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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
61: 303: 192: 199:(1623), anathematizing trespassers and forbidding women to approach, is inscribed on a tablet at the main entrance; another bull, of 104: 54: 203:(1643), threatens with excommunication any person harming the trees. Located in the northwestern corner is the 235: 152: 177: 258: 180:. The highest point in the range is the Cruz Alta at 549 m (1801 feet), which has views over the 168: 254: 250: 208: 181: 200: 196: 249:
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
76: 63: 212: 173: 142: 38: 17: 227: 218: 231: 217: 148: 130: 92: 53: 48: 31: 191:The Serra includes the buildings of a secularized 261:, under Lord Wellington, on 27 September 1810. 242:), built between 1888 and 1905 in an exuberant 8: 28: 111: 43:Mountains and National Palace of Bussaco 270: 176:, formerly included in the province of 167: 7: 25: 246:style, still attracts tourists. 135: 110: 103: 37: 188:valley and the Atlantic Ocean. 1: 253:, in which the French, under 304:Mountain ranges of Portugal 320: 172:) is a mountain range in 97: 36: 240:Palácio Hotel do Bussaco 205:Mata Nacional do Bussaco 257:, were defeated by the 236:Palace Hotel of Bussaco 222:Palácio Hotel do Buçaco 223: 259:Anglo-Portuguese Army 221: 211:), an ancient walled 193:Carmelite monastery 73: /  224: 49:Highest point 251:Battle of Bussaco 169:[buˈsaku] 158: 157: 16:(Redirected from 311: 288: 285: 279: 275: 182:Serra da Estrela 171: 166: 161:Serra do Bussaco 141: 139: 138: 118:Serra do Bussaco 114: 113: 107: 88: 87: 85: 84: 83: 78: 77:40.350°N 8.350°W 74: 71: 70: 69: 66: 41: 32:Serra do Bussaco 29: 21: 319: 318: 314: 313: 312: 310: 309: 308: 294: 293: 292: 291: 286: 282: 276: 272: 267: 255:Marshal Masséna 201:Pope Urban VIII 197:Pope Gregory XV 164: 136: 134: 126: 125: 124: 123: 122: 121: 120: 119: 115: 81: 79: 75: 72: 67: 64: 62: 60: 59: 44: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 317: 315: 307: 306: 296: 295: 290: 289: 280: 269: 268: 266: 263: 209:Bussaco Forest 156: 155: 150: 146: 145: 132: 128: 127: 117: 116: 109: 108: 102: 101: 100: 99: 98: 95: 94: 90: 89: 82:40.350; -8.350 57: 51: 50: 46: 45: 42: 34: 33: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 316: 305: 302: 301: 299: 284: 281: 274: 271: 264: 262: 260: 256: 252: 247: 245: 244:Neo-Manueline 241: 237: 233: 229: 220: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 189: 187: 186:Mondego River 183: 179: 178:Beira Litoral 175: 170: 162: 154: 151: 147: 144: 133: 129: 106: 96: 91: 86: 58: 56: 52: 47: 40: 35: 30: 27: 19: 283: 273: 248: 239: 225: 204: 190: 160: 159: 26: 80: / 55:Coordinates 265:References 165:pronounced 213:arboretum 93:Geography 298:Category 174:Portugal 143:Portugal 131:Country 65:40°21′N 18:Bussaco 234:. The 228:Lisbon 184:, the 153:Centro 149:Region 140:  68:8°21′W 278:road. 232:Porto 230:and 300:: 215:. 163:( 238:( 207:( 20:)

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Bussaco

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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