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MonumentsBasílica de São TorcatoSituated in the village of São Torcato on the outskirts of the municipality of Guimarães, where rural life is still predominant, the St. Torcato Basilica stands out in the landscape due to its architecture in which the slender towers on the sides of (...)
Telephone: +351 253 551 150
E-mail: geral@irmandadesaotorcato.pt
Website: http://www.irmandadesaotorcato.pt
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MonumentsBasílica Real - Castro VerdeA Royal Basilica in the heart of the village.The Church of Our Lady of the Conception, known locally as the Royal Basilica, was rebuilt during the first half of the 18th century, on the site of the original parish headquarters, by the patronage of (...)
Telephone: +351 286 328 550
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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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MonumentsBiblioteca Joanina (King John’s Library)The Biblioteca Joanina is considered one of the richest Baroque libraries in Europe. Built between 1717 and 1728, this sumptuous space is located in the most central part of the University of Coimbra, the Paço das Escolas. The structure was built to (...)
Telephone: +351 239 859 800
Fax: +351 239 825 841
Website: http://www.uc.pt
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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, (...)
