Museums, Monuments and Sites
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MonumentsIgreja de São Francisco - Guimarães
Telephone: +351 253 439 850
E-mail: vot.saofrancisco@sapo.pt
Website: https://ordemsaofrancisco.webnode.pt/
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Museums and PalacesCasa do Sal - Castro MarimCasa do Sal (lit. “House of Salt”), known locally as “Balalaica”, is located in a historic building in Castro Marim. It was restored by the municipal council using traditional materials and techniques, enhancing the local heritage.Originally a (...)
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MonumentsRevelim de Santo António, Centro de Interpretação do Território - Castro MarimThe Ravelin of Santo António is a small fort that was built by King João IV at the beginning of the Restoration War (1640-1668) and is strategically aligned with the Castle and the Fort of São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian).The redevelopment of this (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Arte Pré-Histórica e do Sagrado do Vale do Tejo - MaçãoThe Museum of Prehistoric and Sacred Art of the Tagus Valley, located in Mação, is an important archaeological research centre in Portugal, recognised for its dedication to the study of prehistoric art.The museum houses a vast collection of around (...)
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Museums and PalacesCentro Interpretativo do ConhalThe Conhal Interpretive Centre focuses on preserving and understanding the Conhal do Arneiro archaeological site, where remains of ancient Roman gold mining have been found.The Conhal and Mina de Ouro trails set off from here, providing views of (...)
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Museums and PalacesCasa do Brinquedo - AlpalhãoThe Casa do Brinquedo Toy Museum is located in the building of the former Alpalhão Prison and was inaugurated in December 2018.This museum brings together more than two hundred old toys made of wire or stone, as well as rag and porcelain dolls, (...)
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Museums and PalacesMontalvão Vintage - NisaMontalvão Vintage, located in the old Montalvão primary school in the municipality of Nisa, displays the habits and customs of twentieth-century life in the region by means of multimedia exhibitions.Outside the museum, large sculptures shaped like (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu do Bordado e do Barro – NisaLocated in Nisa’s historic centre, The Museum of Embroidery and Clay focuses on preserving, studying, and promoting the town’s most significant cultural heritage: its famous “stoned” pottery and traditional embroidery.Providing a simple and (...)
Website: https://museubordadoebarro.cm-nisa.pt/
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MonumentsCastelo de NisaOnly a few walls and the Town and Montalvão Gates remain of the old, 13th-century Nisa Castle, which evoke the town’s medieval past and its importance in defending the Portuguese borders.Above the arch at the Town Gate, which is flanked by two (...)
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ArchaeologyNecrópole e Castro de São PauloThe São Paulo Necropolis and Hillfort in Freixo de Espada à Cinta are places of great archaeological and historical interest, located on the pedestrian route of Calçada de Alpajares.The round Hillfort, which is approximately 60 metres high, is an (...)