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MonumentsMosteiro do Salvador de Paço de SousaChurch from the 12th / 13th c. in romanesque style.
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsMosteiro do Salvador de TravancaHalfway between Amarante and Penafiel stands this ancient and quite unusual mediaeval monument, whose foundation has been attributed to D. Gascão de Moniz, a contemporary of Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile and León in the tenth century.Over (...)
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsMosteiro dos JerónimosOn the banks of the Tagus is an apogee of Manueline architecture.In the spot where the Jerónimos Monastery stands today, next to the old Belém beach, was originally a small hermitage dedicated to Santa Maria that had been built by the Infante D. (...)
Telephone: +351 213 620 034
E-mail: geral@mjeronimos.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.mosteirojeronimos.gov.pt
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MonumentsMuralhas da Cidade da CovilhãThe castle and the city walls were built by King Dom Sancho I (1185-1211), the king responsible for the Christian Reconquest in this part of Portugal. The walls were later reinforced by King Dom Dinis (1279-1325). There were five turreted entrance (...)
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MonumentsMuralhas da Praça de AlmeidaWalls of the Praça de Almeida The fort has the shape of a regular polygon and its walls, ramparts, ravelins, gates, casemates and moats form one of the most important examples of a complete fortification system.The (...)
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MonumentsMuralhas de FaroThe current urban layout of Faro provides an understanding of where the walls that protected the city used to be. They form a core known as Vila-Adentro (Inner Town), which contains the city´s historical quarter. The initial idea of protecting the (...)
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MonumentsMuralhas de GuimarãesWalls of the City of Guimarães All that is left of the wall that used to extend around the perimeter for more than two thousand metres is an extensive section, and only one tower, next to the main gate (Porta da Vila), remains from the eight that (...)
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MonumentsMuralhas de PortimãoThe wall of the City of Portimão has a perimeter of approximately 1100 metres, with a more or less triangular shape. At its truncated corners were the gates of Porta da Serra, Porta de São João and the wicket gate of Postigo dos Fumeiros. The (...)
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MonumentsMuralhas de SerpaKing Dinis ordered the building of this imposing defensive structure made of sturdy walls stretching up to the imposing turrets. However, given its strategic location on the Roman road connecting Beja with the south of Hispania, in addition to its (...)
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MonumentsMuralhas do Castelo de Castelo RodrigoCastle walls at Castelo RodrigoThe walls encircle the village, with thirteen turrets and three gates remaining. One of these is the Traitors' Gate (Porta da Traição).Your attention is drawn to the cubic turrets, the ruins of the palace of Cristóvão (...)
