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Heritage in Portugal
Museu Municipal Abade Pedrosa
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Avenida Unisco Godiniz, 100
4780-373, Santo Tirso
Opened in 1989, located in the conventual wing of the former Benedictine monastery of Santo Tirso, it is an archaeological museum, where you can find the collections of Abbot Joaquim de Pedrosa (early 20th century), Carlos Faya Santarém (1950s) and of the Municipal Archeology Office. It also preserves a Roman milestone to Magnentius that marked mile XXI of Itinerary XVI between Braga and Lisbon.
Farol da Ponta da Barca
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Rua do Corpo Santo, 11
9880-368, Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Single-story lighthouse, featuring a 23-meter-high cylindrical tower, making it the tallest lighthouse tower in the Azores. In front of this lighthouse is the famous stone whale, a curious rock formation that, seen in profile, resembles a whale.
Farol do Carapacho / Farol da Ponta da Restinga
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Ponta da Restringa
9880, Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Also called Farol da Ponta da Restinga, this lighthouse is located 191 meters above the sea and is 14 meters high. It was built in 1956.
Igreja do Santo Cristo dos Milagres
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Rua Infante Dom Henrique
9880-378, Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Church built in the 16th century and later rebuilt, with the current building dating from the 18th century. Highlight for its images, especially the one of Senhor Santo Cristo.
Moinhos de Vento da Graciosa
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Rua do Degredo - Pico das Mentiras
9880-370, Santa Cruz da Graciosa
The windmills are one of Graciosa's calling cards. Dutch in style, its distinctive red roofs and unfurled sails create a scenery worthy of a visit.
Igreja Matriz de Santa Cruz da Graciosa
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Rua da Matriz, 8
9880-352, Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Temple initially erected in the 16th century, then rebuilt in the 18th century. Outside, the highlight is the staircase that precedes the yard and, inside, the main chapel, with its Mannerist gilded altarpiece.
Museu da Graciosa
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Largo Conde de Simas, 17
9880-345, Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Opened in 1983, this museum represents the island's identity. The ethnography and culture of Graciosa occupy a prominent place and the space reconstitutes a rural house, a wine cellar and a mill, also displaying 15th century cannons, uniforms and whaling boats, among others.
Museu do Traje de Viana do Castelo
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Praça da República, 58
4900-539, Viana do Castelo
Building constructed in the mid-twentieth century there inaugurate, in 1958, a delegation of the Bank Banco de Portugal, which ran until 1992. Later, in 1997, then placed the costume Museum.