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Capela de Santo António
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Praça Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, 10
7220-375, Portel
Chapel dating from the 16th century and converted into a Civil and Property Registry Office in the 19th century. Inside, a notable feature is a set of tiles in the nave.
Ermidas de São Pedro
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Portel
7220, Portel
A set of two pilgrimage chapels with Renaissance, Mannerist, and Baroque architecture, the oldest of which is circular and the other longitudinal. The first chapel was built in the early 16th century, and the second in 1624.
Igreja Paroquial de São Bartolomeu do Outeiro
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Largo da Igreja, 29
7220-526, São Bartolomeu do Outeiro
This Mannerist and Baroque church features a single nave with a groin vault and a dome in the chancel. Notable features include the façade's pediment and the side chapels with gilded altars.
Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar
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Largo da Igreja
7220-561, Portel
A grand 16th-century building built on two earlier structures from the 10th/11th and 13th centuries, traces of which remain in the apse and apsidioles. It preserves a niche of Visigothic decoration. The main façade features a square portico with a semicircular pediment from the Mannerist Reformation and two four-story towers, each with slits and topped by a Baroque bell tower.
Convento de São Francisco dos Capuchos da Piedade
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Travessa do Convento dos Capuchos
7220, Portel
A Franciscan convent founded in 1547 by Dom Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza. It underwent extensive renovation in 1726 and, in 1834, was converted into a warehouse for agricultural implements. Currently, it stands vacant and on private land.
Casa Nobre da Família Gil Borja de Meneses
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Praça da República
7220-374, Portel
This two-story building, dating back to the Joanine period, features a stately architecture dating back to the 18th century. The family crest adorns the main door. All the windows on the upper floor open onto a small balcony. Currently, it serves as a retirement home.
Castelo de Portel
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Rua dos Arcos - Praça Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira
7220-375, Portel
An important example of military architecture, this castle was built in the 13th century. It has the shape of an irregular octagon, and the keep, with rooms covered by Gothic vaults, is made of marble. Currently, the Palace of the Mayors and the Dukes of Braganza, and the Manueline-Mudejar chapel, remain. The residential buildings, barracks, and military warehouses in the Plaza de Armas are in ruins.
Aldeia dos Pequeninos
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Travessa do Burralho, 2
7220, Portel
A small garden where you can see small artifacts of the village, such as the water tank, the village's cliff-side streets, the mill, the national flag, the April carnations, the streams and some waterfalls.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Lagoa
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Largo Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira
7200-175, Reguengos de Monsaraz
The 16th-century Parish Church of the Town of Monsaraz replaced the previous Gothic church, which had been contaminated by the plague. The marble tomb arch by Gomes Martins Silvestre, depicting a funeral procession of 17 people, is one of the most important monuments. In the center of the pediment, a tile panel depicts the Virgin of the Conception. The façade features two quadrangular towers and a false portico with three blind arches.
Igreja Matriz de Reguengos de Monsaraz / Igreja Matriz de Santo António
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Praça da Liberdade
7200-370, Reguengos de Monsaraz
Construction began on October 27, 1887. The bell tower stands in the center of the façade, and inside, three naves and three chapels can be seen in the transept area. The transept protrudes, and the giant flying buttresses and the tower's positioning in the center of the façade make this church one of the finest examples of neo-Gothic architecture in Portugal.