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MonumentsConvento de Jesus em AveiroConvent of Jesus in AveiroThe current façade of the convent dates from the 18th century and includes three doorways with beautiful frontons, bearing the royal coat of arms on the central fronton. The building preserves several former convent areas: (...)
Telephone: +351 234 423 297
Fax: +351 234 421 749
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MonumentsIgreja de São João Baptista, Matriz de TomarSituated in the centre of Tomar, the Igreja de São João Baptista was originally built in the 15th century, but was later reconstructed in the 16th century. In 1520, the king Dom Manuel raised its status to that of a collegiate church, thus making it (...)
Telephone: +351 249 312 611
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da AbadiaA Marian shrine in the idyllic Gerês landscape. Considered by many to be the oldest Marian sanctuary in Portugal, originally built between the 7th and 8th centuries but which no longer exists, a subsequent sanctuary was erected in the same spot (...)
Telephone: +351 253 371 197 / 938 039 504
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Maria de CárquereChurch and Convent of Santa Maria de Cárquere According to an ancient legend, the origin of the settlement is linked to the church which the Count D. Henrique ordered to be built in 1099 in memory of a miracle as a result of which D. Afonso (...)
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsIgreja do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz - BarcelosThe origin of the Igreja do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz is related to the mysterious appearance of a cross made of black earth on the fairground in December 1504, and where a small chapel was immediately built in recognition of this divine signal.Two (...)
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da AgoniaSantuário da Senhora da Agonia (Shrine of Our Lady of Agony)A Marian devotion that dates back to the 18th centuryThe Feast of Senhora da Agonia is perhaps the most famous pilgrimage in the region. It is celebrated over the weekend after 15 August (...)
Telephone: +351 258 822 508 / 258 824 067
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da PenhaSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da PenhaThe Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Penha, the patron saint of the city of Grândola, is a 17th century building with a very simple exterior but highly interesting 18th-century azulejo panels inside.The festivities of (...)
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MonumentsCapela de Nossa Senhora do Mileu - GuardaLocated beyond the city walls, and somewhat set away from the urban centre, the Chapel of Mileu is one of Guarda´s oldest monuments. There is no certainty as to its exact origins but the chapel is believed to have been a Christian place of worship (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria MadalenaConsidered to be the largest church on the island of Pico, the Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena was built in the 17th century, although it now displays a 19th-century façade decorated in the revivalist style of that period. It is worth going inside to (...)
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora de Aracelis - Castro VerdeHermitage of Nossa Senhora de Aracelis - Castro VerdeThis hermitage is curiously shared between two neighbouring locations: the hermitage itself pertains to the municipality of Castro Verde whereas the churchyard is located in the municipality of (...)
