Museums, Monuments and Sites
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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
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MonumentsIgreja de São Salvador de BravãesDue to its sculptured design, the church is considered to be one of the finest examples of Romanesque monuments.This Romanesque church features an ogival entranceway, with five worked archivolts, with the capitals, shafts and spandrels all similarly (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de AljezurAljezur Castle (Castelo de Aljezur)The Castle, built on the ruins of a Roman-period castle, which archaeological remains date back to the Bronze Age, was part of the defensive system that protected Silves during the Almohad period, between the 12th (...)
Telephone: +351 289 896 070
Fax: +351 289 803 633
E-mail: geral@cm-aljezur.pt
Website: https://cm-aljezur.pt/pt/600/castelo-de-aljezur.aspx
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MonumentsConvento de Santo António do Varatojo - Torres VedrasFounded in 1470 and resulting from a vow and the devotion of the king Dom Afonso V, who gave it to the Order of St. Francis, this monastery was frequently improved and enlarged over the centuries, most notably through the building work carried out (...)
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MonumentsAqueduto de São SebastiãoAqueduct of São SebastiãoThe Aqueduct of São Sebastião in Coimbra is a reconstruction, produced during the reign of D. Sebastião, from 1570 onwards. It is also known as the "Arches of the Garden".In accordance with the project attributed to the (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de São Martinho de MourosThe front of this unusual Romanesque church forms a tower surmounted by a belfry with eight arched openings.Inside the church are two columns that serve as the internal supports for the tower. The doorway has multiple archivolts with decorated (...)
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Olaria de BarcelosSet in the former Casa dos Mendanhas, an emblematic construction amidst the city's 18th-century heritage, the Barcelos Ceramics Museum, contains around 7000 pieces from all over Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking countries, with the main nucleus (...)
Telephone: +351 253 824 741
Fax: +351 253 809 661
E-mail: museuolaria@cm-barcelos.pt
Website: http://www.museuolaria.pt
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MonumentsMosteiro de ErmeloO enquadramento paisagístico, no fundo de uma encosta povoada de densos laranjais nas margens do rio Lima justifica só por si a visita.Apesar da sua integração na Ordem de Cister, a vida deste mosteiro foi atribulada e curta. Na visita que realizou (...)
Telephone: +351 258 521 565
Fax: +351 258 521 228
