Highlight of the beautiful Amarante town, in the greenish north of Portugal, the São Gonçalo Convent was founded by king D. João III in 1540.
The Convent, built in the same...
The São Salvador da Travanca Monastery is located in the greenish Amarante department, in the North of Portugal, and constitutes one of the great Portuguese Romanesque examples of the...
Located over the astonishing Tâmega River, the São Gonçalo Bridge is the welcoming card to the beautiful Amarante city centre.
The actual construction dates from the 18th...
Set on fire in 1809 during the French Invasions, the Santa Clara Convent, in Amarante, is nowadays in ruins, remaining only part of the Chapel and the renaissance Portal.
It is thought that...
The Santa Maria de Airães Church is classified as a National Monument since 1977, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This...
The Vila Verde São Mamede Church integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
The most ancient documental reference to this monument dates from 1220,...
The São Vicente de Sousa Church, is classified as a National Monument since 1977, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This...
The Salvador de Unhão Church is classified as a National Monument since 1950, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This is a...
The Pombeiro Monastery is classified as a National Monument since 1910, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
Founded by D. Gomes...
A presença de pontes romanas em Felgueiras é o testemunho de que esta terra se inseria numa região estratégica para os Romanos, por onde passava uma importante via...
The Santa Maria de Meinedo Church is classified as a Public Interest Building since 1945, and integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This monument is...
The Salvador de Aveleda Church is classified as a Public Interest Building since 1978, and integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This Church is a...
The Espindo Bridge integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This lovely Bridge is composed of a single perfect arch sustained by solid pillars stemming...
The Vilela Bridge integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
The granite Vilela Bridge is composed of four perfect arches, supported by three blind...
The Vilar Tower is classified as a Public Interest Building since 1978, and integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
With a rectangular plan, this Tower...
Located on the lovely Águas Santas small village, in Maia department, the Nossa Senhora do Ó Church, classified as National Monument since 1910, is an interesting Romanesque...
Located in the lovely Alpendurada e Matos village, in the lovely Marco de Canaveses department, the Alpendurada Convent is an historical building overlooking the wonderful Douro river, in an area...
Classificado como monumento nacional, este imóvel medieval é considerado um dos melhores exemplares arquitectónicos existentes no país, de transição do...
Estendendo-se por uma área de cerca de 15 hectares, a Citânia de Sanfins, tem o seu aparecimento situado por volta do século III a. C. e a sua ocupação a findar...
The São Pedro de Ferreira Monastery is classified as a Public Interest Building since 1928, and integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
The...
The Nossa Senhora do Vale Chapel is classified as a Public Interest Building since 1950, and integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
The location of...
This National Monument is situated on the gorgeous Sousa river valley, in Cete, on the lovely Paredes department, in the Northern region of Portugal, integrating the touristic-cultural Vale do...
The Tower of the Aguiar de Sousa Castle integrates the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
The Aguiar de Sousa Castle was located in the territory’s...
Situated in Oldrões, on the Penafiel department, on the Northern region of the Country, this Monte Mozinho Hill Fort, also known as Cidade Morta de Penfield (“dead town of...
The São Gens de Boelhe Church is classified as a National Monument since 1927, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This...
The São Miguel of Entre-os-Rios Church is classified as a National Monument since 1927, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route....
The São Pedro de Abragão Church is classified as a National Monument since 1977, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route, and is...
The Salvador de Cabeça Santa Church is classified as a National Monument since 1927, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route.
This...
The Ermida Memorial is classified as a National Monument since 1910, and integrates nowadays the very interesting touristic-cultural Vale do Sousa Romanesque Route, and is a rather interesting...
Located in Bustelo small village, in the lovely Penafiel department, the Bustelo Monastery has origins in the 10th century, yet has been quite altered throughout the centuries.
The Monastery...
The Benedictine Paço de Sousa Monastery is situated in Paço de Sousa, in the Penafiel department, on the northern region of the Country, and is classified as a National Monument,...
Located on the highest peak of the lovely Penafiel town, the Nossa Senhora da Piedade Sanctuary, also known as the Sameiro Sanctuary, is one of the region’s highlights.
This Sanctury was...
Also known as Santa Catarina Chapel, the Almas (souls) Chapel is located in Santo Ildefonso (Oporto). It is a building of the 18th century, which main feature is the exterior covered with amazing...
Located in the Boavista roundabout, half way to the historical centre and the Foz, the volumetric and originality of the Casa da Música (“house of the music”) style do not escape...
Built in the 12th century, on a Romanesque style, the Cathedral has been altered all over the centuries, specially in the Gothic period and in the 18th century.
The lantern tower dates from the...
Castelo do Queijo ou Castelo de São Francisco Xavier, foi construído no século XV, no penedo do Queijo, local considerado sagrado para os povos celtas, as suas ruínas...
O Forte de São João Batista, começou a ser construído em 1570, no reinado de D. Sebastião e viria a ser melhorado por ordem do rei D. João IV, depois da...
A Igreja de Santa Clara, no Porto, pertenceu ao antigo convento do mesmo nome, fundado por D. João I, em 1416. Esta igreja terá ficado concluída em 1457, e modificada nos...
A primitiva Igreja de São Francisco, no Porto, foi iniciada em 1223, mas o actual templo só viria a ser construída por volta de 1400, tendo depois intervenções...
A Cerca Velha ou Castelo do Porto, terá sido a primitiva defesa do Porto, construída sobre uma anterior fortificação de origem sueva, localizada no morro da Pena...
Ao lado da Igreja de São Francisco fica o imponente Palácio da Bolsa, de estilo neoclássico, um edifício construído em 1842 que reflecte o florescimento comercial...
Bridge projected over the amazing Douro river by a disciple and co-worker of Gustave Eiffel: the Engineer Teófilo Seyring, in the end of the 19th century.
This is a representative...
Monumento de estilo Barroco que se tornou o ex-libris da cidade do Porto . É a torre mais alta de Portugal, com seis andares e 225 degraus. Mede 76 metros de altura e a sua...
O Castro do Monte Padrão ou antigo Castro do Monte Córdova é constituído por vestígios de um povoado fortificado que se situa num dos pontos mais elevados do...
O Mosteiro de Santo Tirso, terá sido fundado por volta do ano 978, e no século XII, o conde D. Henrique, doou-lhe as terras que passaram a constituir o Couto do mosteiro, propriedade...
Desconhecem-se as origens do monumento e discute-se, sobretudo, a possibilidade de aqui ter-se implantado um primeiro edifício ainda durante o século IX.
Os vestígios da...
O Mosteiro de Singeverga foi fundado em 1892 na freguesia de Roriz, Santo Tirso, por monges vindos de Cucujães, onde se iniciara a restauração da vida beneditina, após a...
A fundação do convento de Santa Clara em Vila do Conde, data de 1318 por iniciativa do filho ilegítimo de D. Dinis, D. Afonso Sanches e sua esposa D. Teresa Martins, com a...
Património da Humanidade, o Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar, em Gaia, começou a ser edificado em 1538, sob a direcção de Diogo de Castilho e João de Ruão. As...
