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Museums and PalacesMuseu de ScrimshawScrimshaw MuseumA must for all visitors to Faial, the Scrimshaw Museum contains a magnificent set of pieces carved from the teeth of sperm whales, with engravings and low reliefs.This is a private collection belonging to the owners of the “Peter (...)
Telephone: +351 292 292 327
Fax: +351 292 391 287
E-mail: peter.pt@mail.telepac.pt
Website: http://www.petercafesport.com
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da OradaHermitage of Nossa Senhora da OradaThe hermitage dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Orada was originally built in the 15th century, but the existing church dates from the 18th century. Key features of the interior include the 18th century wooden (...)
Telephone: +351 289 514 275
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MonumentsIgreja do Carmo - FaroThe bulky form of the Carmo church, with its imposing façade and twin bell-towers, stands out against the city skyline. Building work on it continued throughout virtually the whole of the 18th century and into the first years of the 19th (the last (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu OceanográficoOceanographic MuseumHoused in the fort of Santa Maria da Arrábida, the museum has a room devoted to the collection of the Setúbal naturalist, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, dating back to the beginning of the last century.You can also visit the Sala (...)
Telephone: +351 21 218 97 91
Website: http://www.icn.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Municipal de Arqueologia de SilvesSilves Municipal Archaeology Museum (Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Silves)The Silves Municipal Archaeology Museum was created in 1990 by initiative of the Municipal Council around the 12th-13th century Almohad cistern, an ex-libris of the whole (...)
Telephone: +351 282 444 832 - 282 440 838 - 282 440 800
Fax: +351 282 440 862
E-mail: dctp@cm-silves.pt
Website: https://www.cm-silves.pt/pt/menu/547/museu-municipal-de-arqu (...)
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da PenedaSanctuary of Senhora da PenedaAn enormous crag (the Meadinhas rock) dominates the site with its 300 metres of sheer height. In the pure air of the altitude, the Santuário de Peneda gives a holy feel to the mountain, creating a religious (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de ViseuChurch of Misericórdia de ViseuIn contrast to the austerity of the Sé cathedral and the Paço dos Três Escalões, the Rococo façade of the Church of Misericórdia with its rich decorations - a fine baroque portico topped by an exquisite balcony (...)
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MonumentsArco da Rua AugustaThis majestic triumphal arch, the noble gateway onto the interior of the "Downtown", was planned in the time of the Marquis de Pombal to finish off the northern side of the Praça do Comércio. However, it was only begun in 1862 and finished in (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Regional Rainha D. Leonor - BejaFounded in 1927, the Rainha D. Leonor (Queen Leonor) Regional Museum is located in both the Convento of Conceição (Conception), home to its main collection, and the Church of Santo Amaro (Saint Amaro), where the Visigoth exhibits are on display.The (...)
Telephone: +351 284 323 351
E-mail: museuregionaldebeja@cultura-alentejo.gov.pt
Website: http://www.museuregionaldebeja.pt/
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MonumentsSé Catedral de SilvesThe most important Gothic building in the Algarve.Silves was named the bishopric seat soon after the first conquest of the city from the Arabs in 1189, but the Cathedral was only built after 1268, after the city’s definitive conquest during the (...)
Telephone: +351 282 442 472
