Sintra Bronte Age -

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🏺 – Early fortified settlements ( castros ) appeared on hilltops like Cabo da Roca (Europe’s westernmost point) and Peninha , trading tin and copper along the Atlantic. sintra bronte age

✨ – While the great dolmens (like Anta de Adrenunes ) date earlier (Neolithic), they remained in use and were reinterpreted during the Bronze Age as ritual landmarks. 🪨 – Located just outside Sintra, these collective

🏛️ Tag a history buff who needs to see this side of Portugal. 🪨 – Located just outside Sintra

🪨 – Located just outside Sintra, these collective burial tombs (Tholos-type) reveal how Bronze Age communities honored their dead, with artifacts like polished daggers and ceramic vessels.

Before the colorful Pena Palace, before the Moors, and before the Knights Templar, Sintra was already sacred.

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