Sights in Portugal

Statues in Póvoa de Varzim

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The feast of San Pedro (Saint Peter), patron of Póvoa de Varzim, is celebrated on June 29, and the city has dedicated this monumen

Statues in Póvoa de Varzim

Monument to José Rodrigues Maio

This monument presides over Largo Passeio Alegre Avenue and is dedicated to José Rodrigues Maio, a heroic fisherman of Poveiro fro

Statues in Bragança

Monument to the Abbot of Baçal

The Monument to the Abbot of Baçal is in a garden square in the upper level of D. Antonio José de Almeida Gardens. It's a bronze b

Churches in Bragança

Capela do Senhor da Piedade - Capilla del Señor de la Piedad

The Capela do Senhor da Piedade (Chapel of the Lord of Mercy) is at the top of the steps on the right bank (south) of Corredor Ver

Churches in Bragança

Senhor Dos Aflitos

The Capela do Senhor dos Aflitos is west of the city (outside the historical center), near a bridge over the river Fervença. It wa

Churches in Bragança

Church of São Bento - Church of San Benito

The Church of San Benito is next to the County Administrative Building, opposite the park surrounding the historic medieval Citade

Historical Monuments in Bragança

Civil Government

In the lower area of the Citadel, opposite the park that surrounds it and the Foundation Afonso Henriques, is the Civil Governme

Historical Monuments in Castro Marim

Walls of Castro Marim

Because of its strategic location (at the mouth of the Guadiana River, which borders the Castle and next to Morocco) Castro Marim

Statues in Póvoa de Varzim

Sculpture to Senhor Poet

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The sculpture in front of the Grand Casino of Póvoa is called "O Senhor Poet". It was made in September 2008 by Francisco Simoes o

Statues in Póvoa de Varzim

Monument to Vasques Calafate

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In the square of the same name, opposite the Port Authority and next to the Grand Casino is this monument that represents Vasques

Churches in Bragança

Church of Nossa Senhora do Loreto - Church of Ntra. Sra. de Loreto

Up Loreto street, leaving the river and the old Fervença public wash is the Church of Our Lady of Loreto, on an historic extramura

Statues in Póvoa de Varzim

Monument to the Fisherwoman

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Although it's wrong to say, this monument is ugly. It faces the car parking next to the fishing port and depicts a traditional fis

Statues in Póvoa de Varzim

Monument to Francisco Sá Carneiro

One of the monuments in Plaza Luis Camões is devoted to Francisco Sá Carneiro, who was Prime Minister of Portugal in 1980 (until h

Squares in Póvoa de Varzim

5 October Square (Praça 5 of Outubro)

October 5 Square is a small square in front of Salgueira beach, at the confluence of Avenues dos Banhos (boardwalk) and Santos Gra

Statues in Póvoa de Varzim

Monument to the Emigrant

Many of the inhabitants of Póvoa emigrated to other countries in seventeenth-century to Brazil in search of gold, and others in th

Squares in Lagos

Gil Eannes Square

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Gil Eannes Square is the most central and important part of Lagos as most of the pedestrian and shopping streets of the city conve

Historical Monuments in Lagos

Regimental Store

The Regimental Store (Regimental Armazém) is another notable building in Infante Square, opposite the Church of Santa Maria. It's

Historical Monuments in Lagos

Military Hospital

The old Military Hospital (Messe Militar) is the largest building and luminous in Infante Square, its spotless white painted facad