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   Museums and Palaces

   Museu do Tesouro da Sé

   The idea of setting up a Musuem of Religious Art was first put forward by archbishop Manuel Vieira de Matos in 1930. It was installed in the House of Cabido, built in the 18th century by archbishop Rodrigo de Moura Teles.The priceless museum (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 253 263 317
   Fax: +351 253 263 731
   E-mail: catedralbraga@hotmail.com
   Website: http://www.se-braga.pt
   

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   Museu de Olaria de Barcelos

   Set in the former Casa dos Mendanhas, an emblematic construction amidst the city's 18th-century heritage, the Barcelos Ceramics Museum, contains around 7000 pieces from all over Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking countries, with the main nucleus (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 253 824 741
   Fax: +351 253 809 661
   E-mail: museuolaria@cm-barcelos.pt
   Website: http://www.museuolaria.pt
   

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   Museu Regional e Etnográfico de Alvito São Pedro

   
   
   Telephone: +351 253 884 100
   Fax: +351 253 884 101
   E-mail: juntalvito.s.p.@iol.pt

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   Palácio do Raio

   Built 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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   Museu dos Biscaínhos

   The Museum of Biscaínhos is located in a beautiful residential Palace of a form noble family, who built it in the 17th century.  This wonderful example of civil Barroque architecture style demonstrates what Baroque society was like in a noble (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 253 204 650
   Fax: +351 253 204 658
   E-mail: mbiscainhos@museusemonumentos.pt
   Website: https://museudosbiscainhos.gov.pt/
   

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   Paço dos Duques - Museu Arqueológico de Barcelos

   Anyone 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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   Museu D. Diogo de Sousa

   The collection of the D. Diogo de Sousa Regional Museum includes archaeological finds from across the Braga region. The collection covers vast chronological and cultural periods stretching from the Palaeolithic through to the Middle Ages.The Roman (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 253 273 706 / 253 615 844
   Fax: +351 253 612 366
   E-mail: mdds@culturanorte.gov.pt
   Website: https://www.museuddiogodesousa.gov.pt/
   

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   Museu de Agricultura de Fermentões

   Opened in 1983, this museum puts the visitor in contact with local traditional agricultural activities, mainly related to the linen culture and to the wine making ("Vinho Verde" - exclusive wine of the north-west of Portugal).
   
   Telephone: +351 962 063 186 - 253 559 130
   E-mail: geral@museudeagriculturadefermentoes.pt
   Website: http://www.museudeagriculturadefermentoes.pt
   

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   Casa de Mateus

   Built 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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    Solar dos Pinheiros

    Situated in the historic centre, quite close to the parish church, this old 15th-century house is one of the rare examples of mediaeval civil architecture still to be found in Portugal.Enjoying a privileged view over the river, it was built in 1448 (...)

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