Founded in 1356, the building has high, crenellated walls made of dressed granite. The original design retains some towers with pointed doors and windows, sharp arched openings and columns. The church has a single nave, with the crossing arch of unusual dimensions. Note that the classification includes the tomb of Sir Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira. This complex construction is made up of 3 distinct buildings. The Gothic castellated Palace, expanded in the 15th century, giving it a Renaissance and Mudéjar design; the Gothic and Manueline fortress-church, with a single nave of great height and a wide transept and shallow transept; the …

A cultural itinerary encompassing locations visited by the writer Camilo Castelo Branco in Ribeira de Pena or mentioned by him in his literary works. There are seven: the Ponte de Cavês (mentioned in the short story "Como ela o amava" and the play "O Lobisomem"), the village of Friúme (where the writer lived between 1840 and 1842), the Parish Church of Salvador (where he married Joaquina Pereira de França at the age of 16 in 1841), the Chapel of Our Lady of Guia (mentioned in the work "Doze Casamentos Felizes"), the Chapel of Granja Velha (where the writer learned from …

Located on high ground, close to the river and the Odivelas dam, the village of Alvito is one of the most beautiful and oldest in Alentejo. Remains from the Neolithic period have been found and several Roman artefacts were found. Suevi, Visigoths and Muslims also passed through these parts. The architectural heritage is extremely rich. The castle (dating from 1481), the Santa Luzia chapel and the main church are considered national monuments. Also noteworthy are the museum of sacred art, the library, the hermitage of Santa Luzia, the pillory and the Águas dos Peixes manor house. It has an equestrian …

A small village located on the right bank of the Pônsul River, it is believed to have been the imposing city of Egitânia during the Visigothic period. Before the Visigoths, it is believed to have been inhabited by the Lusitanians and Romans. The Islamic invasion destroyed much of the remains of previous civilizations, although some monuments from the Roman era still survive (part of the walls, a semi-cylindrical tower, a large gate, remains of roads, and a bridge over the Pônsul River). From the Manueline period, one can appreciate the doors and windows, and even the Cathedral (which blends a …

A Mannerist monument marking the site of the Battle of Ourique, believed to have taken place on July 25, 1139. It is a pilgrimage sanctuary, predominantly of 16th-century style, reflected in the construction of small, single-nave churches. It features a rounded triumphal arch supported by pilasters, and the main altar is made of wood with a masonry niche. According to legend, this chapel belongs to a group of seven sister chapels, all within view of each other: Our Lady of Amparo, in Mértola; Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Serpa; Our Lady of Cola, in Ourique; Our Lady of the Castle, …

The church consists of a single nave and a rectangular chancel, lower and narrower, with pilastered facades at the corners, and the sides are flanked by a cornice and pierced by two windows and a transom door. Inside, the high choir over a depressed wooden arch, a pulpit on the Gospel side, two side chapels with carved altarpieces, a triumphal arch wall entirely covered in gilded and polychrome woodwork, incorporating two side altarpieces, and a main altarpiece also in gilded and polychrome woodwork. The wooden ceilings are painted with coffered vaults, depicting saints by the Catholic Hagiologist. In the chancel, …

A Cistercian monastery that probably dates back to the 40s of the 12th century, preserving important Romanesque vestiges, particularly in the church's longitudinal nave, and Gothic elements in the chancel. It is located on the right bank of the Campesinho River, where the Mourela plateau meets the Geres mountain range. Inside the church, a Baroque altarpiece can be seen. Between the cloister and the cemetery, the church stands out, with a rectangular plan and a chancel, the latter on a lower and narrower level. On the main façade is a double-windowed bell tower flanked by two pinnacles and topped by …

This church was founded in 1636 and it is an example from the sixteen hundreds architecture, with a plan in Latin cross, one only nave with lateral chapels, transept and ample main chapel. This last one displays coverage in barrel vault and elevations covered with blue and white glazed tiles, standing out the golden carved big altarpiece, with the throne and the sacrarium also in golden wood. The high choir is settled in three perfectly vaulted arches with balustrade. The lateral chapels are dedicated to Santa Quitéria, Santa Ana, Santíssimo Sacramento, Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Nossa Senhora de Soledade e …

This church is characterized by the main facade torn by a large portal, Windows, glasses and a quadrilobados niche concheado. Still show traces of the former convent of Benedictine nuns. This 19th century building. XVII, with baroque features in its interior, it has a façade with an embossed coat-of-arms and a niche with sculpture in Ançã stone, our Lady of grace. Inside, the ship's coverage with decorative painting in the neoclassical style, the chancel with 32 hagiographic themed caissons, with leading Apostles, martyrs, virgins, founders of religious orders, the Virgin and the respective parents. Deserves a closer look at the …

This temple served as the Cathedral when the Bishopric of Aveiro was created. Its construction began in 1600, by Gregório Lourenço. In 1608 the Casa do Despacho was completed, in 1623 the body of the church and main door and, in 1653, the chancel. In the 17th century, the altarpiece was placed and the interior was covered with Lisbon tiles. In the 18th century, the chancel was gilded and gilded carving was applied to the nave's valances. In 1767 the organ was built and almost a century later, in 1876, the façade was covered with tiles. In the 20th century, …