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Portugal has 15 world heritage sites including: Douro wine region, Angra do HeroÃsmo, Convent of Christ, Sintra, Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications, Évora, Guimarães, Porto, Landscape of the Pico Island, Macaronesia and the Mediterranean Basin, Alcobaça Monastery, Monastery of Batalha, Jerónimos Monastery, Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley, and the
University of Coimbra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Portugal
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