Museums, Monuments and Sites
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria - BragançaLocated inside the walls of the Citadel of Bragança, its dated from the 14th century. It is also known as the Church of Our Lady of Sardon.Considered one of the oldest church of the city this church of Romance style was, during two centuries, (...)
Telephone: +351 273 329 182
E-mail: diocesebragancamiranda@gmail.com
Website: http://diocesebm.pt
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ArchaeologyVilla Romana da AbicadaQuinta da Abicada estate - Roman archaeological stationA Roman villa with two peristyles – one hexagonal and the other square-shaped – and mosaic pavements. This archaeological station has supplied artefacts from the 1st century to the 2nd century. (...)
Telephone: +351 289 896 070
Fax: +351 289 803 633
E-mail: geral@cultalg.pt
Website: http://www.cultalg.pt
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria Maior, Matriz de BarcelosThis 14th-century monument, the parish church of Barcelos, dedicated to Santa Maria Maior, still maintains its original sturdy mediaeval appearance, embellished by some decorative and architectural features that reveal how the Gothic style was (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santo Antão - ÉvoraChurch of Santo Antão - ÉvoraLocated in the main square in Évora - the Praça do Giraldo - and integrated within the city's historic centre, the Church of Santo Antão was built in the 16th century in accordance with the designs of the royal (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Francisco Tavares Proença JúniorEntering the city from the north, you cannot help but notice a striking Baroque building. This was the secondary residence of the Bishops of Guarda and home to the Bishop of Castelo Branco between 1771 and 1831. On the Renaissance entranceway (...)
Telephone: +351 272 344 277
Fax: +351 272 347 880
E-mail: mftpj@ipmuseus.pt
Website: http://www.imc-ip.pt
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz de Alhandra (S. João Baptista)
Telephone: +351 219 501 026
Website: http://www.alhandra.net
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Museums and PalacesPaço dos Duques - Museu Arqueológico de BarcelosAnyone entering Barcelos via the bridge over the River Cávado will immediately see a garden where the ruins of the former Palace of the Counts of Barcelos bear witness to the city´s mediaeval past.This is what remains of an early 15th-century (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoNossa Senhora da Conceição, the patron saint of the town and municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, is venerated in this Church-Sanctuary, which has a small stone statue which according to tradition, was (...)
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ArchaeologyVilla Romana de ParreitasLocated in the parish of Bárrio, in the municipality of Alcobaça, the roman villa of Parreitas is an archaeological site located near to the Lagoon of Pederneira. Architectural remains found in this site demonstrate that an ancient settlement (...)
Telephone: +351 262 581 959
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MonumentsErmida de São BrásThe Chapel of São Brás, located outside the walls of Évora, was ordered built by D. João II in 1480, at the site of a small leprosarium where plague victims were treated. Thus, the people of Évora, the crown and the executor of the work, D. Garcia (...)
