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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria das JúniasThis is the most isolated of all the Cistercian churches in Portugal, set in a valley surrounded by mountain peaks, close to the border with Galicia. To reach the church, visitors must walk 200 metres down into the valley, but the site's uniquely (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de CárquereChurch and Convent of Santa Maria de Cárquere According to an ancient legend, the origin of the settlement is linked to the church which the Count D. Henrique ordered to be built in 1099 in memory of a miracle as a result of which D. Afonso (...)
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de CósFounded in the 13th century by the Abbot of Alcobaça, the Monastery of Santa Maria Cós was one of the most important monastic complexes in the region and the most important monastery for Cistercian nuns. The current simple building is the result of (...)
Telephone: +351 969 642 970
E-mail: turismo@cm-alcobaca.pt
Website: https://www.cm-alcobaca.pt/pt/2648/mosteiro-de-santa-maria-d (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de LorvãoA monastery dating to the 6th century.According to the old chronicles, the foundation of a monastery in Lorvão dates back to the 6th century. However, the earliest written documents date back to the 9th century and are later than the Christian (...)
Telephone: +351 918 216 726
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de Pombeiro
Telephone: +351 255 810 706 | +351 918 116 488
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: https://www.rotadoromanico.com/pt/monumentos/mosteiro-de-san (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de SalzedasMonastery of Santa Maria de SalzedasIn its time, this was one of the largest Cistercian monasteries in Portugal, having been given vast areas of land in the surrounding region with the express duty of tilling and populating them.Construction work (...)
Telephone: +351 254 677 064 / 5 - 254 677 458
Fax: +351 254 670 839
E-mail: valedovarosa@culturanorte.gov.pt
Website: https://www.valedovarosa.gov.pt/
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de Vila Boa do Bispo
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria do BouroBeing situated in a fertile region, this abbey enjoyed a rapid rise to prosperity. Yet when the abbot of Clairvaux visited the site in 1533, the material and spiritual life of this Cistercian centre was already in decline.With the establishment of (...)
Telephone: +351 253 371 970
Fax: +351 253 371 976
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santo André de Ancede
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsMosteiro de São João de TaroucaThis was the first monastery of the Cistercian Order to be founded on Portuguese territory in the 12th century, on a site that had a longstanding monastic tradition. This is clearly shown by the fact that the monastery itself is dedicated to St. (...)
Telephone: +351 254 678 766 / 254 679 148
E-mail: valedovarosa@culturanorte.gov.pt
Website: https://www.valedovarosa.gov.pt/
