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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Lagoa
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Largo Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira
7200-175, Reguengos de Monsaraz
Chiesa Madre (mother church) of the village of Monsaraz, 1500s, has replaced the previous Gothic Temple since it was contaminated by the plague. The bear marble carved Tomb by Gomes Martins Silvestre, to portray a funeral procession with 17 people is one of the most relevant monuments. The Centre of the pediment, the tiled Panel represented the Virgin of conception. On the facade are quadrangular towers 2 and a false portico of 3 blind arcades.
Igreja Matriz de Reguengos de Monsaraz / Igreja Matriz de Santo António
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Praça da Liberdade
7200-370, Reguengos de Monsaraz
Its construction started on October 27, 1887. The Bell Tower is in the middle of the facade. Inside you can see 3 naves and 3 chapels in the area of the headboard. The transept is projecting. The giant flying buttresses and the placement of the Tower in the middle of the facade make this church one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Portugal.
Rocha dos Namorados
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Rua de São Pedro
7200-132, Reguengos de Monsaraz
This granite monument, shaped like a mushroom, has more than 2 meters high. Has a peculiar morphology, resembling a mushroom, with the narrower base than the top with the top height. Its symbolism became an attraction, given that it was customary to girls in the region to shoot a stone to a stone, to know if your marriage was around or not. Each stone was waiting a year failed. Today still meets on the first Monday of Easter.
Porta do Buraco ou da Cisterna
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Travessa da Cisterna
7200-175, Reguengos de Monsaraz
It is one of the four doors that allows to access to the inside of the Castle of Monsaraz defensive walls which reflects the armed forces fears that used to exist by that time. Each door is made out of granite, red clay mortar and burnt lime. This, like Alcoba door, is done in plain arch.
Porta de Alcoba
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Travessa Dom Dinis
7200-175, Reguengos de Monsaraz
It is one of the four doors that allows to access to the inside of the Castle of Monsaraz defensive walls. Each door is made out of granite, red clay mortar and burnt lime. The landscaped effect it creates is remarkable once it is done in plain arch. This door underwent several works for its preservation.
Cromeleque do Xerez
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Monsaraz
7200-173, Monsaraz
This set of fifty menhirs defining a regular quadrangular enclosure was discovered and identified by the Portuguese. Although fractured, some have phallic configuration, other 200, involving a giant center post with phallic configuration, four feet high and 7 tons of weight. It was the only monument moved to another location in the entire region of Alqueva and was installed in 2004.
Ermida de Santa Catarina de Monsaraz
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Monsaraz
7200, Reguengos de Monsaraz
Duocentista temple with architectural and symbolic traces of the order of the temple. This National Monument, situated outside the walls of Monsaraz, may have served as a defensive stronghold for pilgrims and travellers who crossed this area.
Paços da Audiência de Monsaraz
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Rua Direita
7200-175, Reguengos de Monsaraz
This Monument has an indescribable architectonic value. It emerged as a response to the administrative and economic development in Monsaraz town during the second quarter of the 14th century. It is known as the Good and Bad Judge fresco. It is precisely on the inferior panel that are located the Good and Bad Judge figures in a Civil trial.
Centro Histórico da Vila de Monsaraz
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Largo do Castelo
7200-175, Reguengos de Monsaraz
The citadel features trapezoidal plant and is flanked by four square towers. About medieval was surrounded in the seventeenth century, fortifications, involving the whole village and the suburb of St. Bartholomew, with the shutters of Alcoba, hole and Evora, finishing at the door of the village.
Casa do Enoturismo da Herdade do Esporão
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Herdade do Esporão
7200, Reguengos de Monsaraz
This Homestead, whose roots date back to the Roman Empire, produced some of the best national wines and oils of recognized quality. This is a place with many attractions: wine cellars, caves, vineyards, wine tourism, heritage and a dam. The surrounding landscape will not be indifferent.