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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Visit Cernache Mother Church

The Maternal Church of Cernache is Renaissance and Baroque founded in the thirteenth century and rebuilt in the sixteenth century, taking advantage of the previous sacristy and chancel. The bell tower was built only in the 19th century. It has a longitudinal plan with a single nave, a chancel and a bell tower and sacristy adossadas.

Visit the Loureiro Chapel - Cernache


Visit the Chapel of Vila Pouca - Cernache


Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Conception - Cernache


Thursday, December 12, 2019

Visit the soccer field of Moita Santa - Cernache


Visit the Ceira River - Ceira (Coimbra)

The Ceira River rises in the Serra do Açôr at an altitude of 1118 meters and is 100 kilometers long.
It flows into the Mondego river at the entrance to Coimbra, then through the parish of Ceira.

Visit the Palheiros River Beach - Ceira (Coimbra)

The Palheiros River Beach, located in the parish of Ceira, is bathed by the waters of the Mondego River.

Visit the Bridge over the Ceira River - Ceira (Coimbra)


Visit the Conraria Bridge - Ceira (Coimbra)

The Conraria Bridge, is an iron bridge over the Ceira River, which connects the parishes of Castelo Viegas and Ceira.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Visit the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption - Ceira (Coimbra)

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, located in the Parish of Ceira, is a revivalist church with a longitudinal plan, consisting of a single nave and a chancel, with a low vaulted roof in the nave and a cradle vault in the chapel. mor. It was built in the late 19th century on the site of an earlier temple. Inside, highlight the sacristy and two tombstones.

Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Health - Ceira (Coimbra)

The chapel of Our Lady of Health, located in the parish of Ceira, is a chapel of simple construction. The image of the patron saint is highly revered by the inhabitants of the place.

Visit the Ceira Dam (Coimbra)


Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Visiting the Mondego River - Castelo Viegas (Coimbra)

The Mondego river, which flows into the parish of Castelo Viegas, is the fifth largest Portuguese river and the first of all that have its course entirely in Portugal. Born in the Serra da Estrela, it runs through the entire region of the Center (Beiras Region) and has its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean, next to the city of Figueira da Foz.

Visit the Portela do Mondego Railway Bridge - Viegas Castle (Coimbra)


Visit the Portela do Mondego Bridge - Viegas Castle (Coimbra)