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Vestígios da Antiga Vila de Jarmelo
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Jarmelo (São Pedro)
6300, Guarda
Of the old village of Jarmelo, currently, only a set of ruins remain located on an elevation from which you can see a vast area, from Serra da Estrela to Serra da Marofa. The story goes that, because of the love between the Infante Dom Pedro and Inês de Castro, this village suffered great violence, and the consequences are still clearly visible today.
Busto do Padre José Ramos Pereira
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Largo Padre José Ramos Pereira
2530, Vimeiro
Bust of homage to father José Ramos Pereira.
Busto do Doutor José Maria Antunes Júnior
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Rua Princesa Benedita
2560, Torres Vedras
Museu da Guarda
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Rua General Alves Roçadas, 30
6300-663, Guarda
Space installed in the old Episcopal Seminary built in 1601 by Dom Nuno de Noronha, Bishop of Guarda. It opened to the public as a museum in 1985, under the name Museu da Guarda, showing the history of the district. The Museum's collection comprises collections of archeology, numismatics, sacred sculpture from the 13th to the 18th centuries, sacred paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries and armory from the 17th to 20th centuries. The museum's collection also includes ceramic objects, photography, regional ethnography, painting and drawing from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th …
Busto do Doutor Gregório Rafael da Silva D'Almeida
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Volta do Duche
2710, Sintra
Bronze bust of Dr. Gregory Rafael da Silva D'almeida (1854-1920), prefaced by an image of a woman and a boy.
Sé da Guarda
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Praça Luís de Camões
6300-725, Guarda
Built between the 14th and 16th centuries, this Cathedral has two portals, one Gothic and the other Manueline. There are two octagonal bell towers, gargoyles and pinnacles on the outside, an altarpiece by João Ruão, columns, the chapel of Pinas and chairs. Due to successive reconstructions, it presents several different styles that marked the 14th and 15th centuries.
Zona Marginal da Boa Nova
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Leça da Palmeira
4450, Matosinhos
The Boa Nova waterfront area is a project by Álvaro Siza Vieira and António Madureira. Start your tour at Praia do Aterro, with walkways between the dunes and passing by a Surf Camp, continuing along Praia da Senhora da Boa Nova, until you see the famous Farol da Boa Nova. Finish with a visit to the Casa de Chá da Boa Nova, designed by Siza Vieira.
Edifício na Avenida das Acácias
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Avenida das Acácias, 34
2765-389, Estoril
Villa dating from the early 20TH century to present an impressive decoration of tiles "new art". This villa features a rectangular plant, with four floors and roofs to three and four waters.
Igreja do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
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Rua Silva Cunha, 107
4450-222, Matosinhos
It is a Renaissance example from the 16th century, which was remodeled in the 18th century by Nicolau Nasoni. Inside the temple, some of the most important panels of golden carvings by baroque artists from the north of the country stand out. They stand out for the two bell towers, the main door decorated with a medallion, in which a shell is inserted, and the two lateral niches with the statues of São Pedro and São Paulo. Inside, the gaze is fixed on the main altar with golden carvings, which in the central part includes a niche with an image …
Edifício na Rua da Misericórdia
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Rua da Misericórdia
2530, Lourinhã
In this two-storey building, stands a Manueline portal in the main façade.