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Igreja de São Martinho de Candoso
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Largo da Igreja, 58
4835-380, Guimarães
This is a Romanic church with one only nave, main chapel and bell ringer tower. From the original temple it only maintains the corbels remains on the top. It underwent several improvements, displaying, mostly, neoclassic features.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
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Largo da Oliveira, 8
4800-438, Guimarães
Romanesque temple rebuilt by Dom João I, in late 14th century, in fulfilment of a promise made to Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, for victory at the battle of Aljubarrota. The chapter room and two wings of the present Romanesque-mudejar elements cloister, which constitute the best set of this style, granite throughout the country. This church has the only set of Gothic painting of ceiling in Portugal. Inside, stands the seventeenth-century choir stalls with neoclassical backrests.
Igreja e Convento das Domínicas
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Rua Doutor Bento Cardoso, 45
4810-433, Guimarães
Work founded in early 17th century by Fr. Sebastian, Prior of the convent of São Domingos de Viana do Castelo. In the 18th century, the Prioress Mother Catherine das Chagas sent to the current works of stones. Include the set of altarpieces and pelmets in Baroque gilded rocaille organ and an image of Christ, about the font, dating from the 16TH century.
Capela do Bom Despacho
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Rua da Portelinha, 1220
4800-426, Gominhães
17th century Church of Mannerist and Baroque architecture, with interior of a ship. It is flanked by a sturdy Bell Tower with conical shot.
Capela de Santo António da Arcela
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Rua de Arcela
4800-018, Guimarães
Mannerist Chapel dating from the 17th century, consisting of a nave and a chapel located near. In the interior, especially the Mannerist altarpiece of two records, although this is much tampered with.
Capela da Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Domingos
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Rua Dom João I
4810-422, Guimarães
Chapel of Baroque, Rococo and neoclassical architecture. On this site I met two convents, a built in XIIIth century and another in the 14th century, however, were both destroyed and, in the eighteenth century, sent to erect the current construction. Featured for the side and main portal and, inside, the altarpiece-mor neoclassical.
Capela de Santa Cruz
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Caminho do Castelo
4810-245, Guimarães
17TH-century Mannerist Temple, with an original exterior pulpit where alpendrada is located. Inside it is possible to observe the family tiles of Camellias.
Igreja de São Salvador de Ribas
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Cerdeira
4890-501, Ribas
This Romanesque Church testimonies were dated as being from the second half of the 13th century or even in the 14th century, while the Romanesque's testimony of resistance, or even our rural Gothic. The main portal is adorned on grounds of pearls, drawing parallels with other buildings of the same period and territory. Along the modern age suffered various transformations.
Capela de São Brás
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CM1792
4890-104, Borba de Montanha
Chapel of longitudinal plant consisting of a single nave and chancel. The set of crosses decorated with motives of passion and Nossa Senhora da Piedade.