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MonumentsCâmara Municipal do PortoPorto City CouncilThis striking building, harking back to the architecture of the great communal palaces of the north of Europe, is set at the top of the Avenida dos Aliados (Avenue of the Allies).Construction began on this robust, imposing building (...)
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MonumentsCapela da Boa NovaFounded back in 1392, the Boa Nova Chapel is dedicated to São Clemente das Penhas (St Clement of Cliffs). It belonged to a small Franciscan monastery that in 1478 opted to move onto the better-sheltered Conceição estate.
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MonumentsCapela da Misericórdia de AlbufeiraStanding on the site of a former Moorish mosque, the building was restored in 1499 as a Misericórdia (Mercy) Chapel. Rebuilt after the earthquake of 1755, it nevertheless retains some of its earlier gothic features, namely the doorway, the triumphal (...)
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MonumentsCapela das AlmasCapela das Almas (Chapel of Souls) It was the first mother church of Viana until the mid-15th century, when the Cathedral was built within the walled perimeter.Traditionally known as Matriz Velha (Old Mother Church), it was renamed the (...)
Telephone: +351 258 809 337 / 258 822 436
E-mail: arqueologia@cm-viana-castelo.pt
Website: http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt/pt/nucleos-museologicos-de-ar (...)
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MonumentsCapela das Aparições - FátimaThe Chapel, in the heart of the current Fátima Sanctuary, was built by local people in 1919 in response to the request made by Our Lady during one of the apparitions. The first mass to be held there was in 1921.Although subject to certain changes, (...)
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MonumentsCapela da Senhora da Livração de Fandinhães
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsCapela da Senhora da Piedade da Quintã
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsCapela da Senhora das AreiasThe 16th century Chapel of Senhora das Areias is a small hermitage and pilgrimage site. It was built as a result of the apparition of Our Lady to a woman who was desperately crying for help after losing her house keys. The Virgin Mary indicated (...)
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MonumentsCapela de D. Fradique de Portugal - EstremozChurch from the 15th c. in gothic style, modified in the 16th c. in renaissance style.
