Paço de Arcos

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Paço de Arcos (pron. IPA: ['pasu dɨ 'aɾkuʃ] or ['pasu 'daɾkuʃ]) is a civil parish (Freguesias) in Oeiras, Portugal.

Its name comes from the Palace of the Arches located at the entrance to the village (coming from Lisbon), where, legend has it, king D. Manuel I of Portugal watched Vasco da Gama's caravels leave for India. Nowadays, the Portuguese maritime academy - Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique - is based there.


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