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The World Heritage site had 5.2 million euros in funding from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). The monument's director states that they will continue with new projects after the works are completed.
Thirty years ago, the Portuguese state paid 130 million euros to cancel the construction of a large dam and prevent the submersion of the rock art in the Côa valley. Now, archaeologists are deeply concerned: due to remnants of that same project, 119 engravings that 'cannot swim' are subject to increasingly prolonged flooding. The world heritage site is at risk.
The ‘lighthouse’, located in the Sítio da Nazaré, has gained prominence because of its association with the giant waves at Praia do Norte. Over ten years, visits increased from about 50,000 to more than three million.
