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Museu Municipal do Bombarral
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Palácio Gorjão - Praça do Município
2540-046, Bombarral
This museum is located in the Gorjão Palace, a former Coimbra manor house dating back to the 17th century. The museum regularly presents temporary exhibitions of sculpture, painting, drawing, and tapestry, among other works. It also features thematic exhibitions: Remembering April, Cultivating Freedom, and Bombarral Ceramics. The museum also has a library with specialized works on archaeology, history, ethnography, and art history, and a Historical Archive with documentation on Bombarral's recent history and collections of old newspapers.
Bacalhôa Buddha Eden
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Quinta dos Loridos
2540-420, Carvalhal
On a 35-hectare farm, an oriental garden was born in a centuries-old forest, next to a lake and along a green area with a large expanse of vineyards. Featuring three hundred Buddhist statues, this oriental garden was conceived and designed by Commander José Berardo as a response to the destruction of the Giant Buddhas of Bamyan. Bacalhôa Buddha Eden seeks to be a space of reconciliation, without any religious bias, inviting unity, communication, and meditation as a way to rediscover happiness.
Capela do Carvalhal / Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento
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Largo do Santíssimo
2540-371, Carvalhal
La iglesia fue fundada por la reina Leonor a principios del siglo XVI. Remodelado en el siglo XVIII, el campanario también es de esa época. El interior, de tres naves, está revestido con azulejos del siglo XVII. Cabe destacar el retablo mayor original, ahora en la sacristía, compuesto por cinco paneles con pinturas de António Costa de 1600 e imaginería.
Santuário do Bom Jesus do Carvalhal / Igreja Paroquial de São Pedro de Finisterra
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Rua Senhor Jesus do Carvalhal
2540-367, Carvalhal
A sanctuary built in various eras, with an irregular floor plan and eclectic architecture. Inside, a notable feature is an 18th-century painting on canvas depicting Saint Salvador.
Capela da Madre de Deus
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Rua da Madre de Deus
2540, Bombarral
A Mannerist chapel with a rectangular plan, consisting of a single nave and a chancel. It underwent expansion work in the late 16th century. Inside, a notable feature is a mural painting on the church ceiling, depicting the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus.
Quinta das Cerejeiras
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Rua da Madre de Deus
2540, Bombarral
This farmhouse features a 17th-century tile panel, a small museum, and a wine shop displaying a variety of products from the farm.
Edifício do Teatro Eduardo Brazão
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Rua Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, 25
2540-073, Bombarral
A classical Italian horseshoe theater, very rare in Portugal. Inside, the wooden structure of the boxes stands out, with decorative gilded stucco applications. Eclectic decorative elements are also visible in the main hall: the walls are decorated with shell-shaped moldings and (neoclassical) festoons with stucco symbols alluding to the theater. There are also hints of Neo-Baroque and Art Nouveau styles (iron railings on the large window).
Palácio Gorjão / Palácio dos Coimbras
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Rua Dom Afonso Henriques
2540-081, Bombarral
Built in the 17th century, this building boasts noble facades, notable for its emblazoned portal and balconies. Currently, it houses the Regional Museum, exhibition rooms, and the Tourist Office.
Capela de São Brás / Ermida de São Brás
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Rua de São Brás, 8
2540-136, Bombarral
A small porch-covered galilee was torn from the temple's façade. The interior is lined with 16th-century tiles. It houses a 16th-century altarpiece and a stone image of the patron saint.
Torre do Carvalhal / Torre dos Lafetás / Torre dos Lajeitas
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Rua dos Lafetat
2540-332, Carvalhal
The exact date of its construction is unknown, but it is known only that it existed in the mid-13th century. It is believed to have been donated by Dom Sancho II to a nobleman.