Domus Municipalis (Bragança) (***) - an eloquent tribute to water

Domus Municipalis thought to be obsolete in Bragança and comes immediately to mind this monument is the magnificent Domus Municipalis, perhaps the ex-libris of the city tour. What attracts so many people view it is to be a unique and mysterious monument that honors the Iberian Peninsula right now so rare that it has water and municipal power. The name Domus Municipalis have emerged in the nineteenth century and means "Municipal House" in Latin. It is inserted in the citadel of Braganza to where (Read Full Article)

Headwaters of the Romanesque church of Castro Hazelnuts (Bragança) (*) - Single Roman tiles in Portugal

Church of Castro of The Church of Hazelnuts Hazelnuts Castro is another site that should know in your script the northeastern Romanesque. I remind the reader that the unique things is not alien, the route consists of the following monuments. Here you can read what was written by us in relation to Romanesque monuments. Parish Church of St. Mary Major Adeganha (Bragança) (**) Church of Azinhoso (Mogadouro) (*) Church of St. Andrew of Algosinho (Read Full Article)

Ansiães Castle, Church of San Salvador and panorama (Carrazeda Ansiães) - History and landscape in a unique space (Part II) (***)

Ansiães The old medieval town of Ansiães the remaining walls and romantic ruins has two great defensive structure of granite. The outer wall of Ansiães The outer wall of the village of Ansiães has a length greater than 600 square meters and three towers. something in sinuous path leading to an inner space large enough but with an irregular perimeter. This general plan emerges an urban organization based on two axes (Read Full Article)

Cloister of the Cells (Coimbra) (**) (Part 1)-A History

Cloister of the Cells (Coimbra) (**)-Did you know ... The History of the Monastery Cells were female and belonging to the Cistercian Order was founded, is the express wish of the Prince Sancha, daughter of D. Sancho I, King of Portugal? Around the Infanta Sancha and her two sisters led to a popular cult that would lead to his beatification. The Princess Teresa, and Mafalda Sancha created just three notable female Cistercian monasteries: Monastery Lorvão (**), Monastery of Arouca (***) and (Read Full Article)

Romanesque Church of Santa Maria do Azinhoso (Mogadouro) (**) - Medieval Jewel in the District of Bragança

The church of Santa Maria de Azinhoso is one of the most important Romanesque temples Transmontano aware of the Romanesque churches of Adeganha (Bragança) (**) of Algosinho (Mogadouro) (**) as described herein or the magnificent church San Salvador in the castle of Ansiães (**). In the four churches remains doubt as to the timing of the building. Our Guide to Portugal (3rd ed., 1995, p.1026), inseparable companion of our travels, he saw the inscription on the bell tower (Read Full Article)

Romanesque church of St. Andrew of Algosinho (Mogadouro) (**) - Who built the temple so beautiful?

The Romanesque church of Algosinho (Mogadouro) is a gem away from the tourist routes, however due to its stylistic purity and landscapes that surround it are reasons enough to deserve our attention. We are great admirers of Romanesque style, mainly for its stunning symbolism and giving rise to a lot of imagination but for medieval man would have a coherent meaning. In the district of Bragança are 6 places of Romanesque architecture (Read Full Article)

St. James Church headquarters Adeganha (Bragança) (**)

"This road leads to the village of Estevais, and then Cardanha Adeganha. The traveler can not stop everywhere, can not knock on every door to ask questions and to heal the lives of those who live there. But it does not know or want to detach themselves from their tastes and has the fascination of the work of men's hands, goes to Adeganha where he said there was a precious Romanesque chapel, this big. Go and ask, but amazed at the great and unique granite slab that (Read Full Article)