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OtherThe religious and military order of AvisThe origin of the Order of the Knights of S. Bento de Avis dates back to the Christian Reconquest, in the middle of the 12th century. Based in Évora, initially under the name of the Friars of Évora, after the city was conquered from the Moors. (...)
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OtherChapel of Saint John the BaptistThis chapel is considered one of the great attractions of the São Roque church due to how clearly it represents the influence of European art on Portugal in the 18th century. It combines aspects of the rocaille style into a structure notable for its (...)
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OtherLargo do CarmoThe Largo do Carmo is currently a calm, tranquil square even if it has been the scene of some of the most turbulent moments in Portuguese history. The Pombaline buildings and the 18th century fountain in the centre of the square are evidence of the (...)
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OtherFado ou Canção de Coimbra (Fado or the song of Coimbra)Some say that the Fado originated in the melodies imported by Brazilian students who, from 1860 onwards, came to Coimbra to study; others say that this form of song was brought here by students from Lisbon and that the university city made it sound (...)
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OtherLargo de CamõesContinuing on from the square with its two churches, there is the beautiful Luís de Camões square. This is the most pleasant of open spaces embellished with trees and stone banks and the floor completed in the famous Portuguese cobbles displays (...)
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OtherHugo Makarov/Mário Belém/Nuno Saraiva/Pedro Soares Neves/UAT /Vanessa TeodoroFado Vadio / Fado bohemioLocation:Escadinhas de São Cristóvão, LisboaIn Lisbon, on the way to the Castelo de São Jorge (St. George's Castle), we are surprised on the Escadinhas of São Cristóvão by a large mural depicting amateur fado singers, (...)
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OtherFestival of Our Lady in SorrowViana do Castelo´s worship of Our Lady in Sorrow dates from 1744, when fishermen first began to call upon her to make sure that the sea would not be rough. 20 August has become established as the day for the festival in her honour. In 1772, a royal (...)
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OtherThe Roman Temple and the CathedralThe starting point on this itinerary is by Roman temple. Dating back to the second century, this is the jewel in Evora´s glittering crown. Many of the elegant columns remain intact rising up to finely decorated Corinthian points.To the north of the (...)
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OtherFestival of Nossa Senhora dos RemédiosIn the fifteenth century, close to the site where the shrine now stands was a small chapel dedicated to St Stephen. In the sixteenth century, the bishop of Lamego, D. Manuel de Noronha, commissioned from the "holy city" of Rome a statue of the (...)
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OtherPedro Álvares CabralLittle is known of the life and personality of Pedro Álvares Cabral, even though he was one of the most important figures in the history of the Portuguese Discoveries.Born in Belmonte in 1467, he was the son of the governor of the castle of (...)
