapels, ruins and architectural heritage as a whole and tells the story of the Municipality, in a quiet environment, away from the city noise. Convent Santo António (Loja Nova) Farmstead Bulhaco (Trancoso)
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9. Monument to bullfighter, made by the sculptor Rui Fernandes: Statue of Varina, made by the sculptor Rui Fernandes:
10. Monument to Alves Redol, made by the sculptor Lagoa Henriques: Monument to Pitchfork (newer), made by the sculptor Franco Sousa:
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13. Work performed by students from 3 rd Year Class E-BP: School E.B.1 n.º 4 of Vila Franca de Xira January 2011 THE END
