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Monuments in Esposende
Castro de São Lourenço
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Rua de São Lourenço
4740-001, Esposende
Protohistoric fortified settlement consisting of three lines of walls, denoting several construction phases. It was occupied in the Chalcolithic period, in the 3rd century BC; then, continuously, from the 5th century BC until the 5th/6th century AD; and later, from the 12th century to the 14th century, when a small castle was built.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Esposende
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Largo do Município
4740-223, Esposende
Temple built in the 16th century, where the valuable contents stand out. Inside, the Chapel of Nosso Senhor dos Mareantes is worth mentioning, with carvings and imagery from the 16th and 17th centuries, some panels illustrating episodes of the Passion of Christ and, in the vault, polychrome relief representations of a popular nature.
Forte de Esposende / Castelo de São João Baptista
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Avenida Engenheiro Eduardo Arantes e Oliveira
4740-204, Esposende
Bastioned fortress built at the end of the 17th century and beginning of the 18th century by Dom Pedro II. It was part of the defensive plan of the Portuguese coast and aimed to protect the entrance to the Cávado River. It has a rectangular plan and at each angle there is a bastion and a guardhouse. Between the walls, which are quite ruined, the Lighthouse Tower stands out.
Igreja Antiga de São Bartolomeu do Mar
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Rua 24 de Agosto, 61
4740-511, Esposende
Romanesque church of medieval Foundation, built in the 17th century and dedicated to the cult of St. Bartholomew.
Igreja Paroquial de São Salvador
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Rua do Freixieiro, 6
4740-421, Esposende
This baroque temple construction was ordered by the abbot Afonso de Meira Carrilho on the XVIII century. It stands out its sculpture from the Saviour, an oeuvre done by the Master João Alves, dated from the XIX century and for the baptismal font.
Capela de São Roque
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Calçada de São Roque
4740-452, Esposende
Baroque chapel consists of a longitudinal plan with a single nave, a chancel and a vestry located near rectangle rectangle. Has an annual party, on 24 and 25 August.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Fão
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Avenida Doutor Manuel Paes, 6
4740-324, Esposende
17th century Church of longitudinal plant, consisting of a single nave, a deep side chapel, a sacristy, a rectangular Bell Tower and an independent Chapel, separated by the Bell Tower. Features of Mannerist and Baroque architecture.
Igreja Paroquial de São Paio de Antas
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Rua Apolinário Rios, 54
4740-018, Esposende
Church built on the original medieval church.