Museums, Monuments and Sites
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MonumentsIgreja de São DinisDating back to the founding of the city, the small church of S. Dinis (Saint Denis), Roman-gothic in style, was the first parish church in Vila Real. Enlarged and restored in the late 15th century, the main chapel features some interesting 16th (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de São Romão de Arões - FafeChurch from the 13th c. in romanesque style.
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MonumentsTorre de QuintelaMedieval tower, dating from the twelfth or thirteenth century, on a square ground plan. The windows and corner ramparts were added in the fourteenth century.
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora das Graças - BragançaAlso known as the Church of Santa Clara, dates from the 16th century and was intended to welcome daughters and granddaughters of the citizens of Bragança. The construction of this convent began in 1569 and only finished in 1697. The Renaissance (...)
Telephone: +351 273589102
E-mail: geral@culturanorte.pt
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MonumentsIgreja do Salvador de LufreiAbout 3 kilometres from Amarante (on the road to Vila Chã) is a parish church that once belonged to a convent of Benedictine nuns.A modest Romanesque granite building, it has survived almost unaltered to the present day..
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 CelasA Cistercian monastery founded in the 13C by D. Sancho. It was modified in the 16C and 18C. Particularly noteworthy is the Romanesque-Gothic cloister, with its twin columns and elaborately decorated capitals.
Telephone: 23971393
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MonumentsCastelo de Porto de MósThis is one of the most interesting examples of Portuguese citadels. The design of the castle is an irregular pentagon reinforced by a tower at each corner. Four of the five towers have been restored.
Website: https://visite.portodemos.pt
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MonumentsFonte das FigueirasFor anyone coming from Almeirim and entering the city of Santarém, we suggest taking a moment´s rest beside the delightful Fonte das Figueiras. This fountain is considered to be one of the rare examples of Gothic civil architecture still to be found (...)
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MonumentsPaços ReaisLeiria Castle Royal PalacesThe castle stands imposingly tall over Leiria, guarding the city with its Gothic ramparts running the length of the walls built by João I in the 14th century. His coat of arms can still be seen there. It was here royalty (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Soledade - OlhãoThis is the former place of worship of the fishing village (17th century), a role reflected in its modest rural architecture. Inside, the retables on the altars are from the 19th century and the statue of Santa Luzia (Saint Luzia) is from the 18th (...)
