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• National Monument 'Royal Ice Factory' The industrial complex of the Real Fábrica do Gelo, classified as a National Monument in 1997, is a unique technological structure in Portugal, dedicated to manufacturing natural ice. The first information regarding the construction of this snow factory dates from 1741, being in 1782 the opening of a new phase, after the factory’s amplification work by one of the most important owners of this unit, the snowmaker Julião Pereira de Castro. This factory kept working until 1885.
• 'Convento Dominicano' Ruins No cume da Serra de Montejunto, próximo da ermida de Nossa Senhora das Neves, encontram-se vestígios do primeiro convento da Ordem de São Domingos em Portugal.
• CAPELA DE NOSSA SENHORA DAS NEVES Located next to the Convent of the Dominican Order, the origin of this chapel is lost in time, because when the convent was built, this somber Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Neves already marked its presence. Every year, on the 5th of August, the Chapel is the stage of a pilgrimage (possibly as ancient as the Chapel itself).
• Serra de Montejunto The Serra de Montejunto, the highest lookout point of the Estremadura Province, with an altitude of 666 m, is also known as Estremadura’s balcony, given the diversity and vastness of the landscape that can be observed from its peak.
• TRADITIONAL LIME KILN The lime kiln, located on the west side of the Real Fábrica do Gelo complex, was built to supply the lime as mortar for the construction of the structures as well as to paint the interior of the wells and tanks for hygienic purposes.
• Calçada dos Frades Built in the 18th century to serve the construction and use of the Convento Dominicano de Nossa Senhora das Neves.