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Convento da Arrábida
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Rua de São Lourenço
2925, Azeitão
In 1990 it was sold to the Fundação Oriente and is now part of the Net of European Cultural Centres set in historic places.
Palácio da Bacalhôa
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EN10
2925-901, Azeitão
This construction is dated from the 15th and 16th centuries and it belonged to Afonso de Albuquerque Family, India Viceroy. It is part from one of the most important ensembles, together with its gardens and “loggia”, from the civil architecture within this period. It is worthy to mention the azure repository.
Igreja de Santa Maria da Graça - Sé de Setúbal
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Rua Dr. Antônio Joaquim Granjo, 31 - 1º Esq.
2900-232, Setúbal
This building has medieval origins and it was built in the XIII century. It was rebuilt late, on the 16th century. The fifteen hundreds façade of this temple dedicated to Santa Maria da Graça (Saint Mary of Grace), it is possible to see two bell towers. Inside, it is worth to visit the gold leafed carved altarpieces from the 17th and 18th centuries and the lateral walls covered in blue and white tiles from the 18th Century.
Castelo de São Filipe / Forte de São Filipe
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Estrada Castelo de São Filipe
2900, Setúbal
Located about 1 km from Setúbal, the fortress stands overlooking the sea. Without any type of Tower, the fortress ended inside a set of buildings, among which stand out the Governor's residence and the Church. This temple is coated, inside, with tile panels dated from 1736, representing scenes from the life of St. Philip.
Igreja de São Julião / Igreja Matriz de Setúbal
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Praça do Bocage, 135
2900-349, Setúbal
From the church main and lateral façade it stands out the Manueline doorways resultant from the 1513 reform. Inside the monument, the three naves decorated with glazed tiles panels from the 18th century, stand out.
Gravuras Rupestres de Montedor
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Travessa da Bica
4900-279, Carreço
Bronze Age engravings carved into the lateral surface of two granite boulders, placed side by side. The images represent serpentine motifs, horseshoes and zoomorphic figures.
Ponte Eiffel
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Avenida Dom Afonso III
4900-477, Viana do Castelo
Bridge over the Lima River, which connects the parish of Santa Maria Maior, in Viana do Castelo, to Darque. It was inaugurated in 1878and designed by the architect Gustave Eiffel.
Navio-Hospital Gil Eanes
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Alameda João Alves Cerqueira
4900-321, Viana do Castelo
Former hospital ship, built in the Shipyards of Viana do Castelo in 1955. It currently belongs to the Gil Eanes Foundation, and has been open to the public since 1998. Here you can visit the bridge, the kitchen, the engine room, the medical office, the radiology office, the operating room, several cabins and some temporary exhibition rooms.
Marginal do Rio Lima
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Alameda 5 de Outubro
4900-049, Viana do Castelo
Very pleasant space where you can go for a walk, enjoying the fabulous view over the Lima River, the marina and the city. If you prefer, you can practice sports, namely some extreme modalities. There is also the possibility of jet-skiing, sailing, rowing, canoeing or boating from the marina.
Igreja Matriz de Viana do Castelo / Sé de Viana do Castelo
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Largo Instituto Histórico do Minho, 19
4900-522, Viana do Castelo
Transition Romanesque church, with a Latin cross plan, consisting of three tiered naves, with side chapels. The portal, with multiple archivolts, features sculptures of the apostles. Flanking the ensemble are two voluminous towers crowned by chamfered battlements.