consisted of having steam bath sessions followed by cold water baths. Pedra Formosa is the original name given to the central piece of the steam bath in...

pottery, weapons, pieces of jewelry, as well as ruins of a bath and its pedra formosa (lit. 'handsome stone') revealed here. The Iron Age in Central Asia...

coins found on the hill forts were called "medals of the mouros". The Pedra Formosa found on Citânia de Briteiros was, according to folklore, brought to...

them. Unlike all the other types, these are more common in the north. Pedras formosas (literally 'beauty stones'), or elaborated and sculpted slabs used...

archaeological remains of remote settlements that the county has. The Pedra Formosa do Castro de Eiras, which belonged to a bathing complex, was discovered...

decorative monolith of almost 3 square metres (32 sq ft), called the Pedra Formosa (the "handsome stone") thought to have once formed part of a burial...

spirals, cromlech near Évora Another artifact from Citânia de Briteiros A pedra formosa Celtic triskelion motifs Numerous pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula...

The Citânia's public bath, with the "Pedra Formosa" (Handsome Stone) visible in the center...

naturism can be legally practised. It is part of the Natural reserve of Ria Formosa. It is also popular among tourists, people that like to swim and bird watchers...

(Praia de Cabanas) and island (Ilha de Cabanas), which belong to the Ria Formosa Nature Park. The history of Cabanas is connected to the commercial tuna...