Museums, Monuments and Sites
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Number of results: 33
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MonumentsAntiga Sé de BragançaThe Cathedral was built in the 16th century on the wishes of the local authorities supported by duke Teodósio. It is known that Pêro de la Faia and Fernão Pires were the master craftsman in charge. It was due to be a Convent for the Order of Saint (...)
Telephone: +351 273 329 182
E-mail: diocesebragancamiranda@gmail.com
Website: http://diocesebm.pt
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MonumentsBasílica Santo Cristo de OuteiroSanto Cristo de Outeiro Minor BasilicaConstruction began in 1698 in the wake of a miracle that occurred in a small chapel next door and the Santo Cristo Sanctuary was completed in first half of the 18th century. Endowed with archaic characteristics (...)
Telephone: +351 273 589 102
E-mail: geral@culturanorte.pt
Website: http://www.culturanorte.pt/pt/patrimonio/basilica-menor-de-s (...)
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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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MonumentsConvento de Cristo e Castelo TemplárioThe Convent of Christ In 1983, UNESCO awarded the classification of world heritage to the Templar Castle and the Convent of the Knights of Christ in Tomar, a unique monument in the history of the western world. Built on a site that was originally (...)
Telephone: +351 249 315 089 / +351 249 313 481
Fax: +351 249 322 730
E-mail: geral@ccristo.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.conventocristo.gov.pt/
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MonumentsConvento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo - Figueiró dos Vinhos
Telephone: +351 236 552 178
Fax: +351 236 552 596
E-mail: turismo@cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt
Website: http://www.cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt
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MonumentsConvento de Santo António dos Capuchos - GuimarãesThe Museological Trail in the Convent of Santo António dos Capuchos is the result of the constant concern of Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Guimarães for the conservation and enhancement of its artistic and cultural heritage. It results from a (...)
Telephone: +351 253 541 244
E-mail: pm@scmguimaraes.com
Website: http://www.scmguimaraes.com
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MonumentsConvento de São Francisco - BragançaOwned by the Secular Franciscan Order, its structure dates back to the 13th century (1271). Its foundation is attributed according to oral tradition to St. Francis of Assisi. It was rebuilt in the first half of sec. XIII from a medieval structure of (...)
Telephone: +351 273 001 301
E-mail: mail@adbgc.dglab.gov.pt
Website: http://adbgc.dglab.gov.pt
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MonumentsConvento de São Francisco - SantarémThe convent of São Francisco was founded by the king D. Sancho II, in 1242. As happened with the similar Convento de Santa Clara, the convent was built in accordance with the architectural guidelines of the mendicant Gothic style: austerity in terms (...)
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MonumentsForte da Ponta da BandeiraLying beyond the city’s walls, the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França is more commonly known as the Ponta da Bandeira Fort.Built late on in the 17th century, it completed the defences of Lagos. The entranceway is by drawbridge over a moat. (...)
Telephone: +351 282 761 410
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MonumentsForte de Santiago da BarraLocated next to the sea, it is believed that the first fortification sited on the bar of the River Lima estuary dates from the reign of King Afonso III (13th century). However, the earliest certain date is the 15th century, when a fortress was built (...)
Telephone: +351 258 820 270
E-mail: turismo@portoenorte.pt
Website: http://www.portoenorte.pt/pt/contactos/informacao/sede/
