Casal do Deserto

Casal do Deserto is a hamlet in Ventosa, Torres Vedras, Lisbon District. Casal do Deserto is situated nearby to the hamlet Adegas, as well as near Figueiras.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castro of Zambujal and Tholos do Barro.

Castro of Zambujal

Archaeological site

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The Castro of Zambujal is a Chalcolithic age archeological site in the municipality of Torres Vedras in the western litoral area of the Centro Region, Portugal.

The Tholos do Barro was a Chalcolithic or Copper-Age domed tomb of block masonry. Its ruins are located on Monte da Pena, near the village of Barro, Torres Vedras municipality, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Tholos do Barro is situated 2½ km east of Casal do Deserto.

Fort of São Vicente

Protected area

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The Fort of São Vicente is in the town and municipality of Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. In 1809 it was the first of 152 forts, redoubts and other defences to be developed as part of three defensive lines between the Atlantic Ocean and… Fort of São Vicente is situated 4 km northeast of Casal do Deserto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turcifal and Casalinhos de Alfaiata.

Turcifal

Town

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Turcifal is a town, which is situated 4 km southeast of Casal do Deserto.

Casalinhos de Alfaiata

Hamlet

Casalinhos de Alfaiata is a hamlet in the parish of Silveira, in the municipality of Torres Vedras, Portugal. Joaquim Agostinho, a Portuguese professional bicycle racer, lived in Casalinhos de Alfaiata for several years. Casalinhos de Alfaiata is situated 6 km northwest of Casal do Deserto.