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Museums and PalacesMuseu Francisco de Lacerda
Telephone: +351 295 416 323
Fax: +351 295 416 555
E-mail: museu.flacerda.info@azores.gov.pt
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MonumentsTorre Medieval - BarcelosBetween 1401 and 1461, D. Afonso, the eighth Count of Barcelos and the first Duke of Bragança, ordered walls to be built around Barcelos, with three towers marking the entrances to the city. The Porta do Cimo da Vila was the only gate that was to (...)
Telephone: +351 253 824 261
E-mail: torremedieval@cm-barcelos.pt
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MonumentsUniversidade de ÉvoraThe creation of the University of Évora dates back to the sixteenth century when the Cardinal D. Henrique, 1st Archbishop of Évora, with the consent of King João III, ordered the construction of a building to house the community of (...)
Telephone: +351 266 740 800
Fax: +351 266 740 806
E-mail: uevora@uevora.pt
Website: http://www.uevora.pt
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MonumentsIgreja de São Cristóvão de Nogueira
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsCastelo de Viana do AlentejoViana do Alentejo CastleThe octagonally-shaped Viana do Alentejo Castle, was remodelled in the 15th century, when the battlements were reinforced. The area includes the Parish Church, a Mudejar-Manueline construction.
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MonumentsCastelo e Cerca Urbana de LouléLoulé Castle and Urban Enclosure (Castelo e Cerca Urbana de Loulé)The town of Loulé - called al-Ûlvã (hilltop) by the Muslims - was, and still is, the largest urban agglomeration in the Algarve without direct contact with the sea.The walls of the (...)
Telephone: +351 289 400 642
Fax: +351 289 400 678
E-mail: dcp@cm-loule.pt
Website: https://www.cm-loule.pt/pt/150/castelo-de-loule.aspx
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MonumentsConvento de Santo AgostinhoThe group of buildings that comprise the Convento de Santo Agostinho, situated on the left bank of the River Lis close to Moinho do Papel, consists of the church, monastery, cloister, and the old Seminary building.The monastery was founded in 1579 (...)
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ArchaeologyMenir do OuteiroMenhir of OuteiroThe menhir of Outeiro is 6 meters high and is the biggest in Portugal. It was found lying down in 1964. At the end of the 60`s it was lifted up and restored.
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de FaroIn 1499, this became the site of the Chapel of the Espírito Santo (Holy Spirit), part of the city´s restruction plan carried out by king Manuel I. At the end of the 16th century, Bishop Afonso Castelo Branco (1581-85) opted to replace the chapel (...)
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MonumentsIgreja do Espírito Santo - LeiriaClose to one of the bridges over the River Lis in Leiria is the Igreja do Espírito Santo, a church founded in 1628 and rebuilt in the 18th century.The friary was founded in 1306 and, at the time, was responsible for maintaining a hospital. Its (...)
