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Museu de Cerâmica de Sacavém

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Rua Álvaro Pedro Gomes - Urbanização Real Forte
2685-137, Sacavém

Loures

Installed in the old Loiça de Sacavém factory, this space has two temporary exhibition rooms. Here you can enjoy exhibitions on ceramic work and production, highlighting the existence of a kiln built in the 19th century, in addition to the materials and techniques used in manufacturing. It also has a documentation center on Industrial History, with emphasis on the Loiça de Sacavém factory.

Igreja de Santa Maria / Igreja Matriz de Loures

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Rua Fria, 1
2670-400, Loures

Loures

Church with three naves, divided by arches supported by Tuscan columns with decorative paintings from the 17th century. On the ceiling of the central nave there is a painting, from the same century, of the patron saint. The vaulted chancel has an 18th-century altarpiece with twisted columns and a tabernacle with shell niches and large bare atlanteans.

Igreja e Torre de Manhente

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Rua Dom Afonso Henriques
4750-556, Manhente

Barcelos

This Romanic church presents a portico with three archivolts decorated and settled in six small columns with capitals. The tower is squared and used to work as the church defensive tower.

Templo do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz

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Largo da Porta Nova
4750-329, Barcelos

Barcelos

This baroque temple is Italian inspired and it possesses an octagonal plan with a campanile topping the prominent façade finished by a balustrade with pinnacles. On the inside it is worthy to mention the altars in baroque carving, the glazed tiles from the 18th century and eight panels in canvas. This church is one of the most important examples from the baroque in Barcelos.

Santuário do Bom Jesus de Cambeses

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Lugar da Igreja
4775-023, Cambeses

Barcelos

Long staircase to the Bom Jesus de Cambeses. The top you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view.

Fonte do Jardim das Barrocas

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Largo da Porta Nova
4750-329, Barcelos

Barcelos

Well-crafted source, inserted in a garden to popular taste and with the figure more media County: the galo de Barcelos.

Convento do Calvário do Bom Jesus da Franqueira

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Travessa do Senhor Fonte de Vida,189
4755-399, Pereira

Barcelos

Former convent, built in 1563, with stones of historic Castelo de Faria. The Convento da Franqueira enjoys a beautiful architecture that fits on top of Barcelinhos covering an overview of excellence.

Museu Arqueológico de Barcelos / Paço dos Condes de Barcelos

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Rua Doutor Miguel Fonseca
4750-323, Barcelos

Barcelos

The Archaeology Museum was created in 1920 and exhibits granite elements that range from pre-history to the late Modern Age, including a menhir, medieval coffins, romanesque church architectural elements and others.

Solar dos Pinheiros

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Rua Doutor Miguel Fonseca
4750-322, Barcelos

Barcelos

This fourteen hundreds building has Pedro Esteves signature, listener from the family Casa de Bragança. It is composed by a central volume and two rectangular towers. It possesses an extensive façade sided by two towers and ogival windows, attached and rectangular. The gateway, the attached openings and the ground floor entrances reveals us its medieval character.

Igreja Matriz de Barcelos

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Rua Doutor Miguel da Fonseca
4750-322, Barcelos

Barcelos

This is a transition temple presenting some influences of both styles, Romanic and Gothic with several transformations that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries. The doorway has four archivolts with eight small columns settled in capitals and the walls are covered with glazed tiles panels representing scenes from the Virgin life. It is worthy to mention the chapel of the Holly Sacrament golden carved from the seventeen hundreds and the main chapel with two valuable sculptures, one from Our Lady of Assunção in baroque style, and the other representing Our Lady of Franqueira.

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