Ruins of the Castle of Faria
Ruins of the Castle of Faria and associated archaeological station. Buildings dating from the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman era and Middle Ages. Photo: hondacbr1000pt.blogspot.pt/
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Cividade de Terroso
Photo: emaze.com
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José Franco Typical Village
Close to Mafra, you have the chance to discover a typical village from Lisbon’s “saloio” region. It is made entirely of clay and has been built in a natural size, being the work of the Portuguese sculptor José Franco. In the village of Sobreiro, close to Mafra, the sculptor José Franco dedicated his whole life […]
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Stock Exchange Palace
The Palácio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange) is one of the most important historic monuments in Porto and one of the sights that must definitely be on the list of all visitors to the city. It was built in the second half of the 19th century in the neoclassical style and was destined to become the […]
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Clérigos Church and Tower
Genuine baroque work by Nicolau Nasoni, an ex-libris monument of the city of Porto. The Church of Clérigos (Ecclesiastics) is a genuine baroque masterpiece dating from the mid-18th century. It was designed by Nicolau Nasoni, an architect of Italian origin. He stamped his mark on many monuments around Oporto and the north of Portugal. Nasoni, […]
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Padrão dos Descobrimentos
The imposing Monument to the Discoveries stamps its mark on the riverside at Belém. It was designed in 1940 to commemorate the “Exposition of the Portuguese World”, promoted by the Salazar government to celebrate the eighth and third centenaries of the founding and restoration of the Portuguese nation (1140 and 1640 respectively). However, it was […]
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Belém Tower
The harmony and delicate ornamentation of the Tower of Belém suggests a finely cut jewel to all laying eyes on her. However, its contemporaries took a rather different perspective: a formidable and imposing bastion defending the entrance to the Tagus and capable of combining firepower with the St Sebastian tower on the other bank of […]
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Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum
The Museum Condes de Castro Guimarães, the former “Torre de S. Sebastião”, was built in 1900 by Jorge O’Neill. A classic example of “summer architecture”, the building features ecletic elements, inviting visitors to enter a kingdom of fantasy and wonder celebrated in this XIXth century revival of the era of romance. In 1910, the Count […]
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Capuchos Convent
Capuchos Convent, also known as Santa Cruz or the Cork Convent, was built in 1560 by Dom Álvaro de Castro, in fulfilment of a vow by his father, Dom João de Castro, who was Viceroy of India. Its tiny cells, little chapel, refectory and other dependencies, installed in the rock and lined with cork, are […]
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Mouros Castle
Winding over two ridges of the Serra de Sintra, the Moorish Castle dates back to the early days of the Moorish occupation of the Peninsula – the 8th Century. After various attempts it was definitively taken by Dom Afonso Henriques in 1147, and there was built the first Christian Chapel of the borough, dedicated to […]
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Quinta da Regaleira Palace
Very close to the historic centre of Sintra is Quinta Regaleira, one of the town’s most enigmatic sights. The palace of Quinta da Regaleira was built in the early 20th century by the millionaire António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920), who managed to realise one of his dreams here with the help of the scenographic architect […]
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Vasco da Gama Aquarium
The aquarium was inaugurated in 1898 with the support of D. Carlos I (1863-1908), and its main aim was to offer the visitor direct contact with the great riches of the aquatic world. There is a very diversified collection of objects related to the oceanographic research promoted by D. Carlos. The aquarium has 4000 specimens […]