Cartuxa de Laveiras / Reformatório de Caxias / Centro Educativo Padre António de Oliveira
Set of seven rustic buildings, where stands the monastery (or Charterhouse), Mannerist and Baroque architecture, dating from the 16th century, and the former reform school, which currently serves as the educational centre. The pavilions of the blockhouse were built between 1949 and 1958.
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Monuments near Cartuxa de Laveiras / Reformatório de Caxias / Centro Educativo Padre António de Oliveira
Edifício do Hospital Prisional de São João de Deus
Prison-hospital whose construction commenced in 1951. Consists of twenty wards and eleven bedrooms, a psychiatric clinic with two wards and a room and a sector…
Casa de Massarelos
Building probably built in the 18th century, the present features of Pombaline residential architecture. Suffered major restoration in 2001. In the interior, h…
Convento da Cartuxa
Former Carthusian Convent, founded in the early 17th century by Saint Bruno, features a small cloister with three arches in each wing and a limestone façade.
Forte de São Bruno
Built by King João IV in 1647, this fort was part of the defensive system of the Tagus River mouth. Over the centuries, it has been used and adapted in various…
Igreja da Cartuxa
Church initially built in the Valley of the Ribeira de Barcarena. Only in 1736 was built at this location. Highlighting the two bell towers, embellished with a…
