A city in the municipality of Braga northwestern Portugal considered the oldest Christian archdiocese in the country and one of the oldest in the world. Under the Roman Empire, known as Bracara Augusta was the center of the province of Gallaecia. With a total urban population of around 180.000 inhabitants is the third-largest city in […]
Viana do Castelo is one of the most beautiful cities in the north of Portugal . Played a big role in the Portuguese Discoveries and later in cod fishing which showes a big and tradicional sea connection. One can reach Viana do Castelo quickly from Porto or from Valencia, in Spain. This city has a privileged geographical situation by the sea […]
The Brejoeira Palace is located in the parish of Pinheiros, in the town and county of Monção, six kilometers from Monção, Viana do Castelo district of Portugal. The Brejoeira Palace began to be built in the eighteenth century, by Luis Pereira Old Moscoso, and the works continued until 1834. In neo-classical style, is endowed with lavish […]
It was the Queen Teresa who, in the distant date of March 4, 1125, granted the charter letter to the village, referring to it as Terra Bridge.
Sacred Art Museum in Ponte de Lima was born in the sixties of the twentieth century, following the restoration work undertaken in the parish church of the same locality. Lost the original function of the valuable existing works in this temple, was immediately felt the need to find a new space that would allow the […]
The Diogo Bernardes Theatre is a theater of Ponte de Lima, Portugal, built in 1893 in the Italian style, and opened in 1896, which was completely refurbished and renovated in 1999. It currently has a capacity of 310 spectators. The Diogo Bernardes Theatre is the home of Opera and Classical Music Festival of Ponte de […]
Erected in 1892 by João Rodrigues de Morais, illustrious figure of Ponte de Lima who made fortune due to his trip to Brazil, is a “abrasileirado” (brazilian) building with a mixture of many styles. The facade with the ground floor of granite is neoclassical style. The increase of the years 20 denotes Art Nouveau features, […]
Mountain parish, where Mother Nature is noticeable in every corner, in Urjal Village-Seramil, you can miss the look in the horizon that offers unique landscapes at any time of day, and let fall in love by the typical houses that are an authentic trip in time. Leaving will be difficult, so you have to come and […]
National Monument, public, medieval civil architecture, built in the Middle Ages in Caldelas parish, under the river Man and connects between the town of Caldelas and the Vila Verde. It consists of flat tray on three unequal arches, with two buttresses with triangular contour talhamar and butcher rectangular outline.
Classified as a National Monument, belongs to the public medieval civil architecture. This remarkable property, with probable construction of the fourteenth century, is located in Prozelo parish, under the river Cávado, establishing the connection of the Braga Póvoa de Varzim and Braga. It is located in a rural area and consists of a flat tray […]
