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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia da GuardaAlthough modest, this is the most important example of Baroque architecture in the city with its contours and carved stone highlighted by the contrast between the granite stone and the whitewashed walls. From an 18th century perspective, the church (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de São Pedro de CêteChurch from the 11th c. in romanesque style, modified in the 16th c. in manueline 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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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora dos MilagresBuilt with donations from the population of São João da Madeira, the result of the wishes of a committee constituted for this purpose in 1930, the shrine was opened on 6 November 1938, in a ceremony presided over by the Bishop of Porto. It is (...)
Website: http://www.turismoindustrial.cm-sjm.pt/
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MonumentsSé Nova de CoimbraThe first Jesuit college.The College of Eleven Thousand Virgins was built in 1598 near the University of Coimbra by the Company of Jesus, which had been in the city since 1541. Work progressed slowly and the church was only inaugurated in 1698. The (...)
Telephone: +351 239 823 138
E-mail: senovacoimbra@gmail.com
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora do CarmoThe Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo was built at the end of the 17th century in the Baroque style. It belonged at that time to the Convento da Ordem Terceira.Inside, it is still possible to admire the church’s Baroque decoration, which includes (...)
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Museums and PalacesPalácio do RaioBuilt during the reign of king João V (1706-50), this is a wonderful example of Baroque civil architecture and designed by André Soares for José Duarte de Faria. He was a knight of the Order of Christ in addition to being a highly influential (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Encarnação - LisboaChurch of Encarnação (Incarnation) To construct the Church of the Encarnação in 1702 part of the old 14th century walls were demolished but the tower located to the south was incorporated as happened with the Church of Loreto, over on the other side (...)
Telephone: +351 213 424 623
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Cinema de Melgaço Jean Loup PassekThe movie enthusiasts will find an interesting cinema cult place in Melgaço, the only one of its type in the country. It’s the Museu do Cinema Jean Loup Passek, where you’ll be able to admire dozens of objects related to the history of (...)
Telephone: +351 251 401 575
E-mail: museudecinema@cm-melgaco.pt
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MonumentsIgreja de São Marcos - BragaThe current hospital and church of São Marcos (St. Mark) date back to the 18th century. They were built according to a Carlos Amarante design, after whom the square is named. Baroque in style, the verticality of the Church with its two towers (...)
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