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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The wonders of Portugal



Pictures of Portugal. Music by Madredeus (Portuguese group)



On July 2007 the New 7 Wonders of the World were announced in a spectacular ceremony at the “Estádio da Luz” in Lisbon.

On that same day, in the same location were also announced the 7 Wonders of Portugal, which had been chosen by the Portuguese during the seven previous months.

Portugal has such a rich historical heritage (the initial list included 793 national monuments); consequently choosing the 7 final ones was not an easy task.



Here are the 7 finalists!

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