Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.75346223385736, -28.311433230161853 The Rosais lighthouse came into operation on May 1, 1958. The project was designed by engineer João Lobo Fialho. It is located NW of S. Jorge Island, in Ponta dos Rosais. It has a tower 27 meters high and 260 meters high. Initially, it was equipped with a 3rd order lenticular apparatus, large model (500 mm focal length), sea air, the light source being a 3000 W lamp, with a gas backup system. The rotation of the optics was pro...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.75346223385736, -28.311433230161853 The Rosais lighthouse came into operation on May 1, 1958. The project was designed by engineer João Lobo Fialho. It is located NW of S. Jorge Island, in Ponta dos Rosais. It has a tower 27 meters high and 260 meters high. Initially, it was equipped with a 3rd order lenticular apparatus, large model (500 mm focal length), sea air, the light source being a 3000 W lamp, with a gas backup system. The rotation of the optics was pro...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.5495312237983, -8.430675983099679 Casa dos Cunha Reis, also referred to as Casa Grande, is located in the parish of Braga (Maximinos, Sé and Cividade), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal. It has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1977.History It was built in the 18th century in the so-called "Campo das Hortas", constituting one of the many signs of power that, over the centuries, the deans of the Cathedral ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.5495312237983, -8.430675983099679 Casa dos Cunha Reis, also referred to as Casa Grande, is located in the parish of Braga (Maximinos, Sé and Cividade), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal. It has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1977.History It was built in the 18th century in the so-called "Campo das Hortas", constituting one of the many signs of power that, over the centuries, the deans of the Cathedral ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.001036709066014, -7.057752150446305 Also known as the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos, it was built in the third quarter of the 16th century, with the rebuilding work possibly completed in 1565. There are documentary references to the existence of a Temple in Almendra around 1320. However, with the passage of centuries, this church has undergone changes such as the structure of the building, namely the interior, with the construction of side chapels.Mother Chu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.001036709066014, -7.057752150446305 Also known as the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos, it was built in the third quarter of the 16th century, with the rebuilding work possibly completed in 1565. There are documentary references to the existence of a Temple in Almendra around 1320. However, with the passage of centuries, this church has undergone changes such as the structure of the building, namely the interior, with the construction of side chapels.Mother Chu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.08083380143927, -8.669466158056418 The General Plan for Lighting and Beaconing approved in 1883 already considered the installation of a harbor light at Ponta da Piedade. Despite this intention, it would not be built so promptly, so the Commission appointed by Ordinance No. 10 of October 28, 1902, of the Ministry of the Navy and Overseas, would still have a word to say, proposing the installation of a 6th order apparatus, showing two white flashes, followed by a...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.08083380143927, -8.669466158056418 The General Plan for Lighting and Beaconing approved in 1883 already considered the installation of a harbor light at Ponta da Piedade. Despite this intention, it would not be built so promptly, so the Commission appointed by Ordinance No. 10 of October 28, 1902, of the Ministry of the Navy and Overseas, would still have a word to say, proposing the installation of a 6th order apparatus, showing two white flashes, followed by a...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 42.04156621800956, -8.494329447041666 The Brejoeira Palace is located in the parish of Pinheiros, in the town and municipality of Monção, district of Viana do Castelo, in Portugal.Six kilometers south of Monção, it is part of a vast rural property, divided into 18 hectares of vineyards, eight hectares of woods and three hectares of garden. This sumptuous palace is an example of noble villas in the country. The Brejoeira Palace is classified as a National Monument s...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 42.04156621800956, -8.494329447041666 The Brejoeira Palace is located in the parish of Pinheiros, in the town and municipality of Monção, district of Viana do Castelo, in Portugal.Six kilometers south of Monção, it is part of a vast rural property, divided into 18 hectares of vineyards, eight hectares of woods and three hectares of garden. This sumptuous palace is an example of noble villas in the country. The Brejoeira Palace is classified as a National Monument s...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 40.20291316314402, -8.433441874698948 The Monastery of Santa Clara de Coimbra, popularly known as the Convent of Santa Clara-a-Velha, is located on the left bank of the Mondego river, in the parish of Santa Clara and Castelo Viegas, in the city, municipality and district of Coimbra, in Portugal.It represents a moment of experimentation with the Gothic style in the country. Its foundation, at the end of the 13th century, is part of a situation of gradual influence a...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 40.20291316314402, -8.433441874698948 The Monastery of Santa Clara de Coimbra, popularly known as the Convent of Santa Clara-a-Velha, is located on the left bank of the Mondego river, in the parish of Santa Clara and Castelo Viegas, in the city, municipality and district of Coimbra, in Portugal.It represents a moment of experimentation with the Gothic style in the country. Its foundation, at the end of the 13th century, is part of a situation of gradual influence a...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.76589603548162, -27.37364129200966 Adviser Almeida de Ávila already proposed, in 1891, that a beacon be installed visible in regular weather from 10 to 12 miles at Ponta da Serreta. The Serreta Lighthouse came into operation on November 4, 1908. It is located at Ponta do Queimado or Ponta da Serreta. It had a tower 11 meters high and 96 meters high. Initially, it was equipped with a 5th order catadioptric apparatus, the light source being a constant level lamp. ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.76589603548162, -27.37364129200966 Adviser Almeida de Ávila already proposed, in 1891, that a beacon be installed visible in regular weather from 10 to 12 miles at Ponta da Serreta. The Serreta Lighthouse came into operation on November 4, 1908. It is located at Ponta do Queimado or Ponta da Serreta. It had a tower 11 meters high and 96 meters high. Initially, it was equipped with a 5th order catadioptric apparatus, the light source being a constant level lamp. ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.751083291870984, -8.873458913292316 ​The Charter of the General Board of Finance of February 1, 1758, included it among the six lighthouses that it had built: Berlengas, N.S. da Guia, Fortress of S. Lourenço (Bugio), S. Julião da Barra, Porto bar and Viana coast.The truth, however, is that neither the Montedor lighthouse nor others would come to fruition under this charter. The definitive realization of the projected lighthouse only began to acquire clear contou...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.751083291870984, -8.873458913292316 ​The Charter of the General Board of Finance of February 1, 1758, included it among the six lighthouses that it had built: Berlengas, N.S. da Guia, Fortress of S. Lourenço (Bugio), S. Julião da Barra, Porto bar and Viana coast.The truth, however, is that neither the Montedor lighthouse nor others would come to fruition under this charter. The definitive realization of the projected lighthouse only began to acquire clear contou...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.7640274947712, -9.030924804013717 ​​​​The Commission of Lighthouses and Beacons would later propose the creation of a lighthouse in N.S. da Victoria, predicting the installation of a 2nd order device, giving a white flash and a red one.As nothing had been done so far, the Commission appointed in 1902 finally decided on the location of the lighthouse and decided to accept the point called Penedo da Saudade, in view of the more advantageous conditions in which thi...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.7640274947712, -9.030924804013717 ​​​​The Commission of Lighthouses and Beacons would later propose the creation of a lighthouse in N.S. da Victoria, predicting the installation of a 2nd order device, giving a white flash and a red one.As nothing had been done so far, the Commission appointed in 1902 finally decided on the location of the lighthouse and decided to accept the point called Penedo da Saudade, in view of the more advantageous conditions in which thi...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.00017479938018, -7.054461425294725 The Manor of Visconde de Almendra, Manor of the Viscounts of the Bath or Casa de Almendra, is a Baroque manor house or palace that housed, for many years, the Viscounts of Almendra and, by marriage, the Viscounts of Bath. The palatial building, a happy example of 18th-century architecture in the Portuguese interior, is located in Almendra, in Vila Nova de Foz Côa.It has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 197...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.00017479938018, -7.054461425294725 The Manor of Visconde de Almendra, Manor of the Viscounts of the Bath or Casa de Almendra, is a Baroque manor house or palace that housed, for many years, the Viscounts of Almendra and, by marriage, the Viscounts of Bath. The palatial building, a happy example of 18th-century architecture in the Portuguese interior, is located in Almendra, in Vila Nova de Foz Côa.It has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 197...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.69048020195975, -9.420969867576728 The strategic position that the fort of S. Marta had for military purposes, it also had for navigation, and in its report the Inspection of the Lighthouses of the Kingdom in 1864, advocated the installation of a light there. The Fort of S. Marta came under the dependence of the Service of Lighthouses on November 8, 1867.In 1868, a small tower was built, serving as a sign for the day and receiving a red catoptric headlight, func...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.69048020195975, -9.420969867576728 The strategic position that the fort of S. Marta had for military purposes, it also had for navigation, and in its report the Inspection of the Lighthouses of the Kingdom in 1864, advocated the installation of a light there. The Fort of S. Marta came under the dependence of the Service of Lighthouses on November 8, 1867.In 1868, a small tower was built, serving as a sign for the day and receiving a red catoptric headlight, func...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.29686107603005, -7.712448225272902 The Palácio de Mateus, also called Solar de Mateus and Casa de Mateus, is located in the parish of Mateus, municipality of Vila Real, District of Vila Real. Casa de Mateus was ordered built in the first half of the 18th century by the 3rd Morgado de Mateus, António José Botelho Mourão. The house has always been managed by the Sousa Botelho family. The design of this palace was presumably designed by the architect Nicolau Nasoni...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.29686107603005, -7.712448225272902 The Palácio de Mateus, also called Solar de Mateus and Casa de Mateus, is located in the parish of Mateus, municipality of Vila Real, District of Vila Real. Casa de Mateus was ordered built in the first half of the 18th century by the 3rd Morgado de Mateus, António José Botelho Mourão. The house has always been managed by the Sousa Botelho family. The design of this palace was presumably designed by the architect Nicolau Nasoni...