Museums, Monuments and Sites
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MonumentsMosteiro da BatalhaMonastery of Santa Maria da Vitória (or Monastery of Batalha) One of the most fascinating places in the Iberian Peninsula.A decisive event for the consolidation of the Portuguese nation took place on August 14, 1385, near the spot where the (...)
Telephone: +351 244 765 497
Fax: +351 244 767 184
E-mail: geral@mbatalha.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.mosteirobatalha.gov.pt
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MonumentsSantuário do Bom Jesus do MonteTo reach the Bom Jesus Sanctuary, you can go by foot, car or even take the vertical tram, an impressive piece of 19th century engineering. This was the first of its kind to be installed in Portugal in 1882 and continues to use its water-powered (...)
Telephone: +351 253 676 636
E-mail: geral@bomjesus.pt
Website: https://bomjesus.pt/
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MonumentsUniversidade de CoimbraA centre of learning, par excellence, the University of Coimbra was founded in 1290 and is one of the oldest in Europe, and was classified World heritage site by UNESCO; this classification includes also the Uptown and Sofia Street.Founded in 1290 (...)
Telephone: +351 239 859 800
Fax: +351 239 825 841
E-mail: webmaster@ci.uc.pt
Website: http://www.uc.pt
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Museums and PalacesCasa de MateusBuilt in the first half of the 18C and betraying the finishing touches of Nicolau Nasoni, this palace set in beautiful gardens on a vast farm is considered to be one of the finest examples of baroque civil architecture in Portugal.Its interior (...)
Telephone: +351 259 323 121
Fax: +351 259 326 553
E-mail: casademateus@casademateus.pt
Website: http://www.casademateus.com
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MonumentsSé Catedral de LisboaDedicated to the Mother of God since 1147.Dedicated to the Mother of God, Lisbon Cathedral is one of the city's gems and one of the most significant monuments in the country, due to its historical, religious and artistic value. Its construction (...)
Telephone: +351 218 866 752
E-mail: info@sedelisboa.pt
Website: http://www.sedelisboa.pt
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Museums and PalacesPalácio Nacional de SintraSintra National Palace The Sintra national palace is unique amongst the royal mediaeval palaces in Portugal and the town’s most distinctive building.Beginning with the nation’s first dynasties, Sintra was one of the preferred places of Portuguese (...)
Telephone: +351 219 237 300
Fax: +351 219 237 350
E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pthttps://www.parquesdesintra.pt/en/digital-resources/digital- (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de AlcobaçaThe largest Gothic church of the Order of Cister.A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this imposing monastery is one of the most impressive and beautiful testimonies of the Cistercian architecture throughout Europe. The Abbey Foundation Charter dates from (...)
Telephone: +351 262 505 120
Fax: +351 262 505 130
E-mail: geral@malcobaca.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.mosteiroalcobaca.gov.pt
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MonumentsTorre dos ClérigosGenuine baroque work by Nicolau Nasoni, an ex-libris monument of the city of Porto.The Church of Clérigos (Ecclesiastics) is a genuine baroque masterpiece dating from the mid-18th century. It was designed by Nicolau Nasoni, an architect of Italian (...)
Telephone: +351 220 145 489
E-mail: info@torredosclerigos.pt
Website: http://www.torredosclerigos.pt
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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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Museums and PalacesMuseu Nacional dos CochesThe Coach Museum was an initiative of Queen D. Amélia de Orléans e Bragança, wife of King D. Carlos I (1889-1908), who inaugurated it in 1905. It contains an exceptional and unique collection of richly adorned royal vehicles, from the 17th to 19th (...)
Telephone: +351 21 361 08 50
Fax: +351 21 363 25 03
E-mail: geral@mncoches.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.museudoscoches.pt