Museums, Monuments and Sites
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MonumentsIgreja de Santo Antão - ÉvoraChurch of Santo Antão - ÉvoraLocated in the main square in Évora - the Praça do Giraldo - and integrated within the city's historic centre, the Church of Santo Antão was built in the 16th century in accordance with the designs of the royal (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Francisco Tavares Proença JúniorEntering the city from the north, you cannot help but notice a striking Baroque building. This was the secondary residence of the Bishops of Guarda and home to the Bishop of Castelo Branco between 1771 and 1831. On the Renaissance entranceway (...)
Telephone: +351 272 344 277
Fax: +351 272 347 880
E-mail: mftpj@ipmuseus.pt
Website: http://www.imc-ip.pt
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz de Alhandra (S. João Baptista)
Telephone: +351 219 501 026
Website: http://www.alhandra.net
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Museums and PalacesPaço dos Duques - Museu Arqueológico de BarcelosAnyone entering Barcelos via the bridge over the River Cávado will immediately see a garden where the ruins of the former Palace of the Counts of Barcelos bear witness to the city´s mediaeval past.This is what remains of an early 15th-century (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoNossa Senhora da Conceição, the patron saint of the town and municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, is venerated in this Church-Sanctuary, which has a small stone statue which according to tradition, was (...)
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ArchaeologyVilla Romana de ParreitasLocated in the parish of Bárrio, in the municipality of Alcobaça, the roman villa of Parreitas is an archaeological site located near to the Lagoon of Pederneira. Architectural remains found in this site demonstrate that an ancient settlement (...)
Telephone: +351 262 581 959
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MonumentsErmida de São BrásThe Chapel of São Brás, located outside the walls of Évora, was ordered built by D. João II in 1480, at the site of a small leprosarium where plague victims were treated. Thus, the people of Évora, the crown and the executor of the work, D. Garcia (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Cerâmica de SacavémThe Sacavém factory was founded in 1856 by Manuel Joaquim Afonso and later carried on by John Stott Howorth, James Gilman and Clive Gilbert. It became famous for its production of faience, considered from the start to be one of the best in Europe. (...)
Telephone: +351 211 150 536 - 211 151 083/4
E-mail: dc_museus@cm-loures.pt ; se_ceramica@cm-loures.pt
Website: https://www.cm-loures.pt/Ligacao.aspx?DisplayId=109&CursorId (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora de GuadalupeChurch of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe The Church of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe was built in the early 18th century, in Azorean baroque style, with a façade featuring intricate black masonrywork.The interior includes gilded woodwork.
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MonumentsForte de Santiago da BarraLocated next to the sea, it is believed that the first fortification sited on the bar of the River Lima estuary dates from the reign of King Afonso III (13th century). However, the earliest certain date is the 15th century, when a fortress was built (...)
Telephone: +351 258 820 270
E-mail: turismo@portoenorte.pt
Website: http://www.portoenorte.pt/pt/contactos/informacao/sede/
