Central Square Pinhel (*)

This central square Pinhel hides its real beauty to unsuspecting travelers. For those who know, know you have a national monument: the pillory in Manueline cage, three properties in the Public Interest: The Church of Mercy with a fine Manueline portal, the Church of St. Louis (where stands the chapel Mannerist camellia with artistic tiles, coffered ceiling and two beautiful small boards sixteenth century Portuguese painting representing the Baptism (Read Full Article)

The seven wonders of the Alentejo chosen by vote and by us

The fashion of the Seven Wonders picked up, and now even our Alentejo chose yours. It follows the election of the wonders of the Beira-Serra in the district of Coimbra be alert. My wonders in the Alentejo are not exactly these, but accepted the verdict because the choice was democratic with more than 80,000 votes. I congratulate the South Rim Journal Online, with the support of several institutions and agencies carried out this event. Behold the 7 Wonders of the Alentejo more (Read Full Article)

Set buildings Pombaline of Vila Real de Santo António (*) - Work of the Portuguese Enlightenment

"Founded between 1774 and 1776 from the will of the Marquis of Pombal to the center of the Royal Fishery of the Algarve, Vila Real de Santo António is a jewel of architecture representative of the eighteenth century Pombal Portuguese (1). Created from scratch, Vila Real de Santo António emerges as a metropolis born from above, by the will power and artifice. Before the release of the first stone was all a wilderness. The thirteen thousand five hundred cubic yards of landfill for the disposal of water (Read Full Article)

Loggia of the Church of Mercy of Beja (*)-A little bit of Piazza San Marco in Florence in Alentejo?

The loggia of the church of Mercy is one of Beja in Portugal and is a great example of Mannerist architecture, inspired by the famous loggia of the Piazza San Marco in Florence (*****). It was initially designed for local butcher (where they sell meat), but its beauty and finesse was such that soon was found to be too noble to function as a market, adapting the building to host the Santa Casa da Misericordia, and then adapted the church. It was for (Read Full Article)

Tourist Guide Places of Notables County of Coimbra

Coimbra is one of the most beautiful cities in Portugal and will soon be classified as World Heritage. It deserves its ranking is fair, but as the age-old adage "better late than never." Notable places in the municipality of Coimbra, Rua da Sofia 1 (**) Colleges and Churches Highlights: Altarpiece of the Church of the New Santa Justa (*). Cloister of the College of St. Thomas (Courthouse) (*), of Grace Church and School (*). Church and the Carmelite Cloister (*). (Read Full Article)

Historical Village of Castelo Rodrigo (**) - Christopher de Moura hero or traitor?

At dusk, Castelo Rodrigo, view from the top of the mountain Marofa is a very beautiful town, perched on a hill boleado highlighted, with some defensive with its round towers to reflect golden tones, reds, browns and yellows, and around them, fields which in spring are riddled with a wet green, very fertile. It is classified as a village Historical Village, which was recently reclassified. A bit of history of Castelo Rodrigo, just hope it does not (Read Full Article)

Altarpiece of the main chapel of the Church matrix Escalhão (Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo) (*)-Did you know ... here an unusual Christ observes his twin brother on the way to Calvary?

The municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo has three notable churches: the church of the monastery of Santa Maria de Aguiar (**), Escarigo the church with its chancel (*) and the church of Escalhão or church of Our Lady Angels (*) which we will describe. The medieval church have nothing left in their place built in the sixteenth and seventeenth century Mannerist this monumental church, enjoying a few stones of the castle has disappeared. An episode in the War of Restoration (Read Full Article)

Historic Centre of the village of Crato (*) - In the heart of the Knights Hospitaller

We confess, that here in Portugal Noteworthy, we have a quiet boroughs especialpredilecção by Alentejo with its soothing and quiet recatos keeper of historical value. An example is this town of Crato, which also houses churches, manor houses and the ruins of the castle with architectural elements that reflect even a former opulence. For here were the Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Alans, with the latter Crato was already bishop and his name was (Read Full Article)

Menhir Maria Valley Parents and anthropomorphic Graves (Penedono) (*) - This is the most beautiful menhir north of the Tagus River

Apart from Anta-chapel of Nossa Senhora do Monte (**), Penedono has another place of great attraction for its tourism - the menhir Mary Valley Country, surrounded by anthropomorphic graves and probable pious ablutions. The Megalith was identified in 1991 and was broken into two parts. It is a phallic monument, and affectionate with "fossetes" and decorated with a representation solar radiated. It has three feet tall. The arrangement of motifs is assumed (Read Full Article)

Circuit Romanization south of Coimbra (saws Condeixa-Sico)

The region south of Coimbra, which is the Massif Saws Condeixa-Sico-Alvaiázere, is of great beauty by the grandeur of its landscape of limestone mountains that surround small depressions fertile by its sights, its caves, its medieval castles , their "Buracas" your cheese Rabaçal, biodiversity ... and its Roman sites, arranged in a single network in Portugal and they can offer to those who view this area a great pleasure. The (Read Full Article)

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