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Igreja Nossa Senhora do Pópulo / Igreja Matriz das Caldas da Rainha
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Largo Conselheiro José Filipe
2500, Caldas da Rainha
This is a Manueline construction built to be the chapel on the hospital founded by the Queen D. Leonor. IT has one only nave, a square main chapel with stared vault. One should point out the triumphal arch, the vaulted cover, and the paintings in wood from the 16th century, the baptismal font and the tiles from the 17th century. Other elements also worth to mention are the mannerist altarpiece in stonework, in triumph arch with some influences.
Museu da Cerâmica
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Rua Ilídio Amado
2504-910, Caldas da Rainha
This space features collections of prodction centres, authors and types of objects, mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries, namely from the Caldas da Rainha. The museum includes potteries and miniatures of the Caldas from the 19th and 20th centuries, modern ceramics and objects from some foreign factories.
Museu José Malhoa
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Parque D. Carlos I
2500-109, Caldas da Rainha
Created in 1933, this was the first museum in Portugal built to be one, planned by the architects Paulino Montês (1897-1962) and Eugénio Corrêa (1897-1985). It exhibits Portuguese art works from the 19th and 20th centuries: painting, sculpture, drawings, medals and ceramics from the Caldas. It has also an open air sculpture exhibition.
Fachada da Capela de São João Evangelista
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Largo da Misericórdia
3570, Aguiar da Beira
Apresenta uma fachada rebocada e pintada de branco, circunscrita por cunhais apilastrados, assinalados por pináculos. O portal é em arco abatido, coroado por frontão de cornija saliente.
Ruínas da Aldeia de Sapateira
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Sapateira
3570, Dornelas
In these ruins of the village of Crabs can be found still uninhabited houses, a fountain and a community a threshing floor and kiln drying of cereals. This village in ruins gave rise to the current village of Dean.
Fonte de Forninhos
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Largo do Poder Local
3570, Forninhos
This ancient source in stone has several tanks to wash clothes entwining.
Igreja Matriz de Eirado / Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Repouso
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Eirado
3570-140, Eirado
In this Church of Mannerist structure, realize some elements, particularly in the barroquizantes fogaréus of the main façade. On the façade stands out, under the cornice, a frieze of tiles and, in the corners, crosses inscribed spoked. In the interior is the altarpiece-mor hybrid style.
Igreja Matriz de Aguiar da Beira / Igreja de Santo Eusébio
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Rua do Padre Cruz, 1
3570-044, Aguiar da Beira
This church, built probably in the 18th century, has undergone successive renovations throughout the centuries, especially in the interior, as can be seen by the diversity of decorating styles. Inside the cover of the ship with neoclassical painting, the chancel, with 32 hagiographic themed caissons and the altarpiece-mor of polychrome and gilded carving of the Johannine Baroque style. Already the angled side altarpieces, polychrome and gilded carvings also are in the Rococo style.
Biblioteca Municipal de Aguiar da Beira
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Avenida da Liberdade
3570-018, Aguiar da Beira
This library has a general reading room - for adults, an infantile and juvenile reading room and a multi uses room for exhibitions and other cultural events.
Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Verdes
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EN587
3570-150, Forninhos
In this Sanctuary the image of Nossa Senhora dos Verdes stands out, hence it is framed by a gold carving allocated on the main Altar and the iconography from the roof coffers.