Sights in Portugal

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

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This house at No. 10 of the traditional Rua da Coslanilha is one of the representations of the architecture of the new episcopal c

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

Antigua Hospedería do

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This 3-storey house is in front of the Bourgeois House and Casa dos Erotic Cubs in Rua da Coslanilha. Built in the fifteenth centu

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

Two Erotic Puppies House

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This building is opposite the former guesthouse do "Zambeira" and the Bourgeois House on Rua da Coslanilha, in the historical cent

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

Pre-Romanesque Cross

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This stone cross dates from 1140, as seen on the inscription at his feet, and is part of the Romanesque wall, the first defensive

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

Pre-Romanesque Wall

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Miranda has always been a walled city. The first constructions began during the conquest of the Duero between the 9th and 11th cen

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

Postigo da Barca

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During the Middle Ages the town of Miranda only had two entrances, one to the north and the other to the west. However, after beco

Statues in Miranda do Douro

Courthouse Building

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This building is located directly opposite the [poi = 89657] Episcopal Palace [/ poi] and [poi = 90110] the Trine Frades Jardim [/

Churches in Miranda do Douro

Santa Lucía Hermitage and Recreational Area

This little chapel is in Santa Lucia neighborhood, near the camping and municipal pools. It's construction is very simple, the ent

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

Fountain of the Jets

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This sixteenth century, granite fountain is in the outskirts of the city, just below the chapel of Santa Lucia, near the medieval

Historical Monuments in Miranda do Douro

Medieval Bridge

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Beside the Fonte dos Canos is this small masonry bridge, built in the sixteenth century on the Fresno River. It has three unequal

Churches in Miranda do Douro

Holy Cross Church

This little church is in a street off Rua Mouzinho Albuquerque, the main street that leads to the old town from the city's modern

Churches in Bemposta

Bemposta Major Church

In the highest part of the city, by o the viewpoint and the Chapel of Santa Barbara is the parish church of Bemposta. It was const

Churches in Bemposta

Santa Bárbara Chapel

This small chapel is located on the highest part of town next to the ruins of the old castle. From here there are superb views of

Historical Monuments in Bemposta

Pelourinho

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I saw the entrance to the village had signs with the word "Pelourinho". I didn't know what it meant and wanted to find out. I foun

Churches in Sendim

Chapel of Ntro Mr. de la Buena Muerte

This chapel is located in a side street off the Plaza Mayor, which goes Mother Church to Fonte do place. It was built in 1759 wit

Cemeteries in Sendim

Capela de Nossa Senhora Dos Remédios

This small chapel is almost on the outskirts of town, where it begins, on the road leading to the football field of the town. I we

Squares in Sendim

Major Square of Sendim

The Main Square, I don't know if you call that, but it is the most central square in the historic center of the town, the hub of t

Historical Monuments in Sendim

Lugar Fountain

This fountain is a good example of public civil architecture of Roman origin, although this construction is actually from the Midd