Archaeological Sites in Portugal

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Abrigo do Lagar Velho

Cave Structures · 500 BC - 1 AD

Abrigo do Lagar Velho is a rock shelter located 13 km from Leiria's centre in central Portugal [1]. The site is known for the discovery of a 24,000-year-old Cro-Magnon child, the Lapedo child [2]. It…

Almendres Cromlech

Megalithic stones · < 4500 BC

The Cromlech of the Almendres is a megalithic complex in the municipality of Évora, Alentejo, Portugal, located 4.5 km WSW of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe village [1]. It is the largest existing group…

Anta da Barrosa

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

A Neolithic megalithic dolmen in Vila Praia de Ancora, Caminha municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, dating to the late 4th millennium BC. Also known as Lapa dos Mouros, it is the…

Anta da Estria

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

(4500 - 3000 BC) The Anta da Estria is a megalithic dolmen situated between Belas and Queluz in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Based on radiocarbon datings of human remains, it dates to the Late…

Anta da Pedra dos Mouros

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

4500–3000 BC. The Anta da Pedra dos Mouros (Stone of the Moors), also known as Anta do Senhor da Serra, is a Neolithic-Chalcolithic dolmen near Belas and Queluz in the Lisbon District of Portugal…

Anta das Pedras Grandes

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

A Late Neolithic megalithic dolmen in Canecas, Odivelas municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal, dating to approximately 4500-2000 BC. The polygonal burial chamber with a short corridor was built on…

Anta da Vidigueira

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

A megalithic dolmen southwest of Freixo village in Redondo municipality, Evora District, Alentejo, Portugal, built between the late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods (late 4th to mid-3rd millennium…

Anta de Adrenunes

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

4500-3000 BC: The Anta de Adrenunes is a Neolithic dolmen in Sintra, Portugal, perched at 426m on a hill within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park[1][2]. The monument features a 5m-high gallery formed…

Anta de Agualva

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

A neo-Chalcolithic megalithic dolmen approximately 5,000 years old, located in an urban area of Agualva-Cacem, Sintra municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal. Also known as Anta do Carrascal, it was…

Anta de Carcavelos

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Anta de Carcavelos is a Chalcolithic-period dolmen located near Carcavelos village in the municipality of Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal [1]. Dating to 4500–3000 BC, it served as a communal…

Anta do Alto da Toupeira

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

A Neolithic-Chalcolithic dolmen in the parish of Lousa, Loures municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal, approximately 5.5 metres long and 5 metres wide. Also called Anta de Salemas, its polygonal…

Anta do Monte Abraão

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

A megalithic dolmen in Monte Abraao parish, Queluz, Sintra municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal, dating to the Late Neolithic to early Chalcolithic (4000-2500 BC). First identified in 1876 by…

Anta do Paço da Vinha

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

Anta do Paço da Vinha is a megalithic dolmen in São Bento do Mato, Évora, Portugal, built during the Neolithic-Chalcolithic period (4500-3000 BC) [1]. The monument features a polygonal chamber…

Antas da Valeira

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

Antas da Valeira comprises two Chalcolithic dolmen (burial chambers) located about 100 metres apart in a farm field near the village of Nossa Senhora da Graça do Divor in the Évora district of…

Antas do Barrocal

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

A set of nine Neolithic dolmens at Monte do Barrocal in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega, Evora District, Alentejo, Portugal. Only Dolmen No. 1, classified as a National Monument since 1910,…

Antas do Olival da Pêga

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Antas do Olival da Pêga are two Neolithic dolmens near Telheiro in Reguengos de Monsaraz, Alentejo, Portugal. Built between 4500–3000 BC, they were used from the Late Neolithic through the…

Artificial Caves of Alapraia

Necropolis/tombs complex · 4500 - 3000 BC

A Chalcolithic necropolis of four subterranean hypogea in Estoril, near Lisbon, created by excavating marlstone with stone tools during the 3rd millennium BC. The chambers measure 4.2-6.2 m in…

Artificial Caves of Casal do Pardo

Necropolis/tombs complex · 4500 - 3000 BC

Four Neolithic rock-cut hypogea in Palmela, 25 km south of Lisbon, carved from soft Miocene limestone around 3000 BC and reused until c. 2000 BC. The first such tombs discovered in Portugal, they…

Barreira Megalithic Complex

Megalithic stones · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Barreira Megalithic Complex is a prehistoric site in the Sintra municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal, situated on a wooded hill overlooking the village of Odrinhas. It consists of about twenty…

Capela de São Dinis

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Anta de Pavia is a Neolithic dolmen erected between the 4th and 3rd millennia BC, composed of seven enormous granite orthostats topped by a massive capstone. It is one of the largest megalithic…

Castle of Cola

Castle/palace · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Castle of Cola (Castelo de Cola) is an Iron Age fortified settlement and later Islamic redoubt in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, classified as a National Monument. The castro sits at…

Castro de Leceia

Fortress/citadel · 4500 - 3000 BC

Castro de Leceia is a fortified prehistoric settlement in the civil parish of Barcarena, municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. First reported in 1878 by Carlos Ribeiro in what is considered the first…

Castro de Sabroso

Fortress/citadel · 1500 - 500 BC

Castro de Sabroso is an Iron Age fortified settlement atop a hill near the Ave River in Guimaraes, northern Portugal, dating to the second half of the 1st millennium BC. Covering approximately 3…

Castro de Sacóias

Fortress/citadel · 1500 - 500 BC

Castro de Sacóias is an Iron Age fortified settlement in Baçal, Bragança, Portugal [1]. Located on two gentle hills at the same elevation east of Sacoias village [2]. Only small walls, traces of…

Castro of Castelo Velho

Fortress/citadel · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Castro of Castelo Velho is a Chalcolithic fortified settlement in the civil parish of Terena, municipality of Alandroal, Alentejo Central, Portugal [1]. The site features an irregular, fortified…

Castro of Chibanes

Fortress/citadel · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Castro of Chibanes is a fortified hilltop settlement in the Arrábida Nature Park, on Serra do Louro in Palmela municipality, Setúbal District, Portugal, approximately 25 km south of Lisbon [1].…

Castro of Cidadelhe

Fortress/citadel · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Castro of Cidadelhe is a fortified settlement in Mesao Frio, Vila Real district, Portugal, with proto-historic origins and subsequent Roman and Medieval occupation. Founded as a metallurgical…

Castro of Monte Castelo

Fortress/citadel · 1500 - 500 BC

The Castro of Monte Castelo is a fortified settlement in Guifoes, Matosinhos, on a hillside beside the Leca River in northern Portugal, covering approximately 8 hectares. Occupied continuously from…

Castro of Monte Mozinho

Fortress/citadel · 500 BC - 1 AD

The Castro of Monte Mozinho, known as the "Dead City," is a fortified settlement in Oldro~es, Penafiel, Porto district, and the largest Roman castro in the Iberian Peninsula at 20 hectares. Enclosed…

Castro of Monte Valinhas

Fortress/citadel · 1500 - 500 BC

The Castro of Monte Valinhas, also called Castro of Sao Joao de Valinhas, is an archaeological site in Santa Eulalia parish, Arouca, Portugal, occupied over more than 2,000 years. Pre-historic…

Castro of Vieito

Fortress/citadel · 1500 - 500 BC

The Castro of Vieito is a Castro culture settlement on the right bank of the Lima River estuary in Perre, Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Occupied for roughly a century during initial Romanization (late…

Castro of Vila Nova de São Pedro

Fortress/citadel · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Castro of Vila Nova de São Pedro is a Chalcolithic fortified settlement in Azambuja, Portugal, dating to 2600-1300 BCE [1]. The site is renowned for the discovery of thousands of arrowheads…

Castro of Zambujal

Fortress/citadel · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Castro of Zambujal is a Chalcolithic fortified settlement near Torres Vedras, about 50 km northwest of Lisbon, Portugal, first occupied at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC and inhabited for…

Cave of Pedra Furada

Cave Structures · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Cave of Pedra Furada is a small cave located in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, approximately 20 km north of Lisbon, Portugal [1]. The cave was formed through karstification of the…

Cave of Pego do Diabo

Cave Structures · < 4500 BC

The Cave of Pego do Diabo (Loca do Gato) is a small karst cave in Turonian limestone located 250m above sea level in Loures municipality, ~20km north of Lisbon, Portugal [1]. Archaeological…

Cave of Salemas

Cave Structures · 500 BC - 1 AD

A solutional cave near the village of Lousa in Loures municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal, situated in a Cretaceous limestone outcrop. First explored in 1959 by L. Albuquerque e Castro and fully…

Caves of Poço Velho

Cave Structures · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Caves of Poco Velho are two natural caves with interconnected galleries in central Cascais, Lisbon district. Formed 1.6 million years ago by water seeping into limestone, they were primarily used…

Citânia de Briteiros

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

Citania de Briteiros is an Iron Age hillfort of the Castro culture on Monte de Sao Romao, about 15 km northwest of Guimaraes, Portugal. Covering roughly 50 acres, it housed over 1,000 people between…

Citânia de Sanfins

Fortress/citadel · 1500 - 500 BC

Citania de Sanfins is a major Castro culture archaeological site in Sanfins de Ferreira, Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal, covering approximately 18 hectares. Construction developed in phases from the 5th…

Citânia de Santa Luzia

Fortress/citadel · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Citânia de Santa Luzia is a fortified Castro culture settlement in Areosa, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, dating from the Iron Age with continued Roman-period occupation[1]. First excavated in 1876…

Cividade de Âncora

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Cividade de Ancora (also known as Cividade de Afife) is a Castro culture hillfort on Monte da Suavidade, at the border of the municipalities of Viana do Castelo and Caminha in northern Portugal.…

Cividade de Terroso

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Cividade de Terroso was one of the oldest and largest Castro culture settlements on the northwestern Iberian coast, near present-day Povoa de Varzim, Portugal, with occupation spanning from the 8th…

Columbário Fenício

Cave Structures · 1500 - 500 BC

A Phoenician rock-cut burial chamber featuring small square niches (columbaria) used for storing cinerary urns, dating to the period of Phoenician colonization of the Iberian Peninsula [1].

Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Dolmen-Chapel of Sao Brissos is a Neolithic dolmen converted into a Christian chapel, located in the parish of Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal. The dolmen dates to the 4th-3rd…

Dolmen of Carapito I

Dolmen · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Dolmen of Carapito I (Anta de Carapito I) is a megalithic monument in the parish of Carapito, municipality of Aguiar da Beira, Guarda District, Portugal, dating to approximately 2900 BC. It is a…

Dolmen of Cunha Baixa

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Dolmen of Cunha Baixa is a megalithic Beaker monument in the parish of Cunha Baixa, municipality of Mangualde, Portugal, constructed between 3000 and 2500 BC. Discovered in 1892 by Leite de…

Dolmen of Pedra Branca

Dolmen · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Dolmen of Pedra Branca is a Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic burial tomb in Vale de Figueira, parish of Melides, Grandola municipality, Setubal District, Portugal. Built c. 2500 BC and reused…

Escoural Cave

Rock art · 500 BC - 1 AD

Escoural Cave in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, discovered in 1963, is the first site in Portugal where prehistoric art was identified and the westernmost location in Europe with Paleolithic wall…

Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça

Fortress/citadel · 1500+ AD

An 18th-century star fort on Monte da Graca (404m), 1km north of Elvas, Portugal, officially named Forte Conde de Lippe. Designed by Count Wilhelm von Schaumburg-Lippe and built 1763-1792, the…

Forte de Santa Luzia

Fortress/citadel · 1500+ AD

A 17th-century star-shaped fortress in Elvas, Alentejo, Portugal, constructed 1641-1648 to defend the border town during the Portuguese Restoration War. The first stone was laid on 1 April 1643 under…

Fountain of the Idol

Megalithic structures · 1 - 500 AD

The Fountain of the Idol (Fonte do Idolo) is a 1st-century Roman granite fountain in Braga, northern Portugal, built within the territory of ancient Bracara Augusta. Commissioned by Celicus Fronto, a…

Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja is a Neolithic megalithic funerary monument in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora do Bispo, Montemor-o-Novo municipality, central Alentejo region of Portugal[1].…

Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro

Dolmen · 4500 - 3000 BC

The largest standing dolmen in Europe, located near Evora in Portugal and dated to approximately 4000-3000 BC. The megalithic tomb features seven massive pillars rising over 7 metres above ground,…

Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar

Necropolis/tombs complex · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar comprise a Calcolithic necropolis with multiple burial tombs, situated in the Algarve region of Portugal [1].

Menhir of Bulhoa

Megalithic stones · 4500 - 3000 BC

A granite megalithic standing stone near Monsaraz in Reguengos de Monsaraz, Evora district, Portugal, dating to approximately 4000-2500 BC. Originally 4 metres tall, it was only identified in 1970…

Menhir of Meada

Megalithic stones · < 4500 BC

The Menhir of Meada is believed to be the largest megalithic monument in the Iberian Peninsula entirely carved by humans[1]. Standing in the Serra de São Mamede Natural Park in Portugal's Portalegre…

Menhir of Outeiro

Megalithic stones · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Menhir of Outeiro, also called Penedo Comprido, is a megalithic monument in the Alentejo region of Portugal, situated midway between Outeiro and Barrada villages near Reguengos de Monsaraz, just…

Menhir of Patalou

Megalithic stones · < 4500 BC

The Menhir of Patalou is a megalithic standing stone located in the Nisa municipality, Portalegre District of Portugal, approximately 5 km from the town of Nisa [1]. Dating to the 5th millennium BCE,…

Menhirs of Lavajo

Megalithic stones · 4500 - 3000 BC

A group of menhirs in the parish of Alcoutim e Pereiro, Algarve, Portugal, likely erected during the second half of the 4th millennium BC. The largest stands over 3 metres tall and is carved from…

Menir da Cabeça do Rochedo

Megalithic stones · 4500 - 3000 BC

A Neolithic limestone menhir located on a hill near Portelas, approximately 5 km north of Lagos in the Algarve, Portugal. The cylindrical, obelisk-shaped stone features faint serpentiform (wavy,…

Necropolis of Carenque

Necropolis/tombs complex · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Necropolis of Carenque is a late Neolithic burial complex in Amadora, Portugal, comprising three well-preserved collective tombs carved into smooth limestone outcrops [1]. These sepulchres date…

Nossa Senhora da Boa Estrela

Monument · 1500+ AD

Nossa Senhora da Boa Estrela is a 7-meter-high bas-relief sculpture carved directly into a granite rockface at Covao do Boi in Serra da Estrela, Portugal, at an altitude of 1,850 meters. Inaugurated…

Ponte da Cava da Velha

Gate/archway/bridge · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman bridge in Castro Laboreiro, Melgaco, within Portugal's Peneda-Geres National Park. Built in the 1st century AD to connect the Roman road leading to Spain via Portela do Homem, it is…

Ponte de Gimonde

Gate/archway/bridge · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman stone bridge in the village of Gimonde, crossing the River Onor approximately 7 km east of Braganca in northeastern Portugal. The bridge features an easel-shaped tray resting on six equal…

Ponte de Rubiães

Gate/archway/bridge · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman-medieval bridge spanning the River Coura in Rubiaes, Paredes de Coura, northern Portugal. Part of the Portuguese Way of St. James, the bridge retains Roman voussoirs near the left bank from…

Praia das Maçãs Prehistoric Monument

Necropolis/tombs complex · 4500 - 3000 BC

The Praia das Maçãs Prehistoric Monument (Tholos of Outeiro das Mós) is a necropolis combining an artificial Neolithic cave with a Chalcolithic domed beehive tomb, dating to 4500–3000 BC [1]. Located…

Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Pala Pinta

Rock art · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Pala Pinta is a rock shelter in Alijó, Portugal, in the parish of Carlão e Amieiro. The paintings cover a granite surface 12 metres long and 2.5 metres high,…

Rocha da Mina

Megalithic structures · 500 BC - 1 AD

A pre-Roman Iron Age sanctuary carved into a 12-metre schist spur beside a meander of the Lucefece River in Alandroal, Evora district, Portugal. The ritual complex features carved steps, walls,…

Rocha dos Namorados

Rock relief/carving · 4500 - 3000 BC

A large mushroom-shaped granite outcrop over 2 metres high in the parish of Corval, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Evora district, Portugal. Sometimes classified as a menhir, it appears to be a natural…

Rock Shelter of Solhapa

Rock relief/carving · 4500 - 3000 BC

A prehistoric rock shelter in Duas Igrejas, Miranda do Douro, Portugal, within the International Douro Natural Park. A huge granite slab has protected Bronze Age engravings of geometric and human…

Roman Bridge of Catribana

Gate/archway/bridge · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman bridge near the village of Catribana in the parish of Sao Joao das Lampas, municipality of Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal. The single-arch bridge crosses the Bolelas stream and is built of…

Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa

Gate/archway/bridge · 1 - 500 AD

A monumental Roman bridge crossing the Seda stream near the village of Seda in Alter do Chao, Portalegre District, Portugal. Built at the end of the 1st century AD, it is approximately 116.5 metres…

Roman Bridge over the Ribeira de Odivelas

Gate/archway/bridge · 500 BC - 1 AD

A Roman bridge near Vila Ruiva in the municipality of Cuba, Beja District, Portugal. The original granite structure dates to between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD, with subsequent…

Roman Dam of Belas

Reservoir/aqueduct/canal · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Dam of Belas is a 3rd-century structure located in the civil parish of Queluz e Belas, Sintra municipality, Portugal [1]. Constructed to supply water to the ancient city of Olisipo (modern…

Roman Dam of Fonte Coberta

Reservoir/aqueduct/canal · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Dam of Fonte Coberta is an archaeological site in São Sebastião, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal [1]. Built in the 1st century AD during Romanization of Hispania [1], the dam features a wall…

Roman Dam of Pego da Moura

Reservoir/aqueduct/canal · 1 - 500 AD

A small Roman buttress dam in the municipality of Grandola, Setubal District, Portugal, constructed during the Roman occupation. Built in two phases, it consists of a rectilinear wall originally…

Roman Milestones of Braga

Megalithic stones · 1 - 500 AD

A series of ancient Roman road markers in Braga, northern Portugal, associated with the Via de Braga a Guimaraes that connected Bracara Augusta to surrounding settlements in the 1st century AD. Roman…

Roman Ruins of Casais Velhos

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Ruins of Casais Velhos are remains of a 2nd-century Roman villa in Cascais, Lisbon District, situated on a hillside overlooking the Cresmina Dune. The site includes an upper-class domus…

Roman Ruins of Cerro da Vila

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Ruins of Cerro da Vila are the remains of a 1st-century Roman maritime villa near Vilamoura in the Algarve, occupied successively by Romans, Visigoths, and Arabs. The complex includes two…

Roman Ruins of Creiro

Bath · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Ruins of Creiro are the remains of a fish-salting factory and baths situated in the Arrabida Natural Park above Creiro Beach in the Setubal District of Portugal. First excavated in 1987,…

Roman Ruins of Milreu

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Ruins of Milreu, classified as a National Monument, are the most prominent evidence of Roman presence in the Algarve, located in Estoi near Faro. Built in the 1st century AD, the luxurious…

Roman Ruins of Pisões

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Ruins of Pisoes are a villa rustica classified as a Property of Public Interest, located about 10 km southwest of Beja in the Alentejo region. Accidentally rediscovered in 1967 during…

Roman Ruins of Quinta da Abicada

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

Roman villa ruins located in Mexilhoeira Grande, near Alvor, Portimão, Algarve, Portugal [1]. The site was part of the colony of Ipses in Lusitania, one of only three communities in Hispania…

Roman Ruins of São Cucufate

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Ruins of Sao Cucufate are one of the most important Roman remains in Portugal, located in Vila de Frades in the municipality of Vidigueira in the southern Alentejo. Considered the largest…

Roman Ruins of Tróia

Megalithic structures · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Ruins of Tróia is an archaeological site on the left bank of the River Sado, on the Tróia Peninsula opposite Setúbal, in Setúbal District, Portugal[1]. The complex includes extensive fish…

Roman Ruins of Villa Cardillio

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

(1st–4th c. AD) Villa Cardillio is a Roman villa and farmstead in Santa Maria parish, Torres Novas, central Portugal, named after an onsite mosaic pavement whose meaning remains unclear[1]. First…

Roman Temple of Évora

Temple complex · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Temple of Evora, often incorrectly called the Temple of Diana, was built in the 1st century AD and consecrated to the Imperial cult of Emperor Augustus in the forum of ancient Liberalitas…

Roman Thermae of Maximinus

Bath · 500 BC - 1 AD

The Roman Thermae of Maximinus are the archaeological ruins of monumental public baths in Braga, Portugal, integrated into the urban renewal of Bracara Augusta, the Roman provincial capital of…

Roman Villa of Almoinhas

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman villa in the parish of Loures, near Lisbon, occupied from the 1st to 5th century AD and considered one of the most important Roman-period sites in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. First…

Roman Villa of Alto da Cidreira

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman villa in Alcabideche, Cascais, known since the 1890s but not systematically excavated until 1980-1981 by archaeologists Guilherme Cardoso and Jose d'Encarnacao. The site comprises a manor…

Roman Villa of Ammaia

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A substantial Roman town founded in the 1st century AD within the Serra de Sao Mamede Nature Park near Marvao, in the province of Lusitania. Ammaia occupied approximately 25 hectares with a…

Roman Villa of Freiria

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A wealthy Roman villa in Sao Domingos de Rana, Cascais, occupied from the Iron Age through the 5th century AD. Excavated between 1985 and 2002, the site revealed a peristyle domus with polychrome…

Roman Villa of Frielas

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Villa of Frielas is located in the parish of Frielas, municipality of Loures, within the Lisbon District of Portugal [1]. The villa fell under the territory of Olisipo, the Roman settlement…

Roman Villa of Outeiro de Polima

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman villa in Sao Domingos de Rana, Cascais, dating from the 1st century BC to the 3rd century AD. First documented by Virgilio Correia in 1913, the site was excavated in 1999 and again from 2003…

Roman Villa of Quinta da Bolacha

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Villa of Quinta da Bolacha is a 3rd-4th century AD Roman villa located in the civil parish of Falagueira-Venda Nova, municipality of Amadora, Portugal[1]. The site is commonly associated…

Roman Villa of Rabaçal

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A 4th-century Roman villa near Penela, 12 km south of Conimbriga, along the ancient road from Olisipo (Lisbon) to Bracara Augusta (Braga). Excavations begun in 1984 uncovered a unique octagonal…

Roman Villa of Santo André de Almoçageme

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman villa in Colares, Sintra, occupied from the 1st century AD until at least the mid-5th century. A funerary inscription and mosaic were first discovered in 1905, with systematic excavations…

Roman Villa of Sendim

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A Roman villa rustica in Lugar do Agrelo, Sendim, Felgueiras, discovered in 1992 during house construction. Occupied from the 1st to the 6th century AD, the villa was structured around an inner…

Roman Villa of Tourega

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman Villa of Tourega is located in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega in the Évora District of Alentejo, Portugal [1]. During Roman occupation it was part of the province of Lusitania,…

Roman Villa of Vale do Mouro

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

A large Roman settlement in Coriscada, Meda, covering approximately 2 hectares, one of the largest villas in Portugal. The site shows Neolithic origins with silica and quartz flakes, followed by…

Roman Villa of Vilares

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

An archaeological site in Alcabideche, Cascais, discovered in the early 21st century during residential development. Excavations between 2007 and 2008 revealed remnants of a Roman villa with terra…

Ruínas Romanas da Bobadela

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

The Roman ruins of Bobadela are located in the parish of Bobadela, municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal [1]. The site includes the remains of a Roman amphitheatre. Notable features include…

Santuário Rupestre de Panóias

Cave Structures · 1 - 500 AD

The Sanctuary of Panoias is a Gallo-Roman rock sanctuary near Vila Real in northern Portugal, dating to the late 2nd to early 3rd century AD. It was dedicated to the infernal god Serapis and local…

Segura Bridge

Gate/archway/bridge · 1 - 500 AD

Segura Bridge is a Roman bridge spanning the Erges River on the Portugal-Spain border, connecting Segura (Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal) to Alcántara, Spain [1]. It has five arches, of which only the two…

Templo Romano Évora

Temple complex · 1 - 500 AD

An ancient Roman temple in Évora, Portugal, also known as the Templo de Diana [1]. Part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage-listed historic centre, it represents one of the most significant landmarks…

Tholos do Barro

Necropolis/tombs complex · 3000 - 1500 BC

The Tholos do Barro is a Chalcolithic domed tomb constructed of block masonry, located on Monte da Pena near Barro village in Torres Vedras, Portugal [1]. Dating to 2500–2200 BC, this Megalithic…

Tongobriga

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Ruins of a Galician-Roman city near the village of Freixo in Marco de Canaveses, approximately 54 km east of Porto in northern Portugal. Built in the late 1st century AD over an Iron Age Castro…

Torre de Almofala

Temple complex · 1 - 500 AD

Torre de Almofala is a Roman monument in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal, originally constructed as a temple probably in the 2nd century AD, believed to have been inspired by the Temple of…

Tower of Centum Cellas

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Tower of Centum Cellas is a 12-metre-high pink granite structure near Belmonte, Portugal, dating to the 1st century AD. A dedicatory altar identified the owner as Lucius Caecilius, a wealthy tin…

Trajan's Bridge, Chaves

Gate/archway/bridge · 1 - 500 AD

Trajan's Bridge in Chaves is a Roman granite bridge spanning the Tamega River in northern Portugal, constructed at the end of the 1st or beginning of the 2nd century AD under Emperor Trajan. The…

Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech

Stone circle · < 4500 BC

The Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech is a megalithic stone circle in the Evora district of Portugal's Alentejo region, dating to the 6th-5th millennium BC. Identified in 1993 by Manuel Calado's team from…

Villa of Torre de Palma

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1 - 500 AD

The Villa Lusitano-Romana de Torre de Palma is a Roman villa near Monforte in Portugal, in the Roman province of Lusitania[1]. It is considered one of the largest villas in the Iberian Peninsula[1].…

Xerez Cromlech

Megalithic stones · < 4500 BC

The Xerez Cromlech is a megalithic complex dating to the 5th or 4th millennium BCE, located near Monsaraz in the Alentejo region of Portugal, close to the Spanish border. Due to the construction of…