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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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MonumentsIgreja do Espírito Santo - ÉvoraChurch Espírito Santo - ÉvoraSponsored by the Cardinal D. Henrique, future king of Portugal, it was completed in 1574. It is one of the first jesuits churches of the world and a fundamental milestone in the current Portuguese plainstyle (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da EncarnaçãoSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação A Carmelite sanctuary. The interior has a single nave covered by a painted arched roof, and includes seventeenth century polychrome azulejo tiles and a set of mid seventeenth century paintings. The building (...)
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ArchaeologyGravuras rupestres do MazoucoThe Mazouco Rock Engravings, discovered in 1981, represent the first ever open-air Paleolithic rock art site discovered in Portugal.A few kilometres from Mazouco, you can find the Mazouco Horse, a rock carving made in schist rock just a few meters (...)
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ArchaeologyMenir do PatalouThe Patalou Menhir is a granite piece weighing about 7 tonnes and standing 4 metres high.This megalithic monument was recovered and re-erected in 2016 and is one of the most voluminous menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula.
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ArchaeologyAnta de São GensLocated on the road that connects Alpalhão to the Fadagosa de Nisa Hot Springs, Saint Genesius’ Anta 1 is a simple, circular megalithic monument composed of 5 rectangular pillars stuck in the ground and inclined inwards, covered by a single slab. It (...)
