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Escoural Cave

The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Escoural Cave (Portuguese: Estação Arqueológica da Herdade da Sala/Gruta do Escoural) is a structure known for its Paleolithic-era rock-art and funerary burial site, located in the Portuguese municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the civil parish of Santiago do Escoural.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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  1. São Vicente Caves1 km
  2. Artificial caves of Alapraia
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