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Capela das Almas / Capela de Santa Catarina

  • heritage

Rua de Santa Catarina, 426-428
4000-124, Porto

Porto

With a great architectonical simplicity, the Almas chapel dates from the beginning of the XVIII, and was repaired and enlarged in 1801. In 1929, the façades were covered with azulejos, by Eduardo Leite, representing the life of São Francisco de Assis and of Santa Catarina. The main façade presents a glass window by the painter Amândio Silva. Inside, the panel painted by Joaquim Rafael, representing the Lord’s Ascension and the image of Nossa Senhora das Almas stand out.

Quinta Pedagógica de Silves

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EM502
8300, Silves

Silves

The Pedagogical Farm of Silves, located on the site of the Falacho de Cima, 8 miles from Sines, is a space designed to teach children, but also to adults, the way of life of the agricultural Farms of the early 20th century. Here are promoted several activities and ludic tasks: making bread and sweets or observation of animals. There is also an Educational Garden, a picnic area and picnic, the ethnographic museum, a Tide mill and a re-creation of the Miller's House.

Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Albufeira

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Praça da República, 1
8200-081, Albufeira

Albufeira

The Municipal Museum of Archaeology is located in the building where, during the 80s, was the City Hall. This space has areas of study, preservation, restoration and storing of the materials. There is also a small thematic library. The museum’s collection is deeply in touch with Albufeira’s history, from the most remote pre-historic days to the 17th century. The collection is divided in five thematic parts: pre-history, Roman period, Visigoth period, Islamic period and modern ages.

Ecomuseu do Zêzere

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Rua Pedro Álvares Cabral
6250-088, Belmonte

Belmonte

The Zêzere River passes through the municipality of Belmonte and this small museum shows all its history and characteristics. From the source to the mouth, visitors can learn more about the species that live in the river that rises in Serra da Estrela, as well as the vegetation that surrounds it. This museum center was created in the old Tulha dos Cabrais, an austere building that functioned as the granary of the most important family in the village, whose manor is located right in front of it.

Casa da Padeira

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EN8, 19
2460-711, Aljubarrota

Alcobaça

House situated in the village of Aljubarrota, an area of great historical interest, and enriched by its cultural and tourist itineraries, with the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha and Óbidos Medieval village within walking distance, the beaches of Nazaré and São Martinho do Porto, or the serras de Aire e Candeeiros. The House owes its name to the Baker who, according to legend, killed the seven Spaniards fugitives from the battle of Aljubarrota, oven with a shovel.

Igreja Matriz de Almeida / Igreja do Convento de Nossa Senhora do Loreto

  • heritage

Rua Joaquim Carvalho dos Santos, 31
6350-234, Almeida

Almeida

Built in the 16th century, the building initially housed the Convento das Freiras Terceiras Regulares de S. Francisco, dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Loreto. Later, in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a military headquarters and hospital. After the explosion of 1810, it was remodeled and became the village's Mother Church. Inside, the Capela do Menino Jesus stands out, with a portal from 1699. Currently, the temple is dedicated to Nossa Senhora das Candeias.

Mamoa de Chã de Crestelo

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EM513 - Crestelo
5470-490, Tourém

Montalegre

Barely visible megalithic monument in the landscape, in the Megalithic Necropolis of the plateau of Mourela and located about ten meters from the road which connects Pitons to Tourém. Features about nine meters in diameter, with a "tumulus" almost shallow and a central Depression bit accentuated. Identify traces of dolmen, notably a mainstay, not being visible remnants of armor. It lies approximately 10 metres of paved road which connects Pitons to Tourém.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção / Igreja Matriz de Alvito

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Largo da Trindade, 2
7920-018, Alvito

Alvito

Church built at the end of the 15th century, it underwent several expansion works in the following centuries. This temple brings together several styles, from Gothic to Baroque, including Manueline, Renaissance and Mannerism. On the south side is the bell tower that boasts a marble sundial. The interior body of the church is shaped like a cross and has three naves with vaults that feature Gothic and Renaissance elements. Much of the interior is covered in 17th century tiles.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça / Igreja Matriz de Ega

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EM607
3150, Ega

Condeixa-a-Nova

Manueline building where stands out the gate assigned to Marcos Pires, the triumphal arch and the vault of the chancel of Diogo de Castilho. The altarpiece of the main Chapel, triptych, presents in the center pane Nossa Senhora da Graça on the side panels and the conversion of St Paul and the fall of Simon Magus, representing the primitive Portuguese painting. Note also the altars with 16th century paintings and tiles from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Entre Ambas-as-Águas / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção / Igreja Matriz de Mértola

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Largo da Igreja
7750-350, Mértola

Mértola

On a steeply sloping area below the castle lies the old mosque, converted into a Christian church in the 13th century, with a Manueline-Mudejar façade featuring battlements and spires. It is the only one that still retains the volume and some decorative elements of the Arab temple that preceded it, notably the "T" layout, the presence of the mihrab and the compartment in the "qibla" (mosque wall) facing Mecca, the existence of five naves from the old mosque, the statuary, doors, and remains of the mihrab.

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