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Number of results: 73
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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/
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MonumentsIgreja da Graça - ÉvoraChurch of Graça - ÉvoraThe Church of Graça was built in the 16th century, during the reign of D. João III, in accordance with architectural designs by Miguel de Arruda.A unique monument, of Palladian influence, it highlights a robust character in (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Graça - SantarémThe splendour of Flamboyant Gothic.Although its construction was only completed in the early 15th century, the first stone of Our Lady of Grace Church was laid in 1380 by D. Afonso Telo de Menezes, the first Count of Ourém, who decided to found a (...)
Telephone: +351 243 304 441
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de AveiroThe initial project for the design of this church (1585) was attributed to the Italian architect Filipo Terzio, although, from this same plan, it is also known that it was only completed in 1653, under the guidance of the Portuguese master builder (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de BragançaThe foundation of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia (portuguese charity) of Bragança dates back to the year 1518 and was "founded in a church that had dedicated to the Holy Spirit" (that gave name to the street). The temple was rebuilt in 1539, to (...)
Telephone: +351 273 589 102
E-mail: diocesebragancamiranda@gmail.com
Website: http://diocesebm.pt
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de TaviraArchitecturally speaking, this is one of the most valuable of Tavira´s many churches due to the renaissance features on both the entranceway and the interior and unique to the Algarve. The Santa Casa da Misericórdia (Religious Charitable (...)
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de Viana do CasteloThe Misericórdia (Mercy) building and the church date from the 16th century. Created in 1520, the Misericórdia brotherhood developed to the extent that they decided to build the so-called “Casa das Varandas”, in the second quarter of the 16th (...)
Telephone: +351 258 822 350
Fax: +351 258 820 290
E-mail: geral@scmviana.pt
Website: http://www.scmviana.pt/culto/
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MonumentsIgreja das Domínicas- ElvasChurch from the 16th / 17th c. in renaissance style.
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção - ElvasA fortress church on the country’s border.The construction of the church then called Our Lady of the Square started in 1517 following the guidelines of the royal architect Francisco de Arruda, who worked at the Amoreira Aqueduct to supply drinking (...)
Telephone: +351 266 769 800
