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MonumentsSé Catedral de LeiriaA Renaissance church with a unique history.On May 22, 1545, at the request of King John III, Pope Paul III established the Diocese of Leiria with the bull Pro Excellenti. His jurisdiction was entrusted to the reformist of the Monastery of Santa Cruz (...)
Telephone: +351 244 832 366
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Aguarela Roque GameiroThe Museu de Aguarela Roque Gameiro, located at Minde, is the only museum in this country devoted to watercolour, and more exactly to the work of the outstanding Portuguese watercolour painter – Alfredo Roque Gameiro.In “Casa dos Açores”, a (...)
Telephone: +351 249 841 292 / 249 840 022
E-mail: museuaguarela@caorg.pt
Website: http://www.caorg.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu do TrajoLocated in what was once the home of a wealthy muleteer who grew rich in the cork trade, this building is a good example of bourgeois architecture at the end of the 19th century. In addition to an exhibition of the typical Algarvean costume (...)
Telephone: +351 289 840 100
E-mail: geral@museu-sbras.com
Website: http://www.museu-sbras.com
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Etnográfico de AljustrelThe Museum is located right by the house of witness Lúcia, in Aljustrel itself. The layout is like any normal house, complete with contents enabling the visitor to understand day to day habits at the beginning of the twentieth century. Exhibits (...)
Telephone: +351 249 532 828
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Museums and PalacesMACE - Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas
Telephone: +351 268 626 218
E-mail: direcao.mace@cm-elvas.pt
Website: https://col-antoniocachola.com
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Diocesano de SantarémMuseu Diocesano de Santarém (Museum of the Diocese of Santarém)The Museum of the Diocese of Santarém is a recent museum that forms part of the architectural complex of Santarém Cathedral and the national "Cathedral Route" project. Here, you can (...)
Telephone: +351 243 304 065 / 243 304 060
E-mail: geral@museudiocesanodesantarem.pt
Website: http://www.museudiocesanodesantarem.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu da HortaHorta MuseumHoused in the former Jesuits’ College, one of Faial’s most important buildings, Horta Museum exhibits a heterogeneous collection of significant pieces from the island’s cultural heritage, covering a broad period of history.Amongst the (...)
Telephone: +351 292 208 570
Fax: +351 292 208 577
E-mail: museu.horta.info@azores.gov.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu do Automóvel Antigo de OeirasThe museum has an exhibition of 40 old cars, motorcycles and bicycles, manufactured between the beginning of the 20C and 1960.
Telephone: +351 21 441 06 33
Fax: +351 21 441 23 78
E-mail: cpaalx@netcabo.pt
Website: http://www.cm-oeiras.pt/Museus/Automovel/Automovel
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MonumentsIgreja dos ClérigosThe church of Clérigos (Ecclesiastics) seems to have stepped out of an Italian city and is also known as the New Chapel or Chapel of Saint Peter the New.In fact, its architect, Nicolau Nasoni, did risk a genuinely Italian inspired baroque style. The (...)
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MonumentsTorre de VilarBuilt in granite blocks, comprising five floors. Lit by Romanesque arrow loops. Entered by a an arched door.This tower was part of the defences of Honra de Brolhaes.
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com