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 …

Along the road that connects Montalegre to the border, about 1000 meters after the crossing for a planed tea Padroso is a huge megalithic monument which is perfectly identifiable. The tumulus is a monument with tumuli, with about 20 meters in diameter and about 2 feet tall. Features central depression from which emerge two mainstays and one of them is tumbled, measuring 1.70 metres long and has recorded a series of crosses. It shows traces of Cuirass petraea surface, however is well demarcated a sort of ring, all around the monument. This is a great monument, with enough visibility in …

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 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, …

According to tradition, the name of the square due to a battle fought between the inhabitants of the port and the Saracens of Al-Mansur, in that the former were defeated and the town razed. This square was also the scene of other historical events. The architectural and monumental level include the old cinema Eagle Douro, the cinema Batalha, the coffee Gold key, the Hotel Empire and the Grande Hotel da Battle. Deserve, too, a watchful eye, the building of the s. João theatre and the old Central station post office, Telegraphs and telephones, coat and dated from the 18th century. …

Between Benafim and Salir, right in the ravines of the Algarve, Rocha da Pena is a place with a bleak landscape in a large plateau, about 2 km wide and almost 500 metres high. Of speological interest due to th existence of several caves, the Site is also extremely rich in terms of its fauna (namely, for their rarity, the buzzard and the Bonelli's eagle) and its flora (wild rose, wild orchid and marsh tea). Algar dos Mouros, at the top of the rock, is known in historical terms because the moors took refuge there when Salir was reconquered. Aside …

A settlement from the Iron Age (1st millennium BC - 4th century AD), this archaeological site is of great interest and has been the subject of successive interventions. It consists of the ruins of fortified settlements located at the northern foot of the hill on which Lanhoso Castle stands, now reconstructed and well preserved. Among the finds discovered, the set of 3 gold torques (Archaic Golden Jewels – distinctive objects of military leaders) worked with filigree applications stands out, anticipating the local art of gold working by more than 3,000 years. The most significant find was the Celtic Helmet, a …

From the Luís Cipriano Square, by the Coimbra Street, enter the República Square, framed by the buildings of the Town-Hall, dated from the XVIII century. The Aveiro city Arms are inscribed in the fronton, ended by a clock tower. The Aveirense Theatre (1947) and the most beautiful classical portico of the Misericórdia Church stand out. On top of a pedestal there is a representation of the great tribune José Estevão (1809 – 1862), at the oratory pose lent by the sculptor Simões de Almeida. Follow through the Combatentes da Grande Guerra (old Rua Direita), of interest for its buildings draft …

The opening, with the arrival of the year of 2011, the new casino was upping the ante with regard to provision of leisure by the Tróia Design Hotel, a unit that was, literally, a new light in this area. At night, few think the colors that roam the undulating balconies of this five-star unit and that let you see the hotel in the distance. Located right in front of the new marina, also is easy to see, by location and by its size (there are 14 floors), that this is a hotel that offers a privileged view over the sea, …