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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria de AzuraraChurch from the 16th c. in manueline style.
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora do CasteloThe Sanctuary is linked to the battles of the Christian Reconquest fought in the name of the Virgin Mary. Churches founded during this period - usually called mother-churches or parish churches - were normally dedicated to the Virgin. The sanctuary (...)
Telephone: +351 243 626 15
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MonumentsChafariz das Janelas VerdesPublic fountain designed by the sculptor Antonio Machado, topped by sculptures representing Venus and Cupid.Part of the city water system (Águas Livres), it is dated from 1755, it is na engineering work carried out under the instructions of Reinaldo (...)
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MonumentsTorre de AntoTower belonging to the medieval city walls. Comprising four floors connected by a narrow spiral staircase. Its modern name is due to the fact that the poet Antonio Nobre (1867-1900) lived here at the end of the nineteenth century.
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MonumentsCastelo de MonçãoThe Castle was built on the orders of king Dinis in 1306 as part of a plan to reinforce national defences. Monção could hardly be left out given its close proximity to Spain.It was rebuilt in the 12th century to implement "Vauban" defensive (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nosssa Senhora das PrecesSanctuary of Nossa Senhora das PrecesThis Carmelite sanctuary was established after the apparition of the Virgin Mary in Alto do Colcurinho in the sixteenth century. A chapel of Nossa Senhora das Necessidades was built on the site. Problems of (...)
Telephone: 23857188
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de Castro MarimUnimpressive from the outside, this church houses a main altar with seven wooden panels dating from the17th century and a collection of 18th century statues.
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MonumentsCapela de São Brás - Vila RealRomanesque church from the 13th c., modified in the 14th c. in gothic style.
