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MonumentsMosteiro de ErmeloO enquadramento paisagístico, no fundo de uma encosta povoada de densos laranjais nas margens do rio Lima justifica só por si a visita.Apesar da sua integração na Ordem de Cister, a vida deste mosteiro foi atribulada e curta. Na visita que realizou (...)
Telephone: +351 258 521 565
Fax: +351 258 521 228
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MonumentsIgreja de São Miguel, Matriz de Castelo BrancoThis Romanesque - Gothic building was built during the 13th and 14th centuries. However, beyond the walls little survived the test of time. Various rebuildings were carried out with the first major restoration undertaken in 17th century determining (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora dos MártiresChurch of the Mártires (Martyrs) In thanksgiving for victory in the conquest of Lisbon from the Moors the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, chose to use this site for a chapel dedicated to Saint Mary of the Martyrs. This was the first (...)
Telephone: +351 213 462 465
Fax: +351 213 259 562
E-mail: bas.martires@sapo.pt
Website: https://paroquiadosmartires.pt/
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz de São João da MadeiraBuilt in 1884, it is an impressive building for the sobriety of its architectural lines and the grandeur and sturdiness of the building. The church was designed by the great Master of Engineering, Professor António Araújo e Silva, of the Porto (...)
Website: http://www.turismoindustrial.cm-sjm.pt
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MonumentsCastelo da LousãThe castle is formed by the keep, whose base adds to its imposing majesty, a small wall and some cubic turrets. The whole of the castle is built of Silurian schist, the local stone, except for the decoration of the door of the keep, which is made of (...)
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MonumentsAtalaia MagraStanding in isolation atop a 192-metre high hill, close to the Estrada Nacional 258, roughly 3 kilometres from the town of Moura, is this curious example of 14th-century military architecture.Built in the 14th century, this 12-metre high round (...)
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MonumentsFortaleza de BelicheThe cove of Beliche marks the point of transition between the southern and western sides of the country. At one end stands the fort and ; next to this, on the edge of a cliff, is the chapel of Santa Catarina, built at the orders of Prince Henry the (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria Maior de TarouquelaThis 12th-century monastery was founded by the Canons Regular of St. Augustine, under the aegis of Egas Moniz and Dona Teresa Afonso. Later, the monastery passed to the Benedictine Order and in the 16th century it was transferred to Porto. The (...)
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsForte de Nossa Senhora da Graça ou de LippeThis fort is situated little more than a kilometre to the north of the fortress of Elvas and stands on the top of an imposing rocky outcrop. It is a true masterpiece of 18C European military architecture and is outstandingly beautiful.
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MonumentsIgreja de São Bento da Vitória - PortoIn 1596, a Benedictine monastery was founded in Porto, of which the Igreja de São Bento da Vitória formed part, although the church was rebuilt at the end of the 17th century and only solemnly inaugurated in 1707.It is a large and imposing building (...)
Telephone: +351 22 200 72 83
