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MonumentsDomus MunicipalisThe Domus Municipalis is the only surviving example of Romanesque civil architecture and the undisputed highlight of a visit to Bragança. Shaped like an irregular pentagon, it contains a vaulted cistern overviewed by a spacious gallery surrounded by (...)
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MonumentsElevador de Santa JustaSanta Justa ElevatorThe steep hills on which Lisbon lies bestow the city with an urban rhythm that is part of its charming contrast to other European capitals. However, for the people who spend their lives in the city, climbing up by foot is rather (...)
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MonumentsErmida da MemóriaConstruction of the Hermitage of Memória was commissioned in 1182 by D. Fuas Roupinho - a nobleman from this region who wanted to thank Our Lady for having answered his prayers, when she saved him from a mortal fall. While hunting a deer his horse (...)
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da AjudaHermitage of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda The rocky massif and merlons crowning the slopes, endow the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda with the appearance of a fortress.Inside, a pointed arched doorway leads to the sacristy built at the end of the 15th (...)
Telephone: +351 295 712 120
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - LouléThis unassuming church dates from the second half of the 17th century and was built on the site of a 16th century oratory, backing onto one of the gates in the city walls. Inside it has fine tile decoration depicting scenes from the life of the (...)
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da Franqueira - BarcelosOur Lady of Franqueira Hermitage On the top of Monte de Franqueira sits the Hermitage of Our Lady which, according to legend, was planned by Egas Moniz, tutor of King Afonso I. The altar of the chapel still has important Roman elements, such as the (...)
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe ou de São GensHermitage of Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe or São GensThe cult of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe was introduced in the region in the sixth century by the Archbishop of Seville, São Leandro, who brought a statue from Rome. Popular devotion dates back to the (...)
Telephone: +351 284 549 416
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da GuiaBuilt in the 17th century, this chapel was rebuilt on its present site, on Monte da Guia, during the adaptations made for the defence of the city during the Second World War (1939-1945).
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da OradaHermitage of Nossa Senhora da OradaThe hermitage dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Orada was originally built in the 15th century, but the existing church dates from the 18th century. Key features of the interior include the 18th century wooden (...)
Telephone: +351 289 514 275
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade - TomarA 14th-century sanctuary on the outskirts of the city.The Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy - former Chapel of Our Lady of the Hill - was built in 1397 by the governor of Óbidos, a village where the Virgin is a patron saint and recipient of particular (...)
Telephone: +351 249 322 427
