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Serra do Buçaco

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Frommer's Portugal Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince – 2012 p294 "BY CAR From Coimbra, head northeast along Route 110 to the town of Penacova at the foot of the Serra do Buçaco. From there, continue north, following signposts along a small secondary
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Towards the close of the 19th century the Serra de Bussaco became one of the regular halting-places for foreign, and especially for British, tourists, on the overland route between
50: 292: 181: 188:(1623), anathematizing trespassers and forbidding women to approach, is inscribed on a tablet at the main entrance; another bull, of 93: 43: 192:(1643), threatens with excommunication any person harming the trees. Located in the northwestern corner is the 224: 141: 166: 247: 169:. The highest point in the range is the Cruz Alta at 549 m (1801 feet), which has views over the 157: 243: 239: 197: 170: 189: 185: 238:
In 1873 a monument was erected, on the southern slopes of the Serra, to commemorate the
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Lonely Planet Portugal Regis St. Louis, Robert Landon – 2007 p316 Serra do Buçaco
65: 52: 201: 162: 131: 27: 216: 207: 220: 206: 137: 119: 81: 42: 37: 20: 180:The Serra includes the buildings of a secularized 250:, under Lord Wellington, on 27 September 1810. 231:), built between 1888 and 1905 in an exuberant 8: 17: 100: 32:Mountains and National Palace of Bussaco 259: 165:, formerly included in the province of 156: 7: 14: 235:style, still attracts tourists. 124: 99: 92: 26: 177:valley and the Atlantic Ocean. 1: 242:, in which the French, under 293:Mountain ranges of Portugal 309: 161:) is a mountain range in 86: 25: 229:Palácio Hotel do Bussaco 194:Mata Nacional do Bussaco 246:, were defeated by the 225:Palace Hotel of Bussaco 211:Palácio Hotel do Buçaco 212: 248:Anglo-Portuguese Army 210: 200:), an ancient walled 182:Carmelite monastery 62: /  213: 38:Highest point 240:Battle of Bussaco 158:[buˈsaku] 147: 146: 300: 277: 274: 268: 264: 171:Serra da Estrela 160: 155: 150:Serra do Bussaco 130: 128: 127: 107:Serra do Bussaco 103: 102: 96: 77: 76: 74: 73: 72: 67: 66:40.350°N 8.350°W 63: 60: 59: 58: 55: 30: 21:Serra do Bussaco 18: 308: 307: 303: 302: 301: 299: 298: 297: 283: 282: 281: 280: 275: 271: 265: 261: 256: 244:Marshal Masséna 190:Pope Urban VIII 186:Pope Gregory XV 153: 125: 123: 115: 114: 113: 112: 111: 110: 109: 108: 104: 70: 68: 64: 61: 56: 53: 51: 49: 48: 33: 12: 11: 5: 306: 304: 296: 295: 285: 284: 279: 278: 269: 258: 257: 255: 252: 198:Bussaco Forest 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 121: 117: 116: 106: 105: 98: 97: 91: 90: 89: 88: 87: 84: 83: 79: 78: 71:40.350; -8.350 46: 40: 39: 35: 34: 31: 23: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 305: 294: 291: 290: 288: 273: 270: 263: 260: 253: 251: 249: 245: 241: 236: 234: 233:Neo-Manueline 230: 226: 222: 218: 209: 205: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 178: 176: 175:Mondego River 172: 168: 167:Beira Litoral 164: 159: 151: 143: 140: 136: 133: 122: 118: 95: 85: 80: 75: 47: 45: 41: 36: 29: 24: 19: 16: 272: 262: 237: 228: 214: 193: 179: 149: 148: 15: 69: / 44:Coordinates 254:References 154:pronounced 202:arboretum 82:Geography 287:Category 163:Portugal 132:Portugal 120:Country 54:40°21′N 223:. The 217:Lisbon 173:, the 142:Centro 138:Region 129:  57:8°21′W 267:road. 221:Porto 219:and 289:: 204:. 152:( 227:( 196:(

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Coordinates
40°21′N 8°21′W / 40.350°N 8.350°W / 40.350; -8.350
Serra do Bussaco is located in Portugal
Portugal
Centro
[buˈsaku]
Portugal
Beira Litoral
Serra da Estrela
Mondego River
Carmelite monastery
Pope Gregory XV
Pope Urban VIII
Bussaco Forest
arboretum

Lisbon
Porto
Palace Hotel of Bussaco
Neo-Manueline
Battle of Bussaco
Marshal Masséna
Anglo-Portuguese Army
Category
Mountain ranges of Portugal

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