Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.69803654671896, -9.274812292316147 The São Bruno Fort (from Caxias) is located in Caxias, at the confluence of the Barcarena stream with the Tagus Estuary. It belongs to the parish of Oeiras and S. Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos and Caxias, municipality of Oeiras, Lisbon Coast.It was built in the context of the Restoration War of Portuguese independence, as part of the line of fortifications along the Tagus bar, which stretched from Cabo da Roca to Torre de Belé...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.69803654671896, -9.274812292316147 The São Bruno Fort (from Caxias) is located in Caxias, at the confluence of the Barcarena stream with the Tagus Estuary. It belongs to the parish of Oeiras and S. Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos and Caxias, municipality of Oeiras, Lisbon Coast.It was built in the context of the Restoration War of Portuguese independence, as part of the line of fortifications along the Tagus bar, which stretched from Cabo da Roca to Torre de Belé...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.65730878370097, -27.224074348874037 The Solar da Madre de Deus is located in MadreDeus, in Alto das Covas, parish of Sé, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira island, Autonomous Region of the Azores, in Portugal.It is an example of a manor house from the 17th century, typical of the highlands of Portuguese overseas cities. It consists of a mixture of an urban residence and the head of a large rural property that extended to the north of the manor. It is cu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.65730878370097, -27.224074348874037 The Solar da Madre de Deus is located in MadreDeus, in Alto das Covas, parish of Sé, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira island, Autonomous Region of the Azores, in Portugal.It is an example of a manor house from the 17th century, typical of the highlands of Portuguese overseas cities. It consists of a mixture of an urban residence and the head of a large rural property that extended to the north of the manor. It is cu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.421544831158215, -8.452018894053001 The Palácio da Igreja Velha, located in Vermoim, was declared a Property of Municipal Interest in 2022. The classification, approved today in a Chamber Meeting by the Municipal Executive, includes the Palácio da Igreja Velha, the Chapel of S. Francisco de Assis and the Cruzeiro of the Palácio da Igreja Velha, and the surrounding area was designated as a Special Protection Zone.“It is about valuing a historical heritage, of gre...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.421544831158215, -8.452018894053001 The Palácio da Igreja Velha, located in Vermoim, was declared a Property of Municipal Interest in 2022. The classification, approved today in a Chamber Meeting by the Municipal Executive, includes the Palácio da Igreja Velha, the Chapel of S. Francisco de Assis and the Cruzeiro of the Palácio da Igreja Velha, and the surrounding area was designated as a Special Protection Zone.“It is about valuing a historical heritage, of gre...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.714964553045576, -9.127643570434417 The Church and Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, is located in the historic district of São Vicente (Lisbon), in the city and District of Lisbon, in Portugal. History It dates back to a church, begun in 1582 in the place where D. Afonso Henriques had ordered the construction of a primitive temple also under the invocation of São Vicente. This saint was proclaimed patron saint of Lisbon in 1173, when his relics were transferred...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.714964553045576, -9.127643570434417 The Church and Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, is located in the historic district of São Vicente (Lisbon), in the city and District of Lisbon, in Portugal. History It dates back to a church, begun in 1582 in the place where D. Afonso Henriques had ordered the construction of a primitive temple also under the invocation of São Vicente. This saint was proclaimed patron saint of Lisbon in 1173, when his relics were transferred...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.71655252831071, -9.131233494218762 The set of the Church and Convent of Graça, also known as Convent of Graça, Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, Parish Church of Graça or Church of Santo André and Santa Marinha, is located in Largo da Graça, in the parish of São Vicente, in Lisbon, being adjacent to a viewpoint overlooking the city and the river. It belonged to the Order of Augustinian Eremites (Ordo eremitarum Sancti Augustini), today known as the Order of Sai...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.71655252831071, -9.131233494218762 The set of the Church and Convent of Graça, also known as Convent of Graça, Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, Parish Church of Graça or Church of Santo André and Santa Marinha, is located in Largo da Graça, in the parish of São Vicente, in Lisbon, being adjacent to a viewpoint overlooking the city and the river. It belonged to the Order of Augustinian Eremites (Ordo eremitarum Sancti Augustini), today known as the Order of Sai...

Versão portuguesa aqui. 38.685646635617104, -9.30558858082481 The Fort of São João das Maias, also referred to as Fort of Oeiras or Fort of Maias, is located on the right bank of the Tagus Estuary, at the eastern end of the cove of Praia de Santo Amaro, in the village of Oeiras, parish of Oeiras and São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos and Caxias, on the Lisbon Coast.It was built in the context of the War of Restoration of Portuguese independence, part of the 1st line of fortifications (maritim...

Versão portuguesa aqui. 38.685646635617104, -9.30558858082481 The Fort of São João das Maias, also referred to as Fort of Oeiras or Fort of Maias, is located on the right bank of the Tagus Estuary, at the eastern end of the cove of Praia de Santo Amaro, in the village of Oeiras, parish of Oeiras and São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos and Caxias, on the Lisbon Coast.It was built in the context of the War of Restoration of Portuguese independence, part of the 1st line of fortifications (maritim...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.14991632060386, -8.60566026146549 Capela das Almas or Capela de Santa Catarina is a chapel located in the parish of Santo Ildefonso.The chapel has its origins in an old chapel made of wood, erected in honor of Santa Catarina. The construction of the building that exists today dates back to the end of the 18th century, when the Irmandade das Almas e das Chagas de São Francisco moved from the Monastery of Santa Clara to the Chapel of Santa Catarina. “With the anne...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 41.14991632060386, -8.60566026146549 Capela das Almas or Capela de Santa Catarina is a chapel located in the parish of Santo Ildefonso.The chapel has its origins in an old chapel made of wood, erected in honor of Santa Catarina. The construction of the building that exists today dates back to the end of the 18th century, when the Irmandade das Almas e das Chagas de São Francisco moved from the Monastery of Santa Clara to the Chapel of Santa Catarina. “With the anne...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.65417330058613, -27.21827948299734 On March 15, 1492 João Vaz Corte Real, first Captain of the Donatory of Angra, will have signed, together with João Borges (Ordinary of Angra), Afonso da Costa and other confreres, a Commitment, a document that defined the objectives for which this island the Confraria do Espírito Santo and the Hospital of Angra. The confraternities were established in temples, so by that date the Hermitage of Santo Espírito probably already ex...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.65417330058613, -27.21827948299734 On March 15, 1492 João Vaz Corte Real, first Captain of the Donatory of Angra, will have signed, together with João Borges (Ordinary of Angra), Afonso da Costa and other confreres, a Commitment, a document that defined the objectives for which this island the Confraria do Espírito Santo and the Hospital of Angra. The confraternities were established in temples, so by that date the Hermitage of Santo Espírito probably already ex...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.71211988991833, -9.140240973917829 Convento do Carmo de Lisboa is a former convent of the Order of Carmelites of the Ancient Observance located in Largo do Carmo and was built overlooking Rossio (Praça de D. Pedro IV), on the hill bordering that of Castelo de São Jorge, in the city and District of Lisbon, in Portugal.Carmo Convent and Church seen from Rossio.The Church, which was once the main Gothic church in the capital, and which, due to its grandeur and monu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.71211988991833, -9.140240973917829 Convento do Carmo de Lisboa is a former convent of the Order of Carmelites of the Ancient Observance located in Largo do Carmo and was built overlooking Rossio (Praça de D. Pedro IV), on the hill bordering that of Castelo de São Jorge, in the city and District of Lisbon, in Portugal.Carmo Convent and Church seen from Rossio.The Church, which was once the main Gothic church in the capital, and which, due to its grandeur and monu...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.69761253357945, -9.282684233990768 The Fort of Nossa Senhora de Porto Salvo, also referred to as Fort Giribita and Fort Ponta do Guincho, is located on the right bank of the Tagus Estuary, in the village of Oeiras, on a rocky point. It belongs to the parish of Oeiras and S. Julião da Barra, Paço da Arcos and Caxias, on the Lisbon Coast.History Background It dates back to the so-called Battery of Guincho, later called Battery of Our Lady of Porto Salvo. The Resto...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.69761253357945, -9.282684233990768 The Fort of Nossa Senhora de Porto Salvo, also referred to as Fort Giribita and Fort Ponta do Guincho, is located on the right bank of the Tagus Estuary, in the village of Oeiras, on a rocky point. It belongs to the parish of Oeiras and S. Julião da Barra, Paço da Arcos and Caxias, on the Lisbon Coast.History Background It dates back to the so-called Battery of Guincho, later called Battery of Our Lady of Porto Salvo. The Resto...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.67721797557357, -9.32139908465623 The ‘Mergulho da Baleia’ is located on the Passeio Marítimo de Oeiras between the Marina and Praia da Torre.This artistic piece, which is already part of the Municipality's visual identity, was installed there in the early 2000s, with the signature of the sculptor Augusto Cid. On the seafront and in plain sight, the huge sculpture does not leave anyone who passes by that place indifferent. In 2020, the Municipality of Oeira...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.67721797557357, -9.32139908465623 The ‘Mergulho da Baleia’ is located on the Passeio Marítimo de Oeiras between the Marina and Praia da Torre.This artistic piece, which is already part of the Municipality's visual identity, was installed there in the early 2000s, with the signature of the sculptor Augusto Cid. On the seafront and in plain sight, the huge sculpture does not leave anyone who passes by that place indifferent. In 2020, the Municipality of Oeira...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.67727031904857, -9.320323382052075 The Feitoria is a military establishment located next to the Tagus River, in Oeiras, consisting of a set of buildings that only in the 18th century, due to its strategic position, began to include a Battery with Fire Mouths. It was linked to the construction of the Fortress of São Lourenço da Cabeça Seca (16th and 17th centuries), commonly known as Torre do Bugio, since it served for several years as a support yard for its cons...

Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.67727031904857, -9.320323382052075 The Feitoria is a military establishment located next to the Tagus River, in Oeiras, consisting of a set of buildings that only in the 18th century, due to its strategic position, began to include a Battery with Fire Mouths. It was linked to the construction of the Fortress of São Lourenço da Cabeça Seca (16th and 17th centuries), commonly known as Torre do Bugio, since it served for several years as a support yard for its cons...