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MonumentsIgreja de São Lourenço - Vila Nogueira de AzeitãoThe Church of São Lourenço dates back to the 16th century. Its exterior is extremely plain, characteristic of the sober style common to rural surroundings. Over the years, certain architectural and decorative changes have been made, particularly in (...)
Telephone: +351 212 180 086
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MonumentsConvento de Jesus - SetúbalIn the Largo de Jesus, in the heart of Setúbal's historic centre, there is the Convent after which the square was named. It was built on the initiative of Justa Rodrigues Pereira, lover of king Manuel I, by collecting a group of Franciscan nuns from (...)
Telephone: +351 265 520 964
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MonumentsIgreja de São Simão - Vila Fresca de AzeitãoIt was the Order of Santiago that founded the church of São Simão (Saint Simon), in the 12th century when made responsible for settling the region. The current building dates from the 16th century and its attraction lies on the inside with its 17th (...)
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MonumentsAqueduto de SetúbalSetubal aqueductBuilt on the orders of King John II, the aqueduct consists of two storeys of arcades. Dates from the sixteenth century.Also known as the Aqueduto da Estrada dos Arcos or the Aqueduto dos Arcos.
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MonumentsSé Catedral de SetúbalA secular church turned cathedral since 1975.Setúbal Cathedral is dedicated to Santa Maria da Graça. Originally built in the 13th century, in Roman-Gothic style, it was rebuilt in the 16th century, according to the layout of António Rodrigues. It (...)
Telephone: +351 265 523 352
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MonumentsCastelo ou Forte de São FilipeAround 1 km from the city of Setúbal, there is the imposing Fort of São Filipe (Saint Philip) guarding access to the Sado river. It is named after the king who ordered its construction, Filipe I of Portugal and the II of Spain, in 1590. Italian (...)
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz ou de Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoGolegã Parish Church is situated in the city´s main square and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Conception. The exact date of its construction is not known, but there is no doubt that the building work, originally begun in the early 16th century, (...)
Telephone: +351 249 976 193
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MonumentsIgreja de São Julião - SetúbalGothic church from the 13th c., modified in the 16th c. in manueline style
Telephone: +351 265 523 723
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MonumentsConvento de São Bernardo ou de Nossa Senhora da AssunçãoFormed in 1685 at the initiative of D. Maria Pereira, this convent was to be the last Cistercian foundation in Portugal. The founder, who was a widow with no heirs, chose her estate at Tabosa so that "the property that God had given her could be (...)
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MonumentsForte de Santa Maria da ArrábidaAbove the coat of arms is an inscription which refers to this fort's construction by D. Pedro, Marquês de Fronteira, and the date when its reconstruction was completed: "MDCCCLIX".
