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MonumentsIgreja Matriz de Freixo de Espada à CintaThe Freixo de Espada à Cinta Mother Church was built in the 16th century by King Manuel I on the site of an old Gothic temple, having taken almost a century to complete.The interior of this Manueline hall church is divided into three naves, (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de Freixo de Espada à CintaThe Freixo de Espada à Cinta Church of Mercy, built in the early 16th century, presents a combination of architectural styles characteristic of the time: Mannerist and Baroque.Presenting a rectangular floorplan, it differs from other similar (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Purificação - Podence
Website: https://www.cm-macedodecavaleiros.pt/pages/789
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MonumentsIgreja de Santo Antão / Igreja Paroquial de Vilarinho de Agrochão
Website: https://www.cm-macedodecavaleiros.pt
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora dos Reis / Igreja Matriz de Lamalonga
Website: https://www.cm-macedodecavaleiros.pt
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MonumentsIgrejas Matriz de NisaConsidered one of the oldest religious buildings in the town, the Nisa Mother Church was built by the Knights Templar in honour of Our Lady of Grace.The church has undergone several modifications over the centuries, the most significant of which was (...)
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MonumentsIgreja do Espírito Santo - ÉvoraChurch Espírito Santo - ÉvoraSponsored by the Cardinal D. Henrique, future king of Portugal, it was completed in 1574. It is one of the first jesuits churches of the world and a fundamental milestone in the current Portuguese plainstyle (...)
Telephone: +351 266 706 560
E-mail: info@espirito-santo-evora.pt
Website: http://espirito-santo-evora.pt
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da EncarnaçãoSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação A Carmelite sanctuary. The interior has a single nave covered by a painted arched roof, and includes seventeenth century polychrome azulejo tiles and a set of mid seventeenth century paintings. The building (...)
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ArchaeologyGravuras rupestres do MazoucoThe Mazouco Rock Engravings, discovered in 1981, represent the first ever open-air Paleolithic rock art site discovered in Portugal.A few kilometres from Mazouco, you can find the Mazouco Horse, a rock carving made in schist rock just a few meters (...)
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ArchaeologyMenir do PatalouThe Patalou Menhir is a granite piece weighing about 7 tonnes and standing 4 metres high.This megalithic monument was recovered and re-erected in 2016 and is one of the most voluminous menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula.
