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MonumentsIgreja Matriz do Santíssimo SalvadorForming part of the Jesuits’ College, the Igreja do Santíssimo Salvador is one of the largest churches in the Azores. Decorated in the Baroque style, it began to be built in 1680.The façade is simple but imposing. The most notable features of the (...)
Telephone: +351 292 292 425
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz - MelgaçoThe Igreja Matriz (Mother Church), also known as the Igreja de Santa Maria da Porta - named after its proximity to the ancient castle's main door.Although it was built in 1187, the present structure is the result of sequent reformations. It (...)
Telephone: +351 251 402 440
E-mail: turismo@cm-melgaco.pt
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz ou de Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoGolegã Parish Church is situated in the city´s main square and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Conception. The exact date of its construction is not known, but there is no doubt that the building work, originally begun in the early 16th century, (...)
Telephone: +351 249 976 193
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz ou de Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoParish Church ou Church of Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoThe Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Vila do Bispo has a typical 18th-century façade, with a main doorway topped by a eye-glass and curved fronton.Key features of the interior include the (...)
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz ou de Nossa Senhora da SalvaçãoSituated in the Largo do Adro, the parish church is famous for its exuberantly decorated Manueline doorway with pilasters displaying Renaissance motifs, 17th-century patterned tiles and, on the inside, extremely interesting Manueline paintings.The (...)
Telephone: +351 263 975 268
Fax: +351 263 975 268
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MonumentsIgreja Paroquial de S. PedroParish Church of São PedroThe Parish Church of São Pedro was built around 1750.With a baroque exterior, the single nave interior has an octagonal lay out. Key features include the altarpiece with a gilded woodwork altarpiece, the 15th century statue (...)
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MonumentsIgreja Paroquial de Vilar de MourosThe Parish Church of Vilar de Mouros, or church of Santa Eulália, was built in 1555 under the supervision of master Francisco Lourenço.The church underwent renovation in the 17th and 18th centuries. The building brings together the Manueline, (...)
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MonumentsIgrejas Matriz de NisaConsidered one of the oldest religious buildings in the town, the Nisa Mother Church was built by the Knights Templar in honour of Our Lady of Grace.The church has undergone several modifications over the centuries, the most significant of which was (...)
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MonumentsKadoorie - Mekor Haim SynagogueThe Kadoorie - Mekor Haim (Source of Life) Synagogue is the largest synagogue on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the largest in Europe. Built with donations from Jews from all over the world, it was significantly inaugurated in 1938, a time when in (...)
Telephone: +351 911 768 589 / +351 911 768 596
E-mail: tourism@comunidade-israelita-porto.org; info@comunidade-israelita-porto.org
Website: http://comunidade-israelita-porto.org
