Avis
Tourist Office, Praça Serpa Pinto 1, Avis 7480-122 - Portugal
Phone: +351 242 412 024 - Fax: +351 242 412 369
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Avis is a picturesque Alentejo town, with narrow streets, white-washed houses, and a long history. The town was given by Dom Afonso II to Fernando Anes, the Master of the Friars of Évora, in the early part of the 13th century. Sited at the top of a granite hill, surrounded by a nearby river, Avis was protected by the monastery and castle that gave the town its name. Also worth visiting are the 15th century parish church, lined on the inside with 17th century polychrome azulejos, and the pillory in front of the steps leading to the municipal park, decorated with masks and gargoyles.
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