
Torre de Belém - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.691652189603964, -9.215969383207815Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is one of the architectural jewels of the reign of Manuel I. In the tower as a whole one can distinguish two distinct volumes and military architectural models: the mediaeval keep tower and the modern bulwark which, as it contained two artillery levels, allowed for long-distance cannon firing as well as ...

Forte de Santa Marta, Cascais - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.6906645919396, -9.421208371684521 It was built after 1640, as part of the Barra do Tejo defense plan, directed by the Count of Cantanhede. Equipped with a large battery compared to the fort and three juxtaposed rectangular bodies, with different areas, it crossed fire with the Citadel battery and defended the small mouth of Ribeira dos Mochos. In the second half of the 18th century it was the subject of several construction campaigns, the most significant being ...

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698112850075525, -9.206629905588464The Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, better known as Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, is a Portuguese monastery, built at the end of the 15th century by King D. Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo. It is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and municipality of Lisbon. It has, since 2016, the status of National Pantheon. The culmination of Manueline architecture, this monastery is the most notable Portuguese ...
«There is, in the most western part of Iberia, a very strange people: they neither govern nor allow themselves to be governed!»

Torre de Belém - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.691652189603964, -9.215969383207815Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is one of the architectural jewels of the reign of Manuel I. In the tower as a whole one can distinguish two distinct volumes and military architectural models: the mediaeval keep tower and the modern bulwark which, as it contained two artillery levels, allowed for long-distance cannon firing as well as ...

Forte de Santa Marta, Cascais - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.6906645919396, -9.421208371684521 It was built after 1640, as part of the Barra do Tejo defense plan, directed by the Count of Cantanhede. Equipped with a large battery compared to the fort and three juxtaposed rectangular bodies, with different areas, it crossed fire with the Citadel battery and defended the small mouth of Ribeira dos Mochos. In the second half of the 18th century it was the subject of several construction campaigns, the most significant being ...

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698112850075525, -9.206629905588464The Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, better known as Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, is a Portuguese monastery, built at the end of the 15th century by King D. Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo. It is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and municipality of Lisbon. It has, since 2016, the status of National Pantheon. The culmination of Manueline architecture, this monastery is the most notable Portuguese ...
«There is, in the most western part of Iberia, a very strange people: they neither govern nor allow themselves to be governed!»

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Versão portuguesa aqui.
GPS 41.44089231327458, -8.289630240932318
The origins of the church go back to a small hermitage, dedicated to Our Lady of Consolation, built in March 1576. In October 1785, the new church was completed, an example of baroque space in Guimarães, where two towers were added to the front a century ago. later, as well as the staircase and the balustrade. During the 19th century, the Casa do Despacho and the Chapel of Senhor dos Passos were built, attached to the church.

The cult of Our Lady of Consolation determines the canonical erection of the Brotherhood, in December 1594, by Friar Agostinho de Jesus. In 1878, it was awarded by King Dom Luís I with the title of Royal Brotherhood and the prerogatives of Royal Chapel. The church and oratories of Nossa Senhora da Consolação and Santos Passos were classified in 1993 as properties of public interest.
Altitude: 571 meters
Full list of Geochaching below:
https://mirror.xyz/madeinpt.eth/I5tjF3sn6ugnUw3nBnKOpOUr2DEh_g6cTN-0hivKCgc
Versão portuguesa aqui.
GPS 41.44089231327458, -8.289630240932318
The origins of the church go back to a small hermitage, dedicated to Our Lady of Consolation, built in March 1576. In October 1785, the new church was completed, an example of baroque space in Guimarães, where two towers were added to the front a century ago. later, as well as the staircase and the balustrade. During the 19th century, the Casa do Despacho and the Chapel of Senhor dos Passos were built, attached to the church.

The cult of Our Lady of Consolation determines the canonical erection of the Brotherhood, in December 1594, by Friar Agostinho de Jesus. In 1878, it was awarded by King Dom Luís I with the title of Royal Brotherhood and the prerogatives of Royal Chapel. The church and oratories of Nossa Senhora da Consolação and Santos Passos were classified in 1993 as properties of public interest.
Altitude: 571 meters
Full list of Geochaching below:
https://mirror.xyz/madeinpt.eth/I5tjF3sn6ugnUw3nBnKOpOUr2DEh_g6cTN-0hivKCgc
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