Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.518467692764546, -9.012945375509409 The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is located in the parish of Azeitão, in the municipality of Setúbal. The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is a majestic building from the Classical Renaissance, having been built by King Jorge de Lancastre between the years 1521/37.It was classified as a Property of Public Interest in 1977. Description Unusual due to its monumental façade, it adopts a U-shaped plan. The windows are already charac...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.518467692764546, -9.012945375509409 The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is located in the parish of Azeitão, in the municipality of Setúbal. The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is a majestic building from the Classical Renaissance, having been built by King Jorge de Lancastre between the years 1521/37.It was classified as a Property of Public Interest in 1977. Description Unusual due to its monumental façade, it adopts a U-shaped plan. The windows are already charac...

English version here. GPS 32.689954305846236, -17.091691775332627 O Solar dos Esmeraldos é um solar localizado na Lombada, freguesia e concelho da Ponta do Sol.Este edifício foi mandado construir em 1494, pelo abastado comerciante flamengo João Esmeraldo que aforou as terras da Lombada da Ponta do Sol para a cultura da cana-de-açúcar. Ao longo dos tempos sofreu obras de beneficiação, mantendo no entanto o seu estilo inicial. Desde 1931 é propriedade do Estado Português, sendo actualmente uma ...

English version here. GPS 32.689954305846236, -17.091691775332627 O Solar dos Esmeraldos é um solar localizado na Lombada, freguesia e concelho da Ponta do Sol.Este edifício foi mandado construir em 1494, pelo abastado comerciante flamengo João Esmeraldo que aforou as terras da Lombada da Ponta do Sol para a cultura da cana-de-açúcar. Ao longo dos tempos sofreu obras de beneficiação, mantendo no entanto o seu estilo inicial. Desde 1931 é propriedade do Estado Português, sendo actualmente uma ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.75516759284771, -9.137930201886148 The Church of São João de Brito is located in the former parish of São João de Brito, currently the parish of Alvalade, in Lisbon.The Church of S. João de Brito was inaugurated on October 2, 1955. The project was conceived by the architect Vasco Morais Palmeira (Regaleira), in 1951. Construction began in 1952, directed by the engineers Pinheiro da Silva and Marques da Silva and by the builder Diamantino Tojal. The main façade, ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.75516759284771, -9.137930201886148 The Church of São João de Brito is located in the former parish of São João de Brito, currently the parish of Alvalade, in Lisbon.The Church of S. João de Brito was inaugurated on October 2, 1955. The project was conceived by the architect Vasco Morais Palmeira (Regaleira), in 1951. Construction began in 1952, directed by the engineers Pinheiro da Silva and Marques da Silva and by the builder Diamantino Tojal. The main façade, ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.64756147761998, -16.910159313468746 The Palácio de São Lourenço is a palace and fortress located in the parish of Sé, in the historic center of the city of Funchal, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, and is currently the official residence of the Representative of the Republic in that archipelago.It constitutes a monumental complex originally with the double function of fortification and palace, considered as the best and most imposing example of civil and mil...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.64756147761998, -16.910159313468746 The Palácio de São Lourenço is a palace and fortress located in the parish of Sé, in the historic center of the city of Funchal, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, and is currently the official residence of the Representative of the Republic in that archipelago.It constitutes a monumental complex originally with the double function of fortification and palace, considered as the best and most imposing example of civil and mil...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.649495424178866, -16.913943588185518 The ChurchThe earliest record of an Anglican church service on Madeira dates from 1774, when the chaplain of a passing ship was prevailed upon to hold a service for the residents, who paid for his services with a gift of preserved citron. These random services continued until 1807, when Madeira was host to a garrison of British troops detached to the island to support it during the Napoleonic wars. The chaplain attached to th...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.649495424178866, -16.913943588185518 The ChurchThe earliest record of an Anglican church service on Madeira dates from 1774, when the chaplain of a passing ship was prevailed upon to hold a service for the residents, who paid for his services with a gift of preserved citron. These random services continued until 1807, when Madeira was host to a garrison of British troops detached to the island to support it during the Napoleonic wars. The chaplain attached to th...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.64981393611325, -16.911875860136615 The construction of this church was a bit troubled. The order for construction was given in 1590 - construction that should have ended six years later - but, due to the many changes, because the original plan passed, the church of S. Pedro was only completed in the 18th century.The set of buildings of the mother church of São Pedro was born from a church with only one nave, three side chapels and two side altars. Inside, the c...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.64981393611325, -16.911875860136615 The construction of this church was a bit troubled. The order for construction was given in 1590 - construction that should have ended six years later - but, due to the many changes, because the original plan passed, the church of S. Pedro was only completed in the 18th century.The set of buildings of the mother church of São Pedro was born from a church with only one nave, three side chapels and two side altars. Inside, the c...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.65088853544249, -16.91324559100945 Dating back to the end of the 15th century, the Convent of Santa Clara is an outstanding monument in the historical heritage that enriches the city of Funchal. Having originally belonged to a cloistered religious order, it is currently open to visitors.Located on Calçada de Santa Clara, this building was erected between 1489 and 1496, by order of Funchal's second captain, João Gonçalves da Câmara. At the time, the purpose ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.65088853544249, -16.91324559100945 Dating back to the end of the 15th century, the Convent of Santa Clara is an outstanding monument in the historical heritage that enriches the city of Funchal. Having originally belonged to a cloistered religious order, it is currently open to visitors.Located on Calçada de Santa Clara, this building was erected between 1489 and 1496, by order of Funchal's second captain, João Gonçalves da Câmara. At the time, the purpose ...

English version here. GPS 38.55752141328286, -8.061235752181625 O Cromeleque dos Almendres localiza-se na freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, no município de Évora, Distrito de Évora, em Portugal.Constitui-se num círculo de pedras pré-histórico (cromeleque) com 95 monólitos de pedra. É o mais importante monumento megalítico do seu tipo na Península Ibérica e um dos mais relevantes da Europa, não apenas por suas dimensões, como também por seu estado de conservação. O Cromeleque dos Almend...

English version here. GPS 38.55752141328286, -8.061235752181625 O Cromeleque dos Almendres localiza-se na freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, no município de Évora, Distrito de Évora, em Portugal.Constitui-se num círculo de pedras pré-histórico (cromeleque) com 95 monólitos de pedra. É o mais importante monumento megalítico do seu tipo na Península Ibérica e um dos mais relevantes da Europa, não apenas por suas dimensões, como também por seu estado de conservação. O Cromeleque dos Almend...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 33.05971314265087, -16.335103520355275 This building was built in the 17th century by D. Joana de Carvalhal, and became the seat of the municipality from the end of the 19th century onwards. It has a quadrangular shape, an interior patio and a rococo decoration on the façade, having undergone considerable modifications in 1940, according to the projects of Raul Lino and Carlos Ramos. On the north façade we can see a bas-relief by António Duarte that represents the ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 33.05971314265087, -16.335103520355275 This building was built in the 17th century by D. Joana de Carvalhal, and became the seat of the municipality from the end of the 19th century onwards. It has a quadrangular shape, an interior patio and a rococo decoration on the façade, having undergone considerable modifications in 1940, according to the projects of Raul Lino and Carlos Ramos. On the north façade we can see a bas-relief by António Duarte that represents the ...

English version here. GPS 32.8036733397273, -17.047204311552676 Este edifício do século XVII, apresenta, na sua fachada principal, um portal maneirista e, no seu interior, magníficas pinturas no teto e um retábulo em talha dourada.A Igreja Matriz de São Vicente, situada no centro da vila, apresenta uma construção eclética, datada de 1692. A sua fachada é simples e o seu portal maneirista.No seu interior destacam-se alguns tesouros artísticos, como a pintura de São Vicente a abençoar a vila, n...

English version here. GPS 32.8036733397273, -17.047204311552676 Este edifício do século XVII, apresenta, na sua fachada principal, um portal maneirista e, no seu interior, magníficas pinturas no teto e um retábulo em talha dourada.A Igreja Matriz de São Vicente, situada no centro da vila, apresenta uma construção eclética, datada de 1692. A sua fachada é simples e o seu portal maneirista.No seu interior destacam-se alguns tesouros artísticos, como a pintura de São Vicente a abençoar a vila, n...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.67608820288655, -16.9025308837753 The Monte church built in the 17th century. XVIII, presents an architecture of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. In the left side chapel is the tomb of Charles of Habsbourg, the last emperor of Austria.Igreja do MonteThe Church of Nossa Senhora do Monte was built in the 16th century. XVIII on the foundations of the primitive chapel of the century. XV, by order of Adão Gonçalves, son of Gonçalo Aires Ferreira, squire of the ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.67608820288655, -16.9025308837753 The Monte church built in the 17th century. XVIII, presents an architecture of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. In the left side chapel is the tomb of Charles of Habsbourg, the last emperor of Austria.Igreja do MonteThe Church of Nossa Senhora do Monte was built in the 16th century. XVIII on the foundations of the primitive chapel of the century. XV, by order of Adão Gonçalves, son of Gonçalo Aires Ferreira, squire of the ...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.648184723387516, -16.908284182010995 The Sé Catedral do Funchal, or Igreja Paroquial da Sé, or Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (beginning of construction c. 1493), is a religious temple located in the city of Funchal, Madeira Island.History Ordered to be built by D. Manuel I, it is one of the few buildings that have survived virtually intact since the colonization times. In the 15th century's 90s, D. Manuel sent the architect Gil Eanes to work on the de...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 32.648184723387516, -16.908284182010995 The Sé Catedral do Funchal, or Igreja Paroquial da Sé, or Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (beginning of construction c. 1493), is a religious temple located in the city of Funchal, Madeira Island.History Ordered to be built by D. Manuel I, it is one of the few buildings that have survived virtually intact since the colonization times. In the 15th century's 90s, D. Manuel sent the architect Gil Eanes to work on the de...