Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.209945578168245, -8.623515671754381 The Monastery of Leça do Balio, where the Church of Santa Maria de Leça do Balio is located, is located in the parish of Custóias, Leça do Balio and Guifões, in the municipality of Matosinhos, district of Porto, Portugal.Close to the mouth of the river Leça, about a league away, it is an original example of fortified religious architecture. It is classified as a National Monument by Decree published on June 23, 1910. History B...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.209945578168245, -8.623515671754381 The Monastery of Leça do Balio, where the Church of Santa Maria de Leça do Balio is located, is located in the parish of Custóias, Leça do Balio and Guifões, in the municipality of Matosinhos, district of Porto, Portugal.Close to the mouth of the river Leça, about a league away, it is an original example of fortified religious architecture. It is classified as a National Monument by Decree published on June 23, 1910. History B...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.36066756968748, -9.407474396162973 The Cabo Carvoeiro lighthouse came into operation in 1790, being one of the oldest on the Portuguese coast after those of N.S. da Luz (extinct), Guia, Roca, Serra da Arrábida (today Outão), Bugio and S. Julião. It had a tower 29.10 meters high and 55.52 meters high. The light was white, fixed, produced by sixteen Argand lamps with parabolic reflectors, running on oil, with a luminous range that did not go much beyond 9 miles.A ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 39.36066756968748, -9.407474396162973 The Cabo Carvoeiro lighthouse came into operation in 1790, being one of the oldest on the Portuguese coast after those of N.S. da Luz (extinct), Guia, Roca, Serra da Arrábida (today Outão), Bugio and S. Julião. It had a tower 29.10 meters high and 55.52 meters high. The light was white, fixed, produced by sixteen Argand lamps with parabolic reflectors, running on oil, with a luminous range that did not go much beyond 9 miles.A ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698138119453745, -9.208900923521554 Located in Belém next to the Museu de Marinha and the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the Planetarium de Marinha was inaugurated in 1965 and regularly holds publicity sessions, a way of bringing astronomy closer to the general public.Refurbished in 2004, the Planetarium has modern equipment with a central projector, planet, sun, panoramic and allsky projectors. It is thus possible to present more than 9,000 stars in both celestial hem...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698138119453745, -9.208900923521554 Located in Belém next to the Museu de Marinha and the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the Planetarium de Marinha was inaugurated in 1965 and regularly holds publicity sessions, a way of bringing astronomy closer to the general public.Refurbished in 2004, the Planetarium has modern equipment with a central projector, planet, sun, panoramic and allsky projectors. It is thus possible to present more than 9,000 stars in both celestial hem...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.01495331511022, -7.862873946486537 The Church of Santa Maria da Feira, also referred to as Parish Church of Santa Maria da Feira and Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção. in Alentejo, it is located in Largo de Santa Maria, in the parish of Beja (Salvador and Santa Maria da Feira), in the city and municipality of Beja, district of the same name, in Portugal.The Church of Santa Maria da Feira and the set of buildings to which it belongs and the attached Tower have ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.01495331511022, -7.862873946486537 The Church of Santa Maria da Feira, also referred to as Parish Church of Santa Maria da Feira and Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção. in Alentejo, it is located in Largo de Santa Maria, in the parish of Beja (Salvador and Santa Maria da Feira), in the city and municipality of Beja, district of the same name, in Portugal.The Church of Santa Maria da Feira and the set of buildings to which it belongs and the attached Tower have ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 40.87023342266715, -7.575232815501807 The Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Lapa, also referred to as Residence of the Society of Jesus, is located in the parish of Quintela, Sernancelhe municipality, in Portugal, in which the original image of Nossa Senhora da Lapa can be found.The Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Lapa has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1951. History The primitive chapel was built in 1498. The current church was built in the 17th ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 40.87023342266715, -7.575232815501807 The Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Lapa, also referred to as Residence of the Society of Jesus, is located in the parish of Quintela, Sernancelhe municipality, in Portugal, in which the original image of Nossa Senhora da Lapa can be found.The Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Lapa has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1951. History The primitive chapel was built in 1498. The current church was built in the 17th ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.71928153567952, -9.13253863918721 Where the chair of the first bishop of Lisbon is kept. Located on top of a hill from which one of the best panoramic views of the city can be obtained, this chapel was built shortly after the reconquest of Lisbon and, like the hill itself, dedicated to São Gens – the first bishop of the city, who was martyred there in the year 284. The chapel was entrusted to the Augustinian friars and they brought the stone chair that had belon...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.71928153567952, -9.13253863918721 Where the chair of the first bishop of Lisbon is kept. Located on top of a hill from which one of the best panoramic views of the city can be obtained, this chapel was built shortly after the reconquest of Lisbon and, like the hill itself, dedicated to São Gens – the first bishop of the city, who was martyred there in the year 284. The chapel was entrusted to the Augustinian friars and they brought the stone chair that had belon...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.707280082707925, -9.142419104325844 The Church of Corpo Santo is located in the square with the same name, in the Lisbon parish of São Paulo, next to Cais do Sodré.The church, dating from the 18th century, has unusual characteristics for what is often found in national religious architecture. The octagonal shaped nave inscribed in a rectangle gives the space the meaning of a perfect symbol. The hemispherical dome is topped by a lantern, a solution generally adop...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.707280082707925, -9.142419104325844 The Church of Corpo Santo is located in the square with the same name, in the Lisbon parish of São Paulo, next to Cais do Sodré.The church, dating from the 18th century, has unusual characteristics for what is often found in national religious architecture. The octagonal shaped nave inscribed in a rectangle gives the space the meaning of a perfect symbol. The hemispherical dome is topped by a lantern, a solution generally adop...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.47379519941667, -8.982864240344812 The Fort of Santa Maria da Arrábida, also referred to as Fort of Nossa Senhora da Arrábida, Fort of Arrábida and Fort of Portinho da Arrábida, is located at the foot of the southern slope of Serra da Arrábida, in a dominant position southwest of Portinho da Arrábida, on the north coast west of the mouth of the river Sado, in the Municipality and District of Setúbal, Portugal.It complements the set of 18th-century fortifications...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.47379519941667, -8.982864240344812 The Fort of Santa Maria da Arrábida, also referred to as Fort of Nossa Senhora da Arrábida, Fort of Arrábida and Fort of Portinho da Arrábida, is located at the foot of the southern slope of Serra da Arrábida, in a dominant position southwest of Portinho da Arrábida, on the north coast west of the mouth of the river Sado, in the Municipality and District of Setúbal, Portugal.It complements the set of 18th-century fortifications...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.54295318445905, -8.79041762180577 Between 1866 and 1925, a lenticular light operated in the Esposende bar, mounted on an iron chandelier, inside the fort, at the entrance to the bar. In the opening speech of the July 28, 1881 session of the Lighthouses and Beacons Commission, Councilor Guilhermino Augusto de Barros, its president, mentioned at one point: «(...) The pharolins of the Municipalities of Vianna and Espozende are as is for use outdoors, and were born ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.54295318445905, -8.79041762180577 Between 1866 and 1925, a lenticular light operated in the Esposende bar, mounted on an iron chandelier, inside the fort, at the entrance to the bar. In the opening speech of the July 28, 1881 session of the Lighthouses and Beacons Commission, Councilor Guilhermino Augusto de Barros, its president, mentioned at one point: «(...) The pharolins of the Municipalities of Vianna and Espozende are as is for use outdoors, and were born ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.70846479734019, -9.136825108642372 The Rua Augusta Triumphal Arch is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Praça do Comércio, over Rua Augusta, in Lisbon, Portugal. Its construction was scheduled in 1759, as part of the Pombaline reconstruction after the destruction of downtown Lisbon by the 1755 earthquake, with a design by Eugénio dos Santos. Until 1843, the arch only rose to the height of its cymatium, in a set of composite colonnades placed in 181...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.70846479734019, -9.136825108642372 The Rua Augusta Triumphal Arch is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Praça do Comércio, over Rua Augusta, in Lisbon, Portugal. Its construction was scheduled in 1759, as part of the Pombaline reconstruction after the destruction of downtown Lisbon by the 1755 earthquake, with a design by Eugénio dos Santos. Until 1843, the arch only rose to the height of its cymatium, in a set of composite colonnades placed in 181...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.83453215367102, -16.90619078539278 The lighthouse of S. Jorge is located in Ponta de S. Jorge in the north of Madeira Island. It was designed in 1948 and came into operation on April 12, 1959. Its structure consists of a cylindrical tower with ribs and an annex building. It has a height of 14 meters and an altitude of 271 meters. Initially it was equipped with a 3rd order drum dioptric optic, large model (500mm focal length), the light source being gas incandesc...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.83453215367102, -16.90619078539278 The lighthouse of S. Jorge is located in Ponta de S. Jorge in the north of Madeira Island. It was designed in 1948 and came into operation on April 12, 1959. Its structure consists of a cylindrical tower with ribs and an annex building. It has a height of 14 meters and an altitude of 271 meters. Initially it was equipped with a 3rd order drum dioptric optic, large model (500mm focal length), the light source being gas incandesc...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.722789204348466, -9.478218206469688 Forte de Crismina or Forte da Cresmina, is located at 38° 43′ 22″ N, 9° 28′ 42″ W, over the sea, north of Água Doce beach, in the parish and municipality of Cascais, District of Lisbon, in Portugal.A small marine fortification, it was built to house a small garrison, with the aim of impeding the landing of any offensive force on that stretch of coast. Currently between the Estrada Marginal and the sea, next to the EN 247, it i...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.722789204348466, -9.478218206469688 Forte de Crismina or Forte da Cresmina, is located at 38° 43′ 22″ N, 9° 28′ 42″ W, over the sea, north of Água Doce beach, in the parish and municipality of Cascais, District of Lisbon, in Portugal.A small marine fortification, it was built to house a small garrison, with the aim of impeding the landing of any offensive force on that stretch of coast. Currently between the Estrada Marginal and the sea, next to the EN 247, it i...