Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) is a

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in the municipality of

Setúbal Setúbal ( , , ; ), officially the City of Setúbal (), is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the entire municipality in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies withi ...

, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São Lourenço and São Simão. The population in 2011 was 18,877,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 69.32 km². It is composed of a cluster of small "aldeias" or small villages, some of those are: Vila Fresca de Azeitão, Vila Nogueira de Azeitão, Brejos de Azeitão, Aldeia de Irmãos, Aldeia Velha, Vendas de Azeitão. Two of the closest cities are

and

Palmela Palmela () is a town and municipality in Portugal. As of 2011, the population was 62,831, covering an area of 465.12 km². The municipality is located in the Lisboa Region and Setúbal District, about south of Lisbon. The municipal holiday ...

. This region is very famous for the cheese and wine.

Heritage

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of São Lourenço: From the primitive Gothic temple nothing remains as proof, and what we see today is a church with 18th century

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and some paintings. *

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of the Stunned: It gained its name due to the admiration that its contemplation caused. It is said that whoever drinks from these waters is permanently attached to the locality. *

José Maria da Fonseca José Maria da Fonseca, also known as JM da Fonseca, is the oldest table wine company in Portugal, though some port wine houses pre-date it. The family-owned company was founded in 1834 and is based in the village of Azeitão on the Setúbal ...

Cellars and its

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Museum: Housed in a 19th-century building, they showcase the old machinery to demonstrate how things evolved over a period of 150 years. *Azeitão

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Factory: It maintains the tradition of producing completely manual tiles, using the

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technique. *Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro: Built in the 17th century, it is a symbol of the aristocratic past of the land. However, it is not visible. In front of it stands the

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. *Quinta das Torres: Sixteenth-century noble house that is now an

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with restaurant and

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. It has a lake and a small fresh house in the center. * Quinta da Bacalhoa: Famous not only for its wine, but also for hosting an important tile heritage of the 15th and 16th centuries. In Azeitão there are several farms, some of them dedicated to wine production, cheese, and the famous Azeitão pies. Others are owned by famous people, such as

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, Manuel Vilarinho, or the former president of

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, Filipe Soares Franco. Azeitão is the birthplace of the poet and

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Sebastião da Gama Sebastião is Portuguese for ''Sebastian''. This name may refer to: People * Sebastião (given name) Places * Sebastião Barros, a town in the state of Piauí, Brazil * Sebastião Laranjeiras, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil * Sebastião Lea ...

, known for his poems about the Nature Park of Arrábida, who died prematurely at age 27, victim of

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. The parish pays several respects to the poet, especially in the house where he was born and in the Museum-Library Sebastião da Gama. In 2014, Azeitão cheese was considered one of the 50 best gastronomic products in the world, distinguished by the Great Taste Awards, organized by the Guild of Fine Food (

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), known as the Oscars of

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. In June 2015, the creation of the Ovelheiro Museum, located in Palmela, that pays homage to the shepherds and cheese of Azeitão was announced.

Gallery

File:Quinta da Bacalhôa (11199645583).jpg, Quinta da Bacalhoa File:Palácio dos Duques de Aveiro, Vila Nogueira de Azeitão, Portugal.jpg, Vila Nogueira ( Dukes of Aveiro palace) File:Foire mensuelle d'Azeitão - panoramio.jpg, Marketplace File:Fontanário em Vila Nigueira de Azeitão.jpg, Fountain File:Vignoble d'Azeitão - panoramio.jpg, Vineyards around File:José Maria da Fonseca.jpg,

wine cellars File:Quinta de Catralvos.jpg, Quinta de Catralvos wine cellars File:Orange treat (Sharon Hahn Darlin).jpg, Torta de Azeitão File:Queijo de Azeitão.jpg, Queijo cheese File:19-07-2017 Portuguese white wine, JP Azeitão Branco, Setúbal.JPG, JP Azeitão Branco white wine Iglesia de San Simón, Azeitão, Portugal, 2021-09-10, DD 06.jpg, Church of São Simão

References

External links

Azeitão website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azeitao (Sao Lourenco e Sao Simao) Freguesias of Setúbal