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MonumentsIgreja de São João Baptista, Matriz de TomarSituated in the centre of Tomar, the Igreja de São João Baptista was originally built in the 15th century, but was later reconstructed in the 16th century. In 1520, the king Dom Manuel raised its status to that of a collegiate church, thus making it (...)
Telephone: +351 249 312 611
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa CruzFounded outside the walls in 1131 by the Observing Canons of St. Augustine, the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz is one of the oldest and most important monuments in Coimbra. Dom Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, came here to attend the religious (...)
Telephone: +351 239 822 941
Fax: +351 239 822 941
E-mail: igrejasantacruz@gmail.com
Website: https://igrejascruz.webnode.pt/https://www.grupogala.com.pt/mosteiro-santa-cruz/
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Museums and PalacesMuseu do FadoThe Fado Museum provides a tribute to the special form of singing and music that came into being in the popular neighbourhoods of Lisbon in the 18th century and to the men and women who have dedicated their voices and feelings to its (...)
Telephone: +351 218 823 470
Fax: +351 218 823 478
E-mail: info@museudofado.pt
Website: http://www.museudofado.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de MarinhaFounded by King D. Luís in 1863, 100 years later the Naval Museum was installed in part os the Jerónimos Monastery, becoming symbolically associated with the site that saw the Portuguese fleets setting out to discover the routes over the great (...)
Telephone: +351 21 362 00 19
Fax: +351 21 363 19 87
E-mail: geral.museu@marinha.pt
Website: http://ccm.marinha.pt/pt/museu
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria Madalena de FalperraIn the Serra de Falperra, there is the Church of Santa Maria Madalena built on the wishes of archbishop Rodrigo de Moura Teles. This harmonious Baroque monument also has an impressive stairway of a type similar to that of the other nearby (...)
Telephone: +351 253 683 330
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ArchaeologyTemplo romano de ÉvoraThe Roman Temple, over 2000 years old, is the ex-libris monument of Évora and is one of the most important historic ruins in the country.The Roman temple in Évora was built in the first century, during the time of Caesar Augustus. It has a long (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de AveiroNew project of magnifying of the Museum, of the authorship of arquitecto Alcino Soutinho, is characterized for an architectural building modern, endowed with audience, destined room the temporary expositions, educative services, library, laboratory (...)
Telephone: +351 234 423 297 - 234 383 188
Fax: +351 234 421 749
E-mail: maveiro@drcc.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu do OrienteThe Oriente Museum is located in a 1940s building in the Alcântara Dock, with a privileged location next to the River Tagus. It aims to chart the historic relationship between Asia and Portugal – the first country to reach distant Oriental ports.The (...)
Telephone: +351 21 358 52 00
E-mail: info@museudooriente.pt
Website: http://www.museudooriente.pt
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MonumentsForte de São João Baptista - BerlengasThis fort on the island of Berlenga was built in 1651 on the orders of Dom João IV, and completed in 1656.Built to prevent this island being occupied by North-African pirates or enemy powers, the fort's most famous episode occurred in June 1666. It (...)
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ArchaeologyMuseu e Estação Arqueológica do Cerro da VilaA visit to Cerro da Vila Museum and Archaeological Site is a 5000-year journey through the history of humankind.The route through the ruins provides an immersive experience of a typical Roman maritime villa (c. 1st – 5th AD). Inside the villa are (...)
Telephone: +351 289 312 153
Fax: +351 289 302 783
E-mail: cerrodavila@vilamouraworld.com
Website: https://www.vilamouraworld.com/cerro-da-vila-museum/
