Igreja Matriz de Santiago do Cacém/ Tesouro da Colegiada de Santiago
In this church, a special note to the lateral portico, to the dome that covers the high choir and to a stone 14th century gothic carving that represents Santiago fighting the moors. As the centuries passed, the building went through changes, thus showing vestiges of several epochs. The central and lateral naves, the Sun Door with a broken archivolt, the carvings by the choir and the tomb of Álvaro Mendes Brito are gothic examples. The manuelin style can also be seen on the nave. It has also baroque features. And then there are still the altars and the pulpit in polichroime carvings, of the time of the Marquis of Pombal.
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Monuments near Igreja Matriz de Santiago do Cacém/ Tesouro da Colegiada de Santiago
Capela de São Pedro
The chapel, which burned in 1895, has very simple lines, with a masonry portal and an opening on the fronton, composed of a high altar and a sacristy. Two diff…
Castelo de Santiago do Cacém
This castle has a rectangular plan and was probably founded during the morrish occupation. Conquered by the Portuguese crown in 1217, the king Dom Afonso II or…
Chafariz da Senhora do Monte
A fountain that dates back to 1772. In the centre there is a monochrome tile panel of the 19th century with an image of Our Lady of the Hill. In the lateral wa…
Moinho da Casa Velha
The parish of Santiago do Cacém has many imortant mills. These are where bread was mad in the old days.
Moinho da Quintinha/ Cumeada
A masonry mill with a conical tower. It has been functioning since 1982. Everitime the weather permits it, the tourists may watch the traditional procedures of…
