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Igreja do Senhor do Mártir / Igreja dos Mártires
- heritage
Rua Dr. Luís Lemos
7460-139, Fronteira
Baroque temple, with nave, chancel, sacristy and bell towers. White and blue tiles decorate the interior of the church.
Igreja e Antigo Hospital da Misericórdia
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Travessa do Hiospital, 1
7460-100, Fronteira
Temple with diverse architectural influences that features a single nave with attached Hospital. Inside, it has a high choir, a polling booth and a main chapel with a gilded altarpiece.
Cadeia Comarcã de Fronteira
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Largo da Cadeia
7460-139, Fronteira
Civil prison architecture building that currently serves as a headquarters for the Republican National Guard.
Ruínas do Castelo de Cabeço de Vide
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Largo da Misericórdia
7460, Cabeço de Vide
Hillfort with walls of medieval architecture. It is circular, located at the highest point of Cabeço de Vide, next to the Main Church, and has a gate with the Avis cross.
Torre do Relógio de Fronteira
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Torre do Relógio
7460, Fronteira
Clock tower located in the heart of the historic center. It is next to the Arco dos Santos Chapel, in the town's main square.
Biblioteca Municipal de Fronteira
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Rua de Avis, 5
7460-101, Fronteira
Library that provides residents with a vast documentary collection and offers various cultural activities.
Igreja Matriz de Fronteira / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Atalaia
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Avenida da República, 22
7460-100, Fronteira
The church is due to King Sebastião who, by charter of 1571, ordered it to be built. It is a temple with a tripartite facade, with a galilee opening in the central body. The lateral bodies are made up of imposing bell towers. Interior of three naves with round arcades and stone pilasters. The Baroque carved altars, the Estremoz marble altarpiece and Mannerist paintings from the end of the 16th century deserve special attention.
Capela de Santa Ana
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Rua da República
7875-058, Safara
Temple with small steeple. Features, inside, a simple altar.
Ponte de Caia
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Arronches
7340, Arronches
Bridge with five arches over the Caia, a river that originates in the Serra de São Mamede and flows into the right bank of the Guadiana, in the municipality of Elvas.
Igreja e Hospital da Misericórdia de Arronches
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Praça da República, 21
7340-008, Arronches
Building and temple of Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque inspiration. The Church is from the 16th century (it has a single nave and chancel) and the attached hospital is from the 17th century.