Citânia de Briteiros
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About 12km/7.5mi east of Braga on Monte Sao Romao, surrounded by the pleasant hills of the Serra Falperra, are the remains of the Citânia de Briteiros, an Iron Age settlement. Together with Castro de Sabroso it is Portugal's oldest known settlement to date. Fragments of pottery (much of it painted), carved stones, weapons, implements and jewelry recovered during the excavations are now in the Museu de Martins Sarmento in Guimaraes.
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History
The Celtic-Iberian settlement, discovered in 1874 and excavated from 1875 onwards under the direction of Franciso Martins Sarmento (1833-99), was probably established about 500 B.C.; its most flourishing period was in the fourth C. B.C. and, as the excavations have shown, it continued to be occupied into late Roman times.
Address:
Museu de Martins Sarmento, Rua Paio Galvão
4800-426 Guimarães, Guimaraes , Portugal
4800-426 Guimarães, Guimaraes , Portugal
Hours:
May 1 to September 30: 9am-7:30pm
October 1 to April 30: 9am-6pm
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