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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 (...)
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da PenedaSanctuary of Senhora da PenedaAn enormous crag (the Meadinhas rock) dominates the site with its 300 metres of sheer height. In the pure air of the altitude, the Santuário de Peneda gives a holy feel to the mountain, creating a religious (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de ViseuChurch of Misericórdia de ViseuIn contrast to the austerity of the Sé cathedral and the Paço dos Três Escalões, the Rococo façade of the Church of Misericórdia with its rich decorations - a fine baroque portico topped by an exquisite balcony (...)
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MonumentsArco da Rua AugustaThis majestic triumphal arch, the noble gateway onto the interior of the "Downtown", was planned in the time of the Marquis de Pombal to finish off the northern side of the Praça do Comércio. However, it was only begun in 1862 and finished in (...)
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MonumentsSé Catedral de SilvesThe most important Gothic building in the Algarve.Silves was named the bishopric seat soon after the first conquest of the city from the Arabs in 1189, but the Cathedral was only built after 1268, after the city’s definitive conquest during the (...)
Telephone: +351 282 442 472
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da AgoniaSantuário da Senhora da Agonia (Shrine of Our Lady of Agony)A Marian devotion that dates back to the 18th centuryThe Feast of Senhora da Agonia is perhaps the most famous pilgrimage in the region. It is celebrated over the weekend after 15 August (...)
Telephone: +351 258 822 508 / 258 824 067
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MonumentsIgreja da Trindade - PortoThe Igreja da Trindade was built in the 19th century and is one of the most imposing churches in the city of Porto. It forms part of the complex of buildings that make up the hospital of the Third Order of the Holy Trinity, created in 1755 after the (...)
Telephone: +351 22 200 60 32
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MonumentsSé Catedral de AveiroMarian cult and People of the Sea. The primitive Church of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia was consecrated in 1464 and was connected to the Dominican convent of the same name. Between the 16th and the 17th centuries it underwent work, and the (...)
Telephone: +351 234 197 613
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da PenhaSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da PenhaThe Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Penha, the patron saint of the city of Grândola, is a 17th century building with a very simple exterior but highly interesting 18th-century azulejo panels inside.The festivities of (...)
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MonumentsCastelo dos GovernadoresGovernadores CastleBuilt in the 17th century, this building is the only surviving element of the complex of the Seven Stations of the Holy Way that were distributed throughout the city in the 18th century.On the main façade, above each of the two (...)
