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Igreja Matriz de Arzila / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Arzila
3045, Coimbra
Church probably dating from 1672, data entered in the triumphal arch. The main facade and the Bell Tower were built later, in 1865.
Igreja do Palácio de São Marcos
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Rua Dom Duarte Nuno - EN575
3025, Coimbra
Church that results form the cinquentist reform, presenting a manueline main door. Inside are worthy of notice the renassaint retable, and important tumular art set from the XV and XVI centuries, the Magi chapel, the sacristy, the chapter’s house, the cloister and the cellars of the former São Marcos convent.
Igreja do Antigo Colégio de Santo António da Estrela / Junta de Freguesia de Almedina
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Rua Fernandes Tomás, 82
3000-167, Coimbra
Secularized church with a single nave, presenting a simple front ended in fronton, with little decoration. A neo-manueline portal stands out.
Igreja Paroquial de Cernache
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Rua Nossa Senhora dos Milagres - EN606
3040, Coimbra
This is a Renaissance and Baroque church founded on the 13th century and rebuilt on the 16th century by seizing the previous sacristy and main chapel. The bell tower was constructed only on the 19th century. It presents a longitudinal plan with one only nave, a main chapel and a bell tower and attached sacristy.
Igreja Paroquial de Assafarge / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Largo da Igreja
3040-657, Coimbra
Baroque church of longitudinal plan consists of a nave, a narrower chancel, side chapels date, a sacristy, located near an attachment and a adossados Tower. It was probably built in the 16th century, and later reformed in the second half of the 18th century. Emphasis on the 16th century font and for the 18th century bell tower.
Igreja Paroquial de Almalaguês
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Adro da Igreja, 6
3040-440, Coimbra
Baroque church of regular longitudinal plant, with a chapel with three bays, a barrel vault and a homogenous in gable roof. In the interior, highlighted by the way of the cross-century sculptural and for a Renaissance altar.
Igreja Paroquial de Antuzede / Igreja de Santo Agostinho
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Rua das Flores
3025, Coimbra
Baroque church of longitudinal plant, consisting of a nave, a chancel, a belfry, a sacristy and an attachment. In the interior, especially the font and holy water to the sink.
Igreja de São João das Donas / Café Santa Cruz
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Praça 8 de Maio
3000-300, Coimbra
Former church, that keeps its spatial structure from the manueline period. The front is an exemplar of revivalist civil architecture. Nowadays it is the Café Santa Cruz, used for cultural events.
Igreja de São Salvador
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Largo de São Salvador
3000-372, Coimbra
Romanic church with a manueline chapel, with a typology common to the final gothic, a romanic portal from 1179 and, still worthy of note, the S. Marcos and chapel retables.
Igreja de São Bartolomeu
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Rua dos Esteireiros, 1
3000-158, Coimbra
Located at the downtown historic centre, the São Bartolomeu Church has, inside, golden woodcarving retables, a painting describing the martyrdom of S. Lourenço, among other valuable works. The main front is sided by two bell towers, giving the building the look of a small See.