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MonumentsSé Catedral de LamegoWhere Marian Devotion was established in 1175. The facade and the interior of Lamego Cathedral integrate architectural styles spanning various eras, giving both a sense of beauty and monumentality. The first reference to the bishopric of (...)
Telephone: +351 254 612 766 / 254 666 195
E-mail: mlamego@culturanorte.pt
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MonumentsIgreja da Graça - ÉvoraChurch of Graça - ÉvoraThe Church of Graça was built in the 16th century, during the reign of D. João III, in accordance with architectural designs by Miguel de Arruda.A unique monument, of Palladian influence, it highlights a robust character in (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da AbadiaA Marian shrine in the idyllic Gerês landscape. Considered by many to be the oldest Marian sanctuary in Portugal, originally built between the 7th and 8th centuries but which no longer exists, a subsequent sanctuary was erected in the same spot (...)
Telephone: +351 253 371 197 / 938 039 504
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MonumentsMercado de Escravos - LagosSlave Market - LagosIn 1444, the first slaves brought from Africa arrived in Lagos, thus originating the first slave market. The first floor was used as an Inspector's Office, Customs House, Guard House and Military Prison.The symbology associated (...)
Website: https://museu.cm-lagos.pt/polos/rota-da-escravatura/
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MonumentsIgreja de São Pedro de RatesThe Igreja de São Pedro de Rates was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is considered to be one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Portugal.As far as is known, Pedro de Rates was one of the first people to be converted to (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Clara-a-NovaMonastery of Santa Clara-a-NovaThe Monastery of Santa Clara a Nova was built in 1649 on the left bank of the River Mondego, intended to provide shelter to the Clarissa nuns of the Convent of Santa Clara a Nova, following the plans drawn up by the (...)
Telephone: +351 239 441 674
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MonumentsSé Catedral do FunchalHeadquarters of a diocese that was once the largest in the world.The Church of Santa Maria was built by order of King Manuel I to replace the Church of Our Lady of Calhau, in the island’s first ever parish, as it was too small to house the growing (...)
Telephone: +351 291 228 155
E-mail: catedraldofunchal@gmail.com
Website: https://www.catedraldofunchal.com/
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MonumentsForte da Ponta da BandeiraLying beyond the city’s walls, the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França is more commonly known as the Ponta da Bandeira Fort.Built late on in the 17th century, it completed the defences of Lagos. The entranceway is by drawbridge over a moat. (...)
Telephone: +351 282 761 410
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MonumentsCastelo de MarvãoMarvão Castle stands at a height of 843 metres above sea level, on one of the highest points in the Serra de São Mamede, known as the Serra do Sapoio. The crag on which it stands is a fairly rugged escarpment, forming a natural point of defence, to (...)
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MonumentsAqueduto dos Pegões AltosAround 6-km long and constituted by 180 arches, the Aqueduct of Pegões was one of the main public works built in the 17th century in Portugal. This monumental work was designed by the distinguished architect Filipe Terzi, in order to supply water to (...)
