Torres Vedras

Torres Vedras (European Portuguese: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈvɛðɾɐʃ] ) is a medium-sized municipality and city in the West area of the Oeste e Vale do Tejo region of Portugal, and in historical Estremadura province, located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the national and district capital, Lisbon. Historically a part of Estremadura, it is the most populous municipality of the Oeste intermunicipal community, with 83 072 residents at the time of the 2021 Census, in an area of 407.15 square kilometres (157.20 sq mi). Often locally shortened to just Torres, it is a settlement with over a thousand years of history, it is most known as the namesake of the Lines of Torres Vedras during the Peninsular War, as well as its Atlantic coastline popular in the Summer and its yearly Carnival, self-titled "the Most Portuguese in Portugal". Its territory is also home to a strong agricultural presence primarily linked to its vineyards and fruit production. It was, alongside neighbouring Alenquer, the European City of Wine in 2018.