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Monuments in Vila Viçosa
Solar dos Mascarenhas
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Rua Florbela Espanca, 125
7160-283, Vila Viçosa
Is located in the historic centre, a few metres from the Palazzo Ducale was built by noblemen of the Portuguese court. Today is a hotel of great quality and comfort, where is visible the concern which had in keeping the old lines, with traces of modernity.
Cruzeiro do Carrascal
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Alameda das Piscinas
7160-217, Vila Viçosa
Punch one step, the Centre of which stands the base of enormous proportions formed by convex plinth. It has a Latin cross involved in arm larger and on the cruise by serpent-winged Dragon and Emboss.
Igreja dos Agostinhos
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Terreiro do Paço, 1
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
This church was founded on the 13th century and reformed on the 17th and 18th centuries. This fine example from the Baroque style has a façade with five ample windows in triangular wickers and it is sided by two bell ringers’ towers.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Vila Viçosa
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Praça da República
7160-207, Vila Viçosa
16TH century Church, despite the Renaissance façade, located next to the hospital, consisting of nave and chancel. In its interior you can see magnificent pieces of religious art, carving and tiling. Today, in addition to church, it is also Health Center of Vila Viçosa.
Igreja da Lapa
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Campo da Restauração
7160-217, Vila Viçosa
Church founded in 1756, with opening to the cult in 1764, and is one of the icons of Baroque architecture in the Alentejo. Consists of the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Lapa, the pilgrims ' hostel and housing of the chaplain and the hermit. Currently, in addition to the worship and the procession which takes place in September, also works as a guest house and stable warehouse.
Porta da Vila de Vila Viçosa
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Rua Duque Dom Jaime
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
On the north side of the village, the entrance was through this door. The inscription on the tombstone that at the top of the monument attests and glorifies the election of Nossa Senhora da Conceição as the patron saint of Portugal. Today it is one of the entrances to the fence of the Convent des Augustins, given the displacement of this door for traffic requirements.
Paço da Tapada Real
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Vila Viçosa
7160, Vila Viçosa
This Palace is located in the well-known Tapada Real, immense space that remains a hunting park and place of great architectural estate. The Palace is connected to a small walled area which, in turn, leads to a patio, which you access by a staircase. Its facade is white-washed and sustains a shot in blue. To engage the iron gate is framed by white marble.
Pelourinho de Vila Viçosa
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Avenida Duques de Bragança
7160-209, Vila Viçosa
It was built during D. Manuel Kingdom and it is composed by a platform with four steps, base, pedestal, square monolithic shaft and square capital. The finishing is in sphere cup decorated on the two hemispheres with vegan symbols and the crowning is with vegan conic ball. IT is made of marble and it has around eight metres high.
Antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora do Amparo
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Largo Dom João IV
7160-254, Vila Viçosa
This was the convent of the order of Saint Paul Hermit and was built following the 16th-century urban expansion. It was composed by Church, chancel, cruise, sacristy and cloister. In the 20th century was adapted in order to make way for an oil refining factory. Today is privately owned and is in a poor state of conservation.
Escultura de Homenagem ao Doutor Couto Jardim
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Avenida Bento de Jesus Caraça
7160-253, Vila Viçosa
Christian Garden was a doctor and great benefactor in Vila Viçosa. Was quite surprised by his kindness and by thirst to know more, always guided by the concern to apply this knowledge to the illnesses of his patients. The scenarios of misery would hurt their sensitivity, which often provided their services free of charge and lived poor, passing up by difficulties at the end of his life. For such kindness, the people wanted to honor him in myriad ways and, today, the day of his birth became the municipal holiday-August 16. Died at 82 years old and left his house …