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MonumentsCastelo de Carrazeda de AnsiãesThere are some ruins of the walled town remaining, most notably the Porta de São Salvador, flanked by two towers, and the keep. Inside the walls are remains of different constructions, particularly the Romanesque church of São Salvador which appears (...)
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MonumentsSantuário do Imaculado Coração de MariaSanctuary of the Imaculado Coração de Maria"God wishes to establish the worship of my immaculate heart in the world". According to tradition these were the words uttered by Nossa Senhora de Fátima in 1917, which were then engraved in the rustic (...)
Telephone: +351 279 451 73
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Municipal de Penafiel
Telephone: +351 255 712 760
Fax: +351 255 711 066
E-mail: museu.penafiel@cm-penafiel.pt
Website: http://www.cm-penafiel.pt/VSD/Penafiel/vPT/Publica/AccaoMuni (...)http://www.cm-penafiel.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu do Hospital e das CaldasThe building housing this museum was originally known as the old "Caza Real" (Royal House), so-called because it was there that the queen Dona Leonor was afforded “assistance”. The museum reveals the memories of the institution and the urban space (...)
Telephone: +351 262 830 300
Fax: +351 262 880 579
E-mail: mushospcaldas@sapo.pt
Website: http://www.museudohospital.wordpress.com
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MonumentsCastelo de PenelaThis castle is composed of sections of wall and several 15C and 16C towers which crown the hill and look down over the town. The main gate ("Porta da Vila") and the Traitor's Gate ("Porta da Traição") have been preserved. This latter gate has a (...)
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MonumentsForte São João BaptistaThe fort's two levels of ramparts and its consequent great defensive capacity were designed to protect the harbour entrance.The chapel is covered by a hexagonal tile-covered cupola, which also has overhanging eaves supported by brackets.
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Museums and PalacesNúcleo Rural de Ervidel
Telephone: +351 284 645 247
E-mail: museualjustrel@mail.telepac.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Arte Sacra de MouraHoused in the Igreja de São Pedro since 2004, the Sacred Art Museum exhibits a group of objects used for devotional and liturgical purposes, presented to the public in an impressive display under the title of “Visions of the Invisible – Sacred Art (...)
Telephone: +351 285 251 421/375
Fax: +351 284 824 500
E-mail: dphadb@sapo.pt
Website: http://www.diocese-beja.pt
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de LouléThis is a 16th century building with a radiate Manueline entrance, with carved ropes, finished off by two twisted, piled up pinnacles. Opposite the doorway stands a cross from the same period with statues of Christ and Our Lady. The carved (...)
