Portugal. Cultural Landscape of Sintra

Date of Inscription: 1995
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(v)
Property : 946.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 3641.0000 ha
Sintra/Serra
N38 46 59.988 W9 25 0.012
Ref: 723  

 In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding serra, created a unique combination of parks and gardens which influenced the development of landscape architecture throughout Europe.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/723

With many thanks to Nela from Portugal!

Portugal. Historic Centre of Oporto

Date of Inscription: 1996
Criteria: (iv)
Northern region
N41 8 30 W8 37
Ref: 755

The city of Oporto, built along the hillsides overlooking the mouth of the Douro river, is an outstanding urban landscape with a 2,000-year history. Its continuous growth, linked to the sea (the Romans gave it the name Portus, or port), can be seen in the many and varied monuments, from the cathedral with its Romanesque choir, to the neoclassical Stock Exchange and the typically Portuguese Manueline-style Church of Santa Clara.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/755

Thanks to Emanuel!

Portugal. Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon

Date of Inscription: 1983
Minor modification inscribed year: 2008
Criteria: (iii)(vi)
Property : 2.6600 ha
Buffer zone: 103.0000 ha
City of Lisbon
N38 41 30.984 W9 12 56.988
Ref: 263bis  

Standing at the entrance to Lisbon harbour, the Monastery of the Hieronymites – construction of which began in 1502 – exemplifies Portuguese art at its best. The nearby Tower of Belém, built to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition, is a reminder of the great maritime discoveries that laid the foundations of the modern world.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/263

Thanks to Emanuel from Portugal!

Portugal. Monastery of Batalha

Date of Inscription: 1983
Criteria: (i)(ii)
Property : 0.9800 ha
Buffer zone: 85.7800 ha
Batalha (Leiria)
N39 39 28.008 W8 49 36.984
Ref: 264  

The Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilians at the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. It was to be the Portuguese monarchy's main building project for the next two centuries. Here a highly original, national Gothic style evolved, profoundly influenced by Manueline art, as demonstrated by its masterpiece, the Royal Cloister.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/264

With thanks again to Emanuel!

Portugal. Alto Douro Wine Region

Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
Property : 24600.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 225400.0000 ha
Douro Region, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
N41 06 06 W7 47 56
Ref: 1046  

Wine has been produced by traditional landholders in the Alto Douro region for some 2,000 years. Since the 18th century, its main product, port wine, has been world famous for its quality. This long tradition of viticulture has produced a cultural landscape of outstanding beauty that reflects its technological, social and economic evolution.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1046

Thanks again to Emanuel from Portugal!

Portugal. Historic Centre of Guimarães

Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Property : 16.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 45.0000 ha
Province of Minho, District of Braga
N41 26 27 W8 17 41
Ref: 1031

The historic town of Guimarães is associated with the emergence of the Portuguese national identity in the 12th century. An exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town, its rich building typology exemplifies the specific development of Portuguese architecture from the 15th to 19th century through the consistent use of traditional building materials and techniques.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1031

Thanks to Emanuel!

Portugal. Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard culture in the Azores island

Date of Inscription: 2004
Criteria: (iii)(v)
Property : 190.2000 ha
Buffer zone: 2445.2000 ha
Azores
N38 30 48.4 W28 32 28.2
Ref: 1117rev  

Brief Description
The 987-ha site on the volcanic island of Pico, the second largest in the Azores archipelago, consists of a remarkable pattern of spaced-out, long linear walls running inland from, and parallel to, the rocky shore. The walls were built to protect the thousands of small, contiguous, rectangular plots (currais) from wind and seawater. Evidence of this viniculture, whose origins date back to the 15th century, is manifest in the extraordinary assembly of the fields, in houses and early 19th-century manor houses, in wine-cellars, churches and ports. The extraordinarily beautiful man-made landscape of the site is the best remaining area of a once much more widespread practice.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1117

Thanks to Joana! 

Portugal. Historic Centre of Évora

Date of Inscription: 1986
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Province: Alentejo, District: Evora
N38 34 23 W7 54 28
Ref: 361  
 
This museum-city, whose roots go back to Roman times, reached its golden age in the 15th century, when it became the residence of the Portuguese kings. Its unique quality stems from the whitewashed houses decorated with azulejos and wrought-iron balconies dating from the 16th to the 18th century. Its monuments had a profound influence on Portuguese architecture in Brazil.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/361

Thanks to Marta!