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Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Bouro

  • heritage

Largo do Terreiro
4720-633, Terreiro

Amares

Although the conventual part is in ruins, the church, rebuilt in the 18th century, presents a harmonious façade dominated by five sculptures representing the four evangelists and Saint Louis. Inside, the gilded altarpiece and the Joanine sacristy stand out with paneled and painted ceilings, and walls covered in historic tiles. The cloister is made up of seven sections of arcades with Tuscan columns. It is currently adapted as a guesthouse.

Museu do Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Abadia

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CM1254
4720-651, Amares

Amares

Museum dedicated to religious ethnography and which includes a collection of offerings and ex-votos resulting from the fulfillment of promises. Sacred art, statuary, implements, documentation and religious manifestations, as well as ethnographic, folklore and craft elements are part of its collection.

Ponte de Rodas

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Rua da Ponte de Rodas
4720-243, Caldelas

Amares

Bridge with a flat profile deck over three unequal arches with narrow, long voussoirs with an irregular top. It has two buttresses with a triangular cutwater and a rectangular cutwater and outline in granite stonework.

Ruínas da Torre e Honra de Vasconcelos / Casa dos Mouros

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Rua de Santa Luzia
4720-093, Ferreiros

Amares

Set consisting of a tower to which a residential annex was later attached. The tower is a quadrangular building. The ruin also has the ground floor and part of the first floor. The original access door has a perfect round arch. The annex has a wide door that has pointed arches on both sides. It had at least two floors.

Pelourinho de Alvito

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Praça da República
7920-028, Alvito

Alvito

Conical pine pillory with half spheres' decoration. Despite the Manueline style, the shaft has more characteristics and a classic appearance.

Convento e Igreja de Santo António

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Terreiro de Santo António, 6
7920-020, Alvito

Alvito

This building was built by Manuel Lopes, first judge of the Confraria de Santo António, and by D. João Lobo, eighth baron of Alvito. Inside it is possible to observe the 17th century tile ceiling, highlighting the flowers and birds. Also, noteworthy is the mural painting on the chancel's barrel vault. This painting depicts an episode from the life of the Patron Saint. It is also worth highlighting the Mannerist pictorial set of oil on wood.

Ponte do Azinhal

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Vila Nova da Baronia
7920, Vila Nova da Baronia

Alvito

Rampant deck bridge over three round arches. Medieval reconstruction Roman bridge. It is pedestrian only given the characteristics of the narrow deck and inclined ramps. The stream of Vila Nova da Baronia passes below.

Biblioteca Municipal de Vila Nova da Baronia

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Rua 25 de Abril, 60
7920-392, Vila Nova da Baronia

Alvito

It is located in the old town hall, a very important building in the municipality's heritage.

Biblioteca Municipal Luís de Camões

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Rua dos Lobos
7920-053, Alvito

Alvito

The Library is divided into a multipurpose room where reading meetings, conferences, among other activities are held, an audiovisual sector, an adult area with the possibility of local consultation and home loan, and a children's area with several entertainment spaces.

Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

  • heritage

Rua 5 de Outubro
7920-368, Vila Nova da Baronia

Alvito

Simple church, founded in 1655 by Dr. Sebastião Lopes Toscano. Temple with a single rectangular nave. The highlight is the tile composition from the 16th century. The altar has the image of Our Lady of Conception, in wood from the 16th century.

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