Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.85353239650073, -25.85019326599995 ​​It began by appearing in the General Plan for Lighting and Beaconing approved in 1883, with an estimated expenditure of 21,014$000 reais on its construction. In 1891, Almeida de Ávila, in his report, was also of the opinion that a 3rd order lighthouse should be built at Ponta da Ferraria.The Ferraria lighthouse was established on October 22, 1901. It is located on the westernmost tip of the island of S. Miguel. The tower is 1...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.85353239650073, -25.85019326599995 ​​It began by appearing in the General Plan for Lighting and Beaconing approved in 1883, with an estimated expenditure of 21,014$000 reais on its construction. In 1891, Almeida de Ávila, in his report, was also of the opinion that a 3rd order lighthouse should be built at Ponta da Ferraria.The Ferraria lighthouse was established on October 22, 1901. It is located on the westernmost tip of the island of S. Miguel. The tower is 1...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.43183321634608, -8.270025612332004 The Sanctuary of Penha, is located on Monte da Penha, in Guimarães. Its full name is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Carmo da Penha, and also very often the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha.The works began on August 6, 1930, according to the project by the architect Marques da Silva. The Sanctuary of Penha is a work built almost entirely in granite from the region, with the aim of integrating it into the surrounding environment. Its...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.43183321634608, -8.270025612332004 The Sanctuary of Penha, is located on Monte da Penha, in Guimarães. Its full name is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Carmo da Penha, and also very often the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha.The works began on August 6, 1930, according to the project by the architect Marques da Silva. The Sanctuary of Penha is a work built almost entirely in granite from the region, with the aim of integrating it into the surrounding environment. Its...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.645011135478306, -27.080242325716082 In the General Lighting Plan approved in 1883, the “Ponta de S. Jorge” appears as the location. Counselor Almeida de Ávila would also predict, in 1891, the installation of the lighthouse in that location. This would not be the opinion of the 1902 commission, which understood that the part most frequented by navigation, from Monte Brasil to Ponta da Serreta, was obscured, therefore, it considered it more convenient to install ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.645011135478306, -27.080242325716082 In the General Lighting Plan approved in 1883, the “Ponta de S. Jorge” appears as the location. Counselor Almeida de Ávila would also predict, in 1891, the installation of the lighthouse in that location. This would not be the opinion of the 1902 commission, which understood that the part most frequented by navigation, from Monte Brasil to Ponta da Serreta, was obscured, therefore, it considered it more convenient to install ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.715136541605304, -25.370231721736694 ​​​​The Ponta Garça lighthouse came into operation on May 28, 1957. It is located on the south coast of S. Miguel, about 14 miles east of Ponta Delgada. The tower is 14 meters high and 101 meters high. It was equipped with a fixed dioptric device, in drum, of 3rd order, large model (500 mm focal length), having as light source the acetylene gas incandescence with sleeve changer.The light is eclipsed, there is a white and a re...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.715136541605304, -25.370231721736694 ​​​​The Ponta Garça lighthouse came into operation on May 28, 1957. It is located on the south coast of S. Miguel, about 14 miles east of Ponta Delgada. The tower is 14 meters high and 101 meters high. It was equipped with a fixed dioptric device, in drum, of 3rd order, large model (500 mm focal length), having as light source the acetylene gas incandescence with sleeve changer.The light is eclipsed, there is a white and a re...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.378226629953254, -31.174193085292664 The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is located in the square of Forte de Santo António, in the town and municipality of Lajes das Flores, on the island of Flores, in the Azores. It constitutes the mother church of the village. Erected in the century. XVIII, rebuilt in the middle of the century. XX, has a heritage that includes carvings and images of great artistic value.History It dates back to a primitive hermitage, under...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.378226629953254, -31.174193085292664 The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is located in the square of Forte de Santo António, in the town and municipality of Lajes das Flores, on the island of Flores, in the Azores. It constitutes the mother church of the village. Erected in the century. XVIII, rebuilt in the middle of the century. XX, has a heritage that includes carvings and images of great artistic value.History It dates back to a primitive hermitage, under...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.63166315694217, -8.67326063275697 The Capelinha das Apariões is a chapel located in Cova da Iria, in Fátima, in the enclosure of the Sanctuary of Fátima, in Portugal.The pedestal where the original sculpture of Our Lady of Fátima is located marks the exact spot where the small holm oak tree stood on which it is believed that the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the three little shepherds – Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta – on the 13th of May, June , July, September ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.63166315694217, -8.67326063275697 The Capelinha das Apariões is a chapel located in Cova da Iria, in Fátima, in the enclosure of the Sanctuary of Fátima, in Portugal.The pedestal where the original sculpture of Our Lady of Fátima is located marks the exact spot where the small holm oak tree stood on which it is believed that the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the three little shepherds – Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta – on the 13th of May, June , July, September ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.67451025384173, -9.325289933168413 ​Very close to the mouth of the Tagus, there was once a hermitage called S. Gião, from which the name of the current fortress derives, whose construction apparently began in 1556 at the end of the reign of King João III.The fortress was the scene of two surrenders: delivered during the Filipino domination by D. Tristão Vaz da Veiga in agreement with the enemy in 1580 and in 1640 by an officer of Philip III, D. Fernando de La Cu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.67451025384173, -9.325289933168413 ​Very close to the mouth of the Tagus, there was once a hermitage called S. Gião, from which the name of the current fortress derives, whose construction apparently began in 1556 at the end of the reign of King João III.The fortress was the scene of two surrenders: delivered during the Filipino domination by D. Tristão Vaz da Veiga in agreement with the enemy in 1580 and in 1640 by an officer of Philip III, D. Fernando de La Cu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 40.989984529880665, -7.279146134318095 Solar dos Cancelos, also called Quinta da Areeira and Solar dos Seixas, is an old manor house located on Rua dos Cancelos do Meio, in the village of Cancelos de Baixo, in the parish of Poço do Canto, in the Municipality of Mêda.Architecture It is a baroque manor house, built in the 18th century by order of Manuel de Seixas Moutinho. The building, has a longitudinal plan, is divided into two floors. The main façade is marked by...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 40.989984529880665, -7.279146134318095 Solar dos Cancelos, also called Quinta da Areeira and Solar dos Seixas, is an old manor house located on Rua dos Cancelos do Meio, in the village of Cancelos de Baixo, in the parish of Poço do Canto, in the Municipality of Mêda.Architecture It is a baroque manor house, built in the 18th century by order of Manuel de Seixas Moutinho. The building, has a longitudinal plan, is divided into two floors. The main façade is marked by...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.452557923749666, -31.127523975743035 The Igreja Matriz da Conceição is located in the parish of Santa Cruz das Flores, municipality of the same name, on the island of Flores, in the Azores. Finished building in 1859, it is one of the most imposing churches in the Archipelago, from which, in addition to the front, surrounded by two towers, the chancel altar stands out.History It was begun in 1781, its vicar being the ecclesiastical ombudsman Father Manuel Lourenç...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.452557923749666, -31.127523975743035 The Igreja Matriz da Conceição is located in the parish of Santa Cruz das Flores, municipality of the same name, on the island of Flores, in the Azores. Finished building in 1859, it is one of the most imposing churches in the Archipelago, from which, in addition to the front, surrounded by two towers, the chancel altar stands out.History It was begun in 1781, its vicar being the ecclesiastical ombudsman Father Manuel Lourenç...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.021150662311314, -27.989144264165684 The Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz is a Portuguese Catholic temple located in Luz, in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, on the island of Graciosa, in the Azores archipelago.The current temple of Nossa Senhora da Luz, which was blessed on the 6th of January 1738, was built to replace a primitive church, which dated from the beginning of the 16th century and which had been destroyed by the seismic crisis of 1717 and a...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.021150662311314, -27.989144264165684 The Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz is a Portuguese Catholic temple located in Luz, in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, on the island of Graciosa, in the Azores archipelago.The current temple of Nossa Senhora da Luz, which was blessed on the 6th of January 1738, was built to replace a primitive church, which dated from the beginning of the 16th century and which had been destroyed by the seismic crisis of 1717 and a...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.13830511417461, -8.607527471615503 The Monastery of Serra do Pilar or Monastery of Santo Agostinho da Serra do Pilar is located on an elevation called Serra do Pilar, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The building is on the opposite side of the Douro River from Porto, overlooking the Luís I Bridge and the Historic Center of Porto. The Monastery belonged to the Order of Saint Augustine and its construction began in 1538 and lasted for the following centuries, in va...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.13830511417461, -8.607527471615503 The Monastery of Serra do Pilar or Monastery of Santo Agostinho da Serra do Pilar is located on an elevation called Serra do Pilar, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The building is on the opposite side of the Douro River from Porto, overlooking the Luís I Bridge and the Historic Center of Porto. The Monastery belonged to the Order of Saint Augustine and its construction began in 1538 and lasted for the following centuries, in va...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 36.9296410207922, -25.016189185981204 ​The Lighthouses and Beacons Commission already proposed in 1881 the establishment of a lighthouse at Ponta do Castelo, on the island of S. Maria. The plan would not materialize as quickly as its authors might have hoped. The project for its construction, dated March 6, 1925, was budgeted at 250,000$00.For the construction of the lighthouse, land had to be purchased from different owners, some by way of transfer, others for the...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 36.9296410207922, -25.016189185981204 ​The Lighthouses and Beacons Commission already proposed in 1881 the establishment of a lighthouse at Ponta do Castelo, on the island of S. Maria. The plan would not materialize as quickly as its authors might have hoped. The project for its construction, dated March 6, 1925, was budgeted at 250,000$00.For the construction of the lighthouse, land had to be purchased from different owners, some by way of transfer, others for the...