Museums, Monuments and Sites
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MonumentsIgreja de São Paulo - TaviraBuilt in the 17th century, this belonged to the no longer existing Convent of São Paulo. With religious orders abolished in 1834, the Church was handed over to the Fraternity of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (Our Lady of Assistance), whose statue can be (...)
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ArchaeologyAnta dos CoureleirosCoureleiros CromlechThere are five cromlechs located in Coureleiros. This is one of the largest units. Its official scientific designation is “Anta dos Coureleiros II”.
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de SilvesThis church was built mid-16th century after Silves had been integrated into the House of Rainhas (Queens), with king João II bestowing it on queen Leonor. It was due to serve the already founded Santa Casa da Misericórdia (Religious Charity (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu-Biblioteca da Casa de Bragança - Paço Ducal e Castelo de Vila ViçosaNow operating as a museum, the Palace of Vila Viçosa was one of the favourite residences of the Portuguese royal family during many centuries.The Palace of Vila Viçosa was built in the 16th century, on the orders of King D. Jaime, the fourth Duke of (...)
Telephone: +351 268 980 659
Fax: +351 268 989 808
E-mail: palacio.vilavicosa@fcbraganca.pt
Website: http://www.fcbraganca.pt
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ArchaeologyAntela da Cruz VermelhaLocated in the Corno Bico Protected Area, the Antela da Cruz Vermelha (Red Cross Dolmen) has been dated to around 2,500 BC. Circular in form, the Dolmen is made up of a large boulder with a headstone with an engraved cross, painted in red. Part of a (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora dos MilagresChurch of Nossa Senhora dos MilagresBuilt at the end of the 18th century, the church contains an exquisite 16th century statue of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres - the Virgin and Child - of Flemish origin, which was perhaps imported from Melines, and a (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de SalzedasMonastery of Santa Maria de SalzedasIn its time, this was one of the largest Cistercian monasteries in Portugal, having been given vast areas of land in the surrounding region with the express duty of tilling and populating them.Construction work (...)
Telephone: +351 254 677 064 / 5 - 254 677 458
Fax: +351 254 670 839
E-mail: valedovarosa@culturanorte.gov.pt
Website: https://www.valedovarosa.gov.pt/
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Museums and PalacesMuseu do Vidro da Marinha GrandeThe Museum is housed in the palace that was once the residence of William Stephens. It is an elegant 18th-century building, neoclassical in inspiration and delightfully set in English-style gardens. The entrance to the palace is through an (...)
Telephone: +351 244 573 377
Fax: +351 244 561 710
E-mail: museu.vidro@cm-mgrande.pt
Website: http://www.cm-mgrande.pt
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MonumentsCastelo de São BrásFort of São Brás The Fort of São Brás was built in the 16th century, during the Filipine period, in order to defend the town. The old cannons are still on display.An obelisk design by architect Raúl Lino (1879-1974), in the form of a sentry box, (...)
Telephone: +351 296 304 920
Website: https://www.cm-pontadelgada.pt/pages/872?poi_id=2536
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Museums and PalacesPalácio e Jardins do Marquês de PombalThe Gardens and the Palace of the Marquis of Pombal, classified as national monument, is an example of our valuable 18th century heritage, designed by Carlos Mardel, a renowned Hungarian architect who played a major role in the "pombaline" (...)
Telephone: +351 21 440 87 81
E-mail: visit.palacio@cm-oeiras.pt
Website: http://www.cm-oeiras.pt
