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MonumentsForte de Nossa Senhora da Graça ou de LippeThis fort is situated little more than a kilometre to the north of the fortress of Elvas and stands on the top of an imposing rocky outcrop. It is a true masterpiece of 18C European military architecture and is outstandingly beautiful.
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Arte Sacra de AroucaEssentially composed of objects from the extinct Monastery of Arouca, this museum contains valuable collections of painting, sculpture, tapestries, furniture, goldsmith`s art and textiles. It is housed in the old monastic buildings, where it is also (...)
Telephone: +351 256 943 321
E-mail: museu@rirsma.pt
Website: https://rirsma.pt/pt/
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Museums and PalacesMuseu-Escola de Artes Decorativas PortuguesasIn 1953, Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva, a banker and art collector, donated part of his valuable art collections to the Portuguese nation. This generous donation included the Azurara Palace, a fine 18th-century building near one of the best views in (...)
Telephone: (+351) 21 881 46 40 | (+351) 21 881 46 00
E-mail: museu@fress.pt
Website: https://www.fress.pt/museu/um-projeto-original/
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MonumentsIgreja de São Bento da Vitória - PortoIn 1596, a Benedictine monastery was founded in Porto, of which the Igreja de São Bento da Vitória formed part, although the church was rebuilt at the end of the 17th century and only solemnly inaugurated in 1707.It is a large and imposing building (...)
Telephone: +351 22 200 72 83
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MonumentsIgreja de São JorgeChurch of São Jorge – Matriz de VelasThe Church of São Jorge, was the first church to be built on the island, commissioned in the will of Infante D. Henrique (1394-1460).The church’s three naves contain a 16th century altarpiece offered by King D. (...)
Telephone: +351 295 432 119
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora de BalsamãoSanctuary of Nossa Senhora de BalsamãoAncient sanctuary, which was originally a Convent founded in the first half of the eighteenth century by Friar Casimiro Wiszynski from Poland. The Convent was abandoned at the time of the extinction of the (...)
Telephone: +351 278 421 854
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MonumentsCatedral Visigótica de Idanha-a-VelhaIdanha-a-Velha Cathedral Currently referred to as the "Cathedral", this church stands on the foundations of another early Christian church, built in the time of the Suevi and integrated into the kingdom of the Visigoths from 585 onwards. The (...)
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Museums and PalacesNavio Hospital Gil EannesNavio Hospital Gil Eannes (Gil EannesHospital Ship) The Gil Eannes Hospital Ship, built in Viana do Castelo in 1955, for decades supported the Portuguese cod fishing fleet that operated on the banks of Newfoundland and Greenland. It has been (...)
Telephone: +351 258 809 710
Fax: +351 258 809 719
E-mail: geral@fundacaogileannes.pt
Website: http://www.fundacaogileannes.pt/engine.php?cat=1
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MonumentsIgreja de São JoséChurch of São José The Church of São José was integrated within a former Franciscan convent, that was adapted into a hospital in the mid 19th century.Built in the 16th century, the church was provided with a new façade in the 18th century including (...)
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MonumentsCapela de São Pedro - LeiriaThe Church of St. Peter is the last remaining example of the Romanesque architectural style in Leiria. It is of very simple construction with but a single nave featuring worked capitals and archivolts over the entranceway. Both these and the (...)
