Igreja Matriz de São Salvador de Alcoutim
Igreja Matriz de São Salvador de Alcoutim
Monuments
This is an example of the first Renaissance buildings erected in the Algarve. Built between 1538 and 1554 on the site of a medieval church, it was subsequently rebuilt on a number of occasions.
It has a fine porch surmounted by the arms of the Marquises of Vila Real and Counts of Alcoutim with the characteristic emblem of interwoven holm oak branches and the inscription "Aleo", associated with the raising of the Moorish siege of the recently-conquered city of Ceuta by Pedro de Meneses (1418/19).
Inside there are three naves, with pillars decorated with attractive capitals. There is a main chapel and side chapels with carved retables.
It has a fine porch surmounted by the arms of the Marquises of Vila Real and Counts of Alcoutim with the characteristic emblem of interwoven holm oak branches and the inscription "Aleo", associated with the raising of the Moorish siege of the recently-conquered city of Ceuta by Pedro de Meneses (1418/19).
Inside there are three naves, with pillars decorated with attractive capitals. There is a main chapel and side chapels with carved retables.
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Largo da Igreja - Alcoutim
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