Museums, Monuments and Sites
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Arte Contemporânea de SerralvesThe multidisciplinary perspective of the architectural design was the work of architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. Hence, in addition to the 4,500m2 of exhibition area with its emphasis on scale, proportion and light, the remaining 8,200m2 feature an (...)
Telephone: +351 22 615 65 00
Fax: +351 22 615 65 33
E-mail: serralves@serralves.pt
Website: http://www.serralves.pt
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ArchaeologyRuínas de ConímbrigaThe former Roman city of Conímbriga is one of the richest archaeological sites in Portugal.ConÍmbriga, one of the richest archaeological sites in Portugal, was originally a Celtic castro of the Conii tribe in the late Iron Age. After 139 BC it was (...)
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MonumentsCastelo dos Mouros - SintraWinding over two ridges of the Serra de Sintra, the Moorish Castle dates back to the early days of the Moorish occupation of the Peninsula - the 8th Century.After various attempts it was definitively taken by Dom Afonso Henriques in 1147, and there (...)
Telephone: +351 21 923 73 00
Fax: +351 21 923 73 50
E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pt
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MonumentsBasílica de Santa LuziaBuilding work on this basilica dedicated to Santa Luzia and the Sacred Heart of Jesus started in 1904, and lasted until 1959. It is the work of architect Miguel Ventura Terra, who was succeeded by Miguel Nogueira, after the death of his master in (...)
Telephone: +351 258 823 173 | +351 961 660 300
E-mail: geral@templosantaluzia.org
Website: https://templosantaluzia.org/
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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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MonumentsIgreja de Santo António - LagosChurch of Santo António - LagosOriginally constructed in 1707, the church was rebuilt in 1769. The baroque gilded woodwork decoration is considered to be some of the finest in Portugal. The walls are covered in 18th century blue and white azulejo (...)
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MonumentsSé Catedral de ViseuSt. Mary of the Assumption is its patron saint.With large towers that give it the look of a fortified church set on a promontory, the magnificence of this cathedral is a focal point of the city, even from a distance. It is also one of its oldest (...)
Telephone: +351 232 436 065
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MonumentsKadoorie - Mekor Haim SynagogueThe Kadoorie - Mekor Haim (Source of Life) Synagogue is the largest synagogue on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the largest in Europe. Built with donations from Jews from all over the world, it was significantly inaugurated in 1938, a time when in (...)
Telephone: +351 911 768 589 / +351 911 768 596
E-mail: tourism@comunidade-israelita-porto.org; info@comunidade-israelita-porto.org
Website: http://comunidade-israelita-porto.org
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora do SameiroOne of the most visited sites of Marian worship.Sitting atop a hill of the same name, at 566 metres of altitude, the Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro is one of the most visited places of Marian worship in Portugal, providing a privileged view over the (...)
Telephone: +351 253 675 130
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Nacional de Arte AntigaThis museum is housed in a 17C palace and in a building that stands on the site of a 16C Carmelite convent, of which all that now remains is a Baroque chapel. It is one of the most important Portuguese museums and has a magnificent garden (...)
Telephone: +351 21 391 28 00
E-mail: geral@mnaa.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.museudearteantiga.pt
