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MonumentsConvento e Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco - FaroConvent and Church of the Ordem Terceira de São Francisco (Tertiary Order of Saint Francis) The construction of the primitive church was begun towards the end of the 17th century. It was too small for the number of faithful and underwent enlargement (...)
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MonumentsIgreja do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz - BarcelosThe origin of the Igreja do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz is related to the mysterious appearance of a cross made of black earth on the fairground in December 1504, and where a small chapel was immediately built in recognition of this divine signal.Two (...)
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MonumentsErmida da MemóriaConstruction of the Hermitage of Memória was commissioned in 1182 by D. Fuas Roupinho - a nobleman from this region who wanted to thank Our Lady for having answered his prayers, when she saved him from a mortal fall. While hunting a deer his horse (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de NumãoOnly a few battlements still remain of the wall which once undulated over rocky crags. There are still some of the gates, walls and towers which crowned the hilltop. There are also several anthropomorphic tombs close to the eastern gate.
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MonumentsCastelo do LindosoKing D. Dinis, on his first journey to the territory of Lindoso, is said to have found it "so bright and exquisite that he called it Lindoso (Beautiful)". In fact, the name seems to be derived from the Latin Limitosum, which in Portuguese means (...)
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MonumentsSantuário da PenhaSanctuary of Penha Symbol of faith and beacon of Guimarães, the Sanctuary of the Penha is a monument of a singular beauty and a worth architectural and religious.The annual pilgrimage is held on the second Sunday in September.
Telephone: +351 253 414 114
E-mail: info@penhaguimaraes.com
Website: http://www.penhaguimaraes.com
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MonumentsIgreja de São Miguel do Castelo - GuimarãesThe small church of São Miguel do Castelo was built in the 13th century. However, according to tradition, this church would have been built in the 12th century by Count Dom Henrique (Henry of Burgundy), where he would have baptised his son, the 1st (...)
Telephone: +351 253 412 273
E-mail: pduques@museusemonumentos.pt
Website: https://pacodosduques.gov.pt/
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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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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da OradaHermitage of Nossa Senhora da OradaThe hermitage dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Orada was originally built in the 15th century, but the existing church dates from the 18th century. Key features of the interior include the 18th century wooden (...)
Telephone: +351 289 514 275
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MonumentsIgreja do Carmo - FaroThe bulky form of the Carmo church, with its imposing façade and twin bell-towers, stands out against the city skyline. Building work on it continued throughout virtually the whole of the 18th century and into the first years of the 19th (the last (...)
