Monuments

The Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça

The Church  of Nossa Senhora da Graça

The building of the present temple was replaced, possibly in 1570, during the reign of  D.Sebastian. Thecformer chapel of Santa Maria was erect in 1459 by Prince Henry. After the 1755 earthquake, was rebuilt and added  the sacristy and the bell tower. It features a simple quadrangular single nave with small windows isolated on the […]

Sagres Castle or Fortress of Sagres

Sagres Castle or Fortress of Sagres

The Fortress of Sagres, also referred to as Sagres Castle is  located in a dominant position crowning the Ponta de Sagres, in the southwest of the Algarve in Portugal. At the steep cliff, constantly windswept, the visitor enjoys a stunning panoramic along the coast, especially in the coves of Sagres, Cabo San Vicente (extreme southwest […]

Menhirs in Bishop Village

Menhirs in Bishop Village

The Vila do Bispo municipality has the largest concentration of menhirs in the Algarve. With a known number of around 300 exemplares10. They consist mostly of white limestone, whose whiteness makes them an element that stands out in the landscape, and is also known, in the county, three copies in sandstone. With sub-cylindrical forms, sub-conical, […]

Santiago do Cacém Church

Santiago do Cacém Church

Most current authors state that the temple was built by the Knights espatários during the thirteenth century, eliminating the chance that the ancient authors attributed to the pagan temple foundation – Phoenician, Greek and Roman – which was founded by the iconography presented by arcades the ships. In the first half of the fourteenth century, […]

Santiago do Cacém Castle

Santiago do Cacém Castle

The Castle of Santiago de Cacém, Alentejo, located in town, parish and county of the same name, in the district of Setúbal, Portugal. In a dominant position on a modest hill nearby the Atlantic coast and the port of Sines, controlled the nearby plain. Currently integrates the Tourism Region of the Costa Azul. The early […]

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