Museums, Monuments and Sites
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Number of results: 379
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Museums and PalacesPaço da GielaThe Manor House of Giela is an outstanding example of medieval and modern private civil architecture, classified as National Monuments in 1910. Its origin is deeply linked to the formation of the medieval "Land of Valdevez". The building of the (...)
Telephone: +351 258 520 529
E-mail: pacodegiela@cmav.pt
Website: https://pacodegiela.cmav.pt/
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Museums and PalacesPaço dos Duques de BragançaThe construction of the palace of the Dukes of Bragança, its design inspired by that of the typical French manor houses, was begun in the early 15th century. It was commissioned by D. Afonso de Barcelos, the first duke of Bragança and the bastard (...)
Telephone: +351 253 412 273
E-mail: pduques@culturanorte.gov.pt
Website: https://pacodosduques.gov.pt/
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Museums and PalacesPaço dos Duques - Museu Arqueológico de BarcelosAnyone entering Barcelos via the bridge over the River Cávado will immediately see a garden where the ruins of the former Palace of the Counts of Barcelos bear witness to the city´s mediaeval past.This is what remains of an early 15th-century (...)
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Museums and PalacesPalácio da BolsaNational Monument, located in the historical centre of the City, classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Palácio da Bolsa, built by the Porto Commercial Association on the ruins of the Saint Francis Convent, has become by excellence the (...)
Telephone: +351 223 399 013
Fax: +351 223 399 090
E-mail: turismo@cciporto.pt
Website: http://www.palaciodabolsa.com
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Museums and PalacesPalácio de D. ManuelThe Royal Palace of S. Francisco (also known as the Palaces of King Manuel) can be found in the Municipal Gardens that previously used to be the orchard of the convent of S. Francisco. Densely wooded with platens, cypresses, and mulberry trees, and (...)
Telephone: +351 266 258 09
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Museums and PalacesPalácio do RaioBuilt during the reign of king João V (1706-50), this is a wonderful example of Baroque civil architecture and designed by André Soares for José Duarte de Faria. He was a knight of the Order of Christ in addition to being a highly influential (...)
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Museums and PalacesPalácio dos Capitães GeneraisCaptain-General’s PalaceIn 1572 D. Sebastião gives permission to a group of priests to build a College for the Company of Jesus, a place that shows even nowadays the main goal of the dislocation of the Jesuits to this island: provide both a school (...)
Telephone: +351 295 402 300
Fax: +351 295 213 959
E-mail: filipa.vf.silva@azores.gov.pt; teresa.mq.mendes@azores.gov.pt
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Museums and PalacesPalácio dos Condes de AnadiaThe Palácio dos Paes do Amaral (the Counts of Anadia) is considered to be one of the most beautiful stately homes in Beira Alta. It was built in 1724 at the initiative of Simão Paes do Amaral, the noble servant of the king Dom Afonso VI, a professed (...)
Telephone: +351 232 622 366
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Museums and PalacesPalácio dos Marqueses de FronteiraDating back to the 17th c, the palace is decorated with azulejos from that period and rocaille stucco work from the 18th c. Also from this period is the furniture, which comes from a variety of sources, including Indo-Portuguese furniture, a Spanish (...)
Telephone: +351 21 778 20 23
Fax: +351 21 778 49 62
E-mail: fronteiraalorna@mail.telepac.pt
Website: http://www.fronteira-alorna.pt
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Museums and PalacesPalácio e Jardins do Marquês de PombalThe Gardens and the Palace of the Marquis of Pombal, classified as national monument, is an example of our valuable 18th century heritage, designed by Carlos Mardel, a renowned Hungarian architect who played a major role in the "pombaline" (...)
Telephone: +351 21 440 87 81
E-mail: visit.palacio@cm-oeiras.pt
Website: http://www.cm-oeiras.pt
