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Fig. 2. Typical street with original elements (Castelo Novo, Portugal) Fig. 3. Traditional building materials (external earth mortar)

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Heritage - monuments and conurbations

This area, with innumerous fortresses (Figure 4), religious monuments and preserved villages is rich in heritage buildings and conurbations. In this context, there has been an increase in terms of the classified heritage in the Historic Villages (AHP).

Fig. 4. An example of classified heritage in Almeida (fortress) in Portugal.