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Basílica de Santa Luzia
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Monte de Santa Luzia - Apartado 21
4901-909, Viana do Castelo
Basilica located on Monte de Santa Luzia, built in the 19th century, with a project by Ventura Terra, of Romanesque-Byzantine inspiration, according to the preference for classical models, typical of the time. Some authors identify the architectural language used in this building with the Sacré-Coeur, in Paris.
Castelo de Portalegre
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Rua Luís Barahona, 8
7300-158, Portalegre
Castle founded by Dom Dinis in 1290, deployed in the most Uptown. Originally, had a double wall with twelve towers and eight gates. This unique construction, only a few walls and panels of three towers.
Varanda dos Namorados
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Vila Viçosa
7160, Vila Viçosa
Viewpoint that provides a charming panoramic view over the Castle, Terreiro do Paço and the streets of Velho Burgo Calipolense.
Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Vila Viçosa
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Paço do Bispo - Terreiro do Paço
7160, Vila Viçosa
This archive is part of the City Council and Misericórdia document collections. It holds almost 2000 documentary references of various types from the 15th to the 19th century.
Núcleo Urbano de Vila Viçosa
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Vila Viçosa
7160-253, Vila Viçosa
After the reconquest, at the end of the 13th century, there was a military reorganization, of which this set of medieval nuclei with the respective walls is part. This village knew two urban extensions, the second being, in the 16th century, the one that brought an increase in construction. It was at this time that, for example, the Ducal Palace was built. Fortunately, this expansion was taken care of, having Terreiro do Paço as a starting point.
Igreja e Claustro do antigo Convento Real das Chagas de Cristo / Pousada Convento de Vila Viçosa
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Terreiro do Paço
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
The Church is small in size, with the strangled apse forming the corner of the vast block occupied by the complex. The cymatium of the nave and the apse are interlocked in deeply framed masonry, ornamented by zoomorphic figuration gargoyles. The nave is covered with tiles from 1626 and the vault with fresco paintings. The altarpiece is by King João V. The classic cloister, by King João III, has two floors and twin arcades. The chancel also has an ogival vault of a single section, tiny, with a tribune and an altarpiece in baroque gilded woodcarving.
Museu do Mármore Raquel de Castro
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Avenida Duque D. Jaime
7160-207, Vila Viçosa
The Marble Museum brings together in a single space the fundamental and outstanding aspects of the extractive industry, from the extraction to the transformation of marble, passing through the presentation of the objects and work tools used.
Museu de Arqueologia
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Castelo de Vila Viçosa
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
Installed on the ground floor of the Castle citadel, it presents a collection consisting of objects collected in excavations carried out in the area. It includes a nucleus of the ancient archeology collection of King D. Luís.
Antigo Palácio dos Matos Azambuja
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Avenida Duques de Bragança
7160-209, Vila Viçosa
Former palace built in 1599, with a rectangular plan, with two floors and two bodies and a central courtyard, owned by the Matos Azambuja family. It later became the property of the Hintze Ribeiro family and, in 2007, it was sold. Inside you can see murals from the period of Queen Maria I, 19th-century marblework and wallpaper from the late 18th century.
Convento das Chagas de Cristo
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Terreiro do Paço
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
Second Order Franciscan Convent - Poor Clares. Rectangular in plan, it comprises a chancel, sacristy and cloister. Its collection is vast and includes interior chapels and altars built by the nuns and mural paintings, among other remains. Today it functions as a foundation and the premises serve as an inn.