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Rio Maior ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u mɐˈjɔɾ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,192, [1] in an area of 272.76 km². [2] The present mayor is Isaura Morais of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the first woman to be elected mayor in the municipality. The municipal holiday is ...
- Salinas Naturais de Rio Maior. A natural oddity, the salt flats outside Rio Maior don’t really belong in a place like this. They’re 30 kilometres from the ocean, and are the only interior salt flats active enough for industrial-level salt production in Europe.
- Villa Romana de Rio Maior. Rio Maior’s Roman villa came to light next to the river in the 80s and wasn’t excavated until 1995. This house is from the turn of the 4th century and gives you a glimpse of the luxury and splendour of the building through its highly intricate mosaics.
- Casa Senhorial d’El Rei D. Miguel. This cultivated townhouse in the centre of Rio Maior is named after the 19th-century King Miguel I, as he stayed here during the Portuguese Liberal Wars.
- Dólmen de Alcobertas. Something you can’t miss in nearby Alcobertas is this megalith, which was later adapted by the village’s parish church. One of the ten largest monuments of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula, the dolmen is at least 4,000 years old, and is made up of a chamber accessed via a corridor of granite stones.
5. Museu Didatico do Automovel em Miniatura. 4. Speciality Museums. The Didactic Automobile Museum Miniature is a organization of JuvAz - Youth Association of Assentiz, and is located in Assentiz - Rio Maior, just 55 minutes from Lisbon. This collection belongs to…. 6. Igreja de Rio Maior. 1.
- The top attractions to visit in Rio Maior are: Salinas de Rio Maior Marinhas de Sal Mercado Santana Museu Didatico do Automovel em Miniatura Adega...
- The best day trips from Rio Maior according to Tripadvisor travelers are: Natural Heritage, Caves, Water Springs and Salt Pans from Nazaré Private...
- The most popular things to do in Rio Maior with kids according to Tripadvisor travelers are: Salinas de Rio Maior Marinhas de Sal Mercado Santana S...
Rio Maior é uma cidade portuguesa pertencente ao distrito de Santarém e possui cerca de 21 000 habitantes (2021). [ 1] É sede do município de Rio Maior[ 2] com 272,76 km² de área [ 3] e 21 005 habitantes (2021), [ 4][ 5] subdividido em 10 freguesias. [ 2] O município é limitado a norte pelo município de Porto de Mós, a nordeste e a ...
Rio Maior. Towns and Villages. Nearby the Serra dos Candeeiros, Rio Maior was for centuries an important mining centre, since the local population's main occupation was extracting rock-salt from a mine in the Serra. Farming is still the main occupation in the region, with large vineyards and orchards characterising and adorning the landscape.
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A park in Rio Maior. Rio Maior (RREE-oo muh-YAWR, /ˈʁi.u ma.ˈjɔɾ/) municipality has 21,192 residents, with about 8,000 living in the city proper.
