Colares (Sintra)

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Colares (pron. IPA: [ku'laɾɨʃ]) is a Portuguese freguesia belonging to the Municipality of Sintra, with an area of 33,07 km² and 7 472 inhabitants (2001). Density: 226,0 inhab/km². The patron saint is Nossa Senhora da Assunção. It is located southwest of the Municipality of Sintra, in the atlantic coast.

It was the Headquarters of an old Municipality between 1255 & 1855, the Municipality was made up of the Colares Municipality alone and, in 1801, it had 1,930 inhabitants, and in 1849, 3,341 inhabitants.

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[edit] Patrimony

* Praia das Maçãs' Prehistoric Monument

• Pelourinho de Colares
• Anta de Adrenunes
• Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Ulgueira Church
• Quinta de Vale de Marinha
• Casa dos Lafetás cluster or Vila Cosme
• Ribeira/Praia das Maçãs bit of the old Sintra tramway, structures and compositions.
• Santo António (Colares) or Nossa Senhora das Mercês chapels
• Misericórdia de Colares or Melo e Castro's family old chapel, chapels
• Santo André de Almoçageme Roman Villa
• Peninha sanctuary or Nossa Senhora da Penha Chapel and dependencies
• Roca Fortification
• Tholos do Monge
• Santa Ana da Ordem do Carmo convent or Sant' Ana da Ordem do Carmo convent or Carmo vonvent or Quinta do Carmo and the respective Land.
• Quinta Mazziotti or Quinta do França