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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia - ÓbidosFounded by the Queen Dona Leonor in the 15th century, this church has an important set of artistic treasures. One of the most significant images is the old blue porcelain statue of the Virgin Mary, which can be seen in the entrance porch.The (...)
Telephone: +351 262 959 138
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Vista AlegreThe Vista Alegre Museum, located in Ílhavo, is one of the most important national collections tracing the complete history of porcelain production in Portugal.Built in 1920, the Museum is made up of 5 rooms covering the various periods of production (...)
Telephone: +351 234 320 628 / 234 320 600
Fax: +351 234 320 793
E-mail: museu@vistaalegre.com
Website: http://www.vistaalegre.com
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MonumentsSé Catedral de Viana do CasteloFrom ancient church, to cathedral since 1977.Construction of the Viana do Castelo Main Church dates back to the first half of the 15th century, influenced by Gothic aesthetics. The region, situated between the Minho and Lima rivers, has always (...)
Telephone: +351 258 822 436
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MonumentsCastelo de ArnoiaCastelo de Arnóia or Castelo de MoreiraThe hill fort consists of a (partly destroyed) quadrangular crenellated tower connected to a polygonal wall. The castle is entered through its only gate.Inside the fortifications are the remains of a cistern.
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Clara - SantarémThe Igreja de Santa Clara is situated at one of the limits of the city of Santarém, in an area beyond the walls. It is a 13th-century church, built at the orders of D. Afonso III (1248-1279) for his daughter, D. Leonor Afonso, who took her religious (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de BragaThe Keep (Braga Castle)Set off by the Praça do Castelo and the Praça da República, the Keep is all that remains of Braga castle. This thirty-metre high granite structure gives an idea of the five towers that guarded over the medieval walls.At the (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Nacional Grão VascoFounded in 1915 by Francisco de Almeida Moreira, who devoted much of his life to collecting Portuguese works of art, especially those that were representative of the best Portuguese modern and contemporary painters, the Grão Vasco Museum is housed (...)
Telephone: +351 232 422 049
Fax: +351 232 421 241
E-mail: mngv@mngv.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.museunacionalgraovasco.gov.pt/http://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/pt/museus-e-monumentos/ (...)
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MonumentsAntigos Paços do Concelho - Viana do CasteloThe construction of the former town hall spread over the reigns of D. Manuel I (who began the work) and D. João III.The whole building is made of austere granite and the ground floor forms a porchway of three pointed arches, corresponding on the (...)
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ArchaeologyCava de ViriatoA walking area with plenty of trees, this still has some earthen walls that marked out an octagonal-shaped trenched area, about 2 km in circumference. According to historians, it was used as a camp for the Roman legions that kept watch over the (...)
