Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.02305029462612, -8.99644706864315 Construction of the lighthouse began in 1855 and was completed in April 1857, with Ipácio Vielle already managing the lighthouses. It came into operation in 1858, what would be the first lighthouse on Cape Mondego. A 2nd order Fresnel lenticular apparatus was fitted (it was one of the first to be fitted in our headlights), and the light was fixed white. The illuminating device was a mechanical lamp with food pumps using the Carc...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 37.02305029462612, -8.99644706864315 Construction of the lighthouse began in 1855 and was completed in April 1857, with Ipácio Vielle already managing the lighthouses. It came into operation in 1858, what would be the first lighthouse on Cape Mondego. A 2nd order Fresnel lenticular apparatus was fitted (it was one of the first to be fitted in our headlights), and the light was fixed white. The illuminating device was a mechanical lamp with food pumps using the Carc...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.55282127196088, -8.428091337040387 The Solar dos Maciel e Aranha, also referred to as Casa dos Maciéis Aranhas and Casa do Gato Bravo, is located in Praça Conde de Agrolongo, in the parish of Braga (São José de São Lázaro and São João do Souto), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.Photo from 1976Casa dos Maciéis Aranhas has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1971. History Designed by architect Carlos Amarant...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.55282127196088, -8.428091337040387 The Solar dos Maciel e Aranha, also referred to as Casa dos Maciéis Aranhas and Casa do Gato Bravo, is located in Praça Conde de Agrolongo, in the parish of Braga (São José de São Lázaro and São João do Souto), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.Photo from 1976Casa dos Maciéis Aranhas has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1971. History Designed by architect Carlos Amarant...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.01403563261705, -27.95479873814545 ​The General Plan approved in 1883 provided for the construction of a 4th order lighthouse. The budget drawn up in 1881 anticipated that its cost would be 7,962$000 réis, 2,000$000 of which for buildings and the rest for the lantern and device. In 1891, Adviser Almeida de Ávila spoke about the need to install a 4th or 5th order light “at the highest point of the large islet outside Ponta do Carapacho”. The 1902 Commission also ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.01403563261705, -27.95479873814545 ​The General Plan approved in 1883 provided for the construction of a 4th order lighthouse. The budget drawn up in 1881 anticipated that its cost would be 7,962$000 réis, 2,000$000 of which for buildings and the rest for the lantern and device. In 1891, Adviser Almeida de Ávila spoke about the need to install a 4th or 5th order light “at the highest point of the large islet outside Ponta do Carapacho”. The 1902 Commission also ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.54999762154137, -8.426901653315017 The Sé de Braga, or Cathedral of Braga, is located in the parish of Braga (Maximinos, Sé and Cividade), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.It is the seat of the bishopric founded, according to tradition, by São Tiago Maior, who left his disciple, São Pedro de Rates, as the first bishop. Due to this apostolic origin, it is considered the Sacrosanct Primatial Basilica of the Iberian Peninsula, ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.54999762154137, -8.426901653315017 The Sé de Braga, or Cathedral of Braga, is located in the parish of Braga (Maximinos, Sé and Cividade), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.It is the seat of the bishopric founded, according to tradition, by São Tiago Maior, who left his disciple, São Pedro de Rates, as the first bishop. Due to this apostolic origin, it is considered the Sacrosanct Primatial Basilica of the Iberian Peninsula, ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.70945112947726, -9.48580899408694 ​The 1833 General Lighting and Beaconing Plan for the Mainland already provided for a port light for Cabo Raso. The Commission of Lighthouses and Beacons met on January 16, 1884, decided to establish a 4th order lighthouse with white flashes every 1 minute, indicated in the general plan, and that the light from the Cabo Raso lighthouse be placed in the fort de S. Brás, in a masonry tower 15 meters high. This project was approved...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.70945112947726, -9.48580899408694 ​The 1833 General Lighting and Beaconing Plan for the Mainland already provided for a port light for Cabo Raso. The Commission of Lighthouses and Beacons met on January 16, 1884, decided to establish a 4th order lighthouse with white flashes every 1 minute, indicated in the general plan, and that the light from the Cabo Raso lighthouse be placed in the fort de S. Brás, in a masonry tower 15 meters high. This project was approved...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.80574500616375, -6.752985153963194 The former Episcopal Palace of the city of Bragança and current Abade de Baçal Regional Museum (named after one of its most distinguished directors) was built in the 17th century, at a time when the titular bishop of the Diocese of Miranda do Douro governed the Mitra de Bragança, settling annually in Bragança for about six months.Old photoHowever, the space occupied by such illustrious prelates did not have enough dignity, so t...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.80574500616375, -6.752985153963194 The former Episcopal Palace of the city of Bragança and current Abade de Baçal Regional Museum (named after one of its most distinguished directors) was built in the 17th century, at a time when the titular bishop of the Diocese of Miranda do Douro governed the Mitra de Bragança, settling annually in Bragança for about six months.Old photoHowever, the space occupied by such illustrious prelates did not have enough dignity, so t...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.5502967402177, -8.426623222383682 The Chapel of São Geraldo is part of the four chapels that are located next to the Cathedral of Braga, where São Geraldo, the patron saint of Braga (who was archbishop of Braga and who died in 1108), is buried.The original Chapel was built in the 12th century, invoking São Nicolau de Mira, for whom Dom Geraldo had a special devotion. Only the structure of the walls remains from the original chapel. In the 15th century, Archbisho...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.5502967402177, -8.426623222383682 The Chapel of São Geraldo is part of the four chapels that are located next to the Cathedral of Braga, where São Geraldo, the patron saint of Braga (who was archbishop of Braga and who died in 1108), is buried.The original Chapel was built in the 12th century, invoking São Nicolau de Mira, for whom Dom Geraldo had a special devotion. Only the structure of the walls remains from the original chapel. In the 15th century, Archbisho...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.5503844274766, -8.42664469714084 The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória faces Largo Dom João Peculiar, parish of Sé, city of Braga, northern Portugal.Ordered to be built by Archbishop D. Gonçalo Pereira (1326 to 1348), the Chapel is a Gothic building from the 14th century and in the magnificent tomb with a recumbent statue stands out a remarkable piece from the medieval Portuguese tomb where D. Gonçalo Pereira lies. The tomb of D. Gonçalo Pereira was commissioned...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.5503844274766, -8.42664469714084 The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória faces Largo Dom João Peculiar, parish of Sé, city of Braga, northern Portugal.Ordered to be built by Archbishop D. Gonçalo Pereira (1326 to 1348), the Chapel is a Gothic building from the 14th century and in the magnificent tomb with a recumbent statue stands out a remarkable piece from the medieval Portuguese tomb where D. Gonçalo Pereira lies. The tomb of D. Gonçalo Pereira was commissioned...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.55201061347149, -8.428579079852746 The Pópulo Church is located in Praça Conde de Agrolongo, in the parish of Braga (São José de São Lázaro and São João do Souto), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal, integrating the Convent of Pópulo.The invocation (lat: Sanctae Mariae de Populo) comes from the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome (of great importance for the Order of St. Jesus had a lot of devotion). The Church and Conven...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.55201061347149, -8.428579079852746 The Pópulo Church is located in Praça Conde de Agrolongo, in the parish of Braga (São José de São Lázaro and São João do Souto), city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal, integrating the Convent of Pópulo.The invocation (lat: Sanctae Mariae de Populo) comes from the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome (of great importance for the Order of St. Jesus had a lot of devotion). The Church and Conven...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.43453354075795, -9.116637523787103 The Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo, also referred to as Fort of Ponta do Cavalo or Forte do Cavalo, rises in a dominant position to the west of the bay of Sesimbra, in the District of Setúbal, in Portugal.In the past, it was part of the defensive line of the stretch of coastline known today, in terms of tourism, as the Blue Coast, which, in the 17th century, stretched from Albarquel to Sesimbra, complementing the defen...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.43453354075795, -9.116637523787103 The Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo, also referred to as Fort of Ponta do Cavalo or Forte do Cavalo, rises in a dominant position to the west of the bay of Sesimbra, in the District of Setúbal, in Portugal.In the past, it was part of the defensive line of the stretch of coastline known today, in terms of tourism, as the Blue Coast, which, in the 17th century, stretched from Albarquel to Sesimbra, complementing the defen...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.550454908483715, -8.427038337119415 The construction of this church began in 1560, next to the Cathedral. According to an inscription on the main portal, it ended in 1562, the year possibly related to the façade.After the foundation of the Irmandade da Misericórdia in 1513, they received permission from Archbishop Diogo de Sousa to install the temple in one of the chapels of the cloisters of the Cathedral. It quickly became small, raising the possibility of the ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.550454908483715, -8.427038337119415 The construction of this church began in 1560, next to the Cathedral. According to an inscription on the main portal, it ended in 1562, the year possibly related to the façade.After the foundation of the Irmandade da Misericórdia in 1513, they received permission from Archbishop Diogo de Sousa to install the temple in one of the chapels of the cloisters of the Cathedral. It quickly became small, raising the possibility of the ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.14251076349471, -8.616112198635939 The Palacete de Belomonte (or de Belmonte), also known as Casa dos Pacheco Pereira, is a palatial house located in the city of Porto, Portugal. The Palacete de Belomonte, located at numbers 43 to 55 of the street of the same name, is a very representative example of the architecture of Porto in the first half of the 18th century. The front of the house is divided into five parts by pillars.The coat of arms of the Pacheco Pereir...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.14251076349471, -8.616112198635939 The Palacete de Belomonte (or de Belmonte), also known as Casa dos Pacheco Pereira, is a palatial house located in the city of Porto, Portugal. The Palacete de Belomonte, located at numbers 43 to 55 of the street of the same name, is a very representative example of the architecture of Porto in the first half of the 18th century. The front of the house is divided into five parts by pillars.The coat of arms of the Pacheco Pereir...