Museums, Monuments and Sites
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso - CacilhasChurch from the 16th c., modified in the 18th c. in baroque style.
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MonumentsIgreja do Colégio de Angra do HeroísmoChurch of ColégioPertaining to the former Jesuit college, the church was built in the mid-17th century.Notable features of the interior include the gilded carved woodwork altarpieces, the 16th century Flemish panels, the 17th-century religious (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora da AssunçãoChurch of Nossa Senhora da Assunção The Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção is the Parish Church of Vila do Porto.It was initially built in the 15th and 16th centuries, and was subject to reconstruction in the 17th and 19th centuries. The remnants (...)
Telephone: +351 296 882 254
Fax: +351 296 882 280
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora de Aracelis - Castro VerdeHermitage of Nossa Senhora de Aracelis - Castro VerdeThis hermitage is curiously shared between two neighbouring locations: the hermitage itself pertains to the municipality of Castro Verde whereas the churchyard is located in the municipality of (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu da Quinta de SantiagoPreserving and disseminating the historical memory of Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira through art is the central mission of this museum, managed by the municipality and inaugurated on April 2, 1996.The museum, housed in a historic building - (...)
Telephone: +351 22 939 24 10
Fax: museuqsantiago@cm-matosinhos.pt
Website: https://www.cm-matosinhos.pt/servicos-municipais/cultura/mus (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de São Simão - Vila Fresca de AzeitãoIt was the Order of Santiago that founded the church of São Simão (Saint Simon), in the 12th century when made responsible for settling the region. The current building dates from the 16th century and its attraction lies on the inside with its 17th (...)
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MonumentsTorre da MedronheiraTower of MedronheiraBuilt in the 16th century, during the reign of D. João III, the Tower of Medronheira maintained surveillance over the coastline, in order to ward against corsairs.
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MonumentsPorta Nova - BragaFor anyone arriving in Braga by train, on leaving the station and heading straight on (along Rua Andrade Corvo), the Arch of Rua do Souto defines one of the entrances to the centre of the city. This was one of the medieval gateways in the defensive (...)
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MonumentsSé Catedral de BejaA Mannerist temple in the heart of the Alentejo.The parish of Santiago Maior is one of the oldest in Beja. Originally it was based in the Church of Santo Amaro, but in the 14th century it was transferred to this locale, where a church already (...)
Telephone: +351 284 323 159
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MonumentsSé Catedral de PortalegreA remarkable collection of Mannerist paintings.The Diocese of Portalegre was created in the 16th century and its first bishop was D. Julião de Alva, chaplain of D. Catarina, wife of D. João III (1521-57), who ordered the erection of the new (...)
Telephone: +351 245 309 480
