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Monuments in Barcelos
Igreja e Torre de Manhente
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Rua Dom Afonso Henriques
4750-556, Manhente
This Romanic church presents a portico with three archivolts decorated and settled in six small columns with capitals. The tower is squared and used to work as the church defensive tower.
Templo do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz
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Largo da Porta Nova
4750-329, Barcelos
This baroque temple is Italian inspired and it possesses an octagonal plan with a campanile topping the prominent façade finished by a balustrade with pinnacles. On the inside it is worthy to mention the altars in baroque carving, the glazed tiles from the 18th century and eight panels in canvas. This church is one of the most important examples from the baroque in Barcelos.
Santuário do Bom Jesus de Cambeses
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Lugar da Igreja
4775-023, Cambeses
Long staircase to the Bom Jesus de Cambeses. The top you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view.
Fonte do Jardim das Barrocas
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Largo da Porta Nova
4750-329, Barcelos
Well-crafted source, inserted in a garden to popular taste and with the figure more media County: the galo de Barcelos.
Convento do Calvário do Bom Jesus da Franqueira
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Travessa do Senhor Fonte de Vida,189
4755-399, Pereira
Former convent, built in 1563, with stones of historic Castelo de Faria. The Convento da Franqueira enjoys a beautiful architecture that fits on top of Barcelinhos covering an overview of excellence.
Solar dos Pinheiros
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Rua Doutor Miguel Fonseca
4750-322, Barcelos
This fourteen hundreds building has Pedro Esteves signature, listener from the family Casa de Bragança. It is composed by a central volume and two rectangular towers. It possesses an extensive façade sided by two towers and ogival windows, attached and rectangular. The gateway, the attached openings and the ground floor entrances reveals us its medieval character.
Igreja Matriz de Barcelos
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Rua Doutor Miguel da Fonseca
4750-322, Barcelos
This is a transition temple presenting some influences of both styles, Romanic and Gothic with several transformations that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries. The doorway has four archivolts with eight small columns settled in capitals and the walls are covered with glazed tiles panels representing scenes from the Virgin life. It is worthy to mention the chapel of the Holly Sacrament golden carved from the seventeen hundreds and the main chapel with two valuable sculptures, one from Our Lady of Assunção in baroque style, and the other representing Our Lady of Franqueira.
Igreja e Mosteiro de Vilar de Frades
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Lugar do Socorro
4750-000, Areias de Vilar
The church with characteristics from the fifteen hundreds has on its entrance a porch with a low arch supported by two columns. On the inside it stands out the remarkable nave vaulted coverage, with crossed ribs and the glazed tiles panels from the seventeen hundreds that wrap two of the lateral chapels. From the primitive monastery from the 11th century it still maintains a magnificent Romanic doorway with two archivolts settled in four small columns with historied capitals.
Ponte Medieval de Barcelos
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Rua Fernando Magalhães
4750-290, Barcelos
The bridge is a gothic construction with a keep and three small towers. It links Barcelos and Barcelinhos. Its existence is referred in several documents from the 14th century. It was reconstructed in the 15th century by orders of D. Afonso, 8th Count of Barcelos.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Ponte
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Largo de Guilherme Gomes Fernandes
4750, Barcelinhos
Mannerist chapel with centralized plant and alpendrada, characteristic for its verticality. Inside the decor is in Baroque carved altarpiece, national style.