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   Centro de Documentação Siza Vieira

   Installed in the Matosinhos Arts Centre, the Álvaro Siza Documentation Centre offers complete documentation in a systematic manner concerning the work of this distinguished Portuguese architect.In addition to the bibliographical and documentation (...)

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   1st Count of Vila Real

   Apparently, king João I (reigned 1383-1433) was in Vila Real when he summoned Pedro de Meneses to appoint him the first governor and defender of Ceuta, recently conquered by the Portuguese. The nobleman was playing pelota with some companions in (...)

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   Medieval Vila Real

   Located on the southern side of the current city was the original "royal town" founded by king Dinis. Although practically all the original town has since disappeared, the area is impressive for the beauty of its views. Half an hour is about right (...)

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   Largo da Oliveira

   The Largo da Oliveira owes its name to a centuries-old olive-tree planted on this same site. Surrounded by picturesque houses that are typical of the north of Portugal, it is the ideal starting point for a walking tour of the city´s streets. But, in (...)

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   The Marian Sanctuary Way

   Close to Braga there are three major Portuguese sanctuaries dedicated to Mary, Mother of God.2.5 kilometres to the east of the city, there is the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (Good Jesus of the Mount). This Baroque construction is surrounded by (...)

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   Holy Week Ceremonies in Braga

   In Braga, which has been a diocese since the 3rd century, religion continues to play a dominant role at the heart of the community, and religious ceremonies are celebrated with great fervour. The most splendid of these is Easter. The city is (...)

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   Festival of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios

   In the fifteenth century, close to the site where the shrine now stands was a small chapel dedicated to St Stephen. In the sixteenth century, the bishop of Lamego, D. Manuel de Noronha, commissioned from the "holy city" of Rome a statue of the (...)

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   Largo do Toural

   Whilst the atmosphere in Largo de São Tiago evokes memories of the city´s mediaeval past, the architecture of Largo do Toural highlights the great concern of the town planners in the 18th-century period of the Enlightenment with producing wide and (...)

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   Largo de São Tiago and Rua de Santa Maria

   Forming a very old part of the city, this square is surrounded by beautiful houses with typically northern features, simple three-storey 16th and 17th-century constructions, whose wooden balconies illustrate the great skill of the carpenters at that (...)

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    Organisations and Associations

    Federação Portuguesa de Montanhismo e Escalada

    
    
    Telephone: 227 310 161
    Fax: 227 310 161
    E-mail: gestao@fpme.org
    Website: http://www.fpme.org
    

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