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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate><image><title>exploriada.com</title><link>http://en.exploriada.com</link><url>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/logo.jpg</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Pena National Palace (Portugal)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/castles-palaces-and-halls/pena-national-palace</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:40:44 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is the oldest palace inspired by European Romanticism. It is located in the civil parish of São Pedro de Penaferrim, municipality of Sintra, Portugal. The palace stands on the top of a hill above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th century Romanticism in the ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4adca9c51c99e/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convent Of The Order Of Christ (Portugal)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/places-of-religious-interest-and-monasteries/convent-of-the-order-of-christ</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:32:44 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In I983, UNESCO classified the Templar Castle and the Convent of the Knights of Christ in Tomar, a unique monument in the history of the western world, as world heritage.

Quite probably built on a site of Roman worship, as is borne out by the stone taken from the sacrificial altar to the ''Genio Municipi'' and laid at the base of the Templar tower, this vast monument illustrates seven centuries of Portugal's history and contains important ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4ab7d70486756/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Temple (Portugal)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/antiquity-and-ancient-civilisations/roman-temple</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:29:11 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The graceful Templo Romano stands at the very heart of the old city of Evora. Dating from the second century AD, it is the best-preserved temple in Portugal, despite its use as an execution-ground during the Inquisition and a slaughterhouse until 1870.

The remains consist of a small platform supporting fourteen granite columns with Corinthian capitals and a marble entablature.

its popular attribution to Diana is apparently fanciful; Jupiter is the more likely alternative.

The temple is part ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4ab7d8054e289/</imgthumb></item></channel></rss>
