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Sunday, June 30, 2019
Visit the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda - Escalos de Cima
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Visit the Ponsul River - Low Scales
The Ponsul River is a tributary of the right bank of the Tagus, and rises in the Ramiro Range, at an altitude of 650 m, in the county of Idanha-a-Nova. It is noted as one of the main feeding sites of Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) in the region. This bird, which unlike the white stork is very elusive and rare, even having the status of vulnerable in Portugal, feeds on crustaceans, amphibians and small fish.
The River Ponsul crosses the Municipality of Castelo Branco, and the Parish of Escalos de Baixo where it leaves magnificent landscapes.
The River Ponsul crosses the Municipality of Castelo Branco, and the Parish of Escalos de Baixo where it leaves magnificent landscapes.
Visit the Munheca Bridge - Low Scales
The Munheca Bridge, located in the Parish of Escalos de Baixo, is a superb construction of the second half of the 19th century, over another from the Roman period.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Visit the Museum of Textiles - Cebolais de Cima
The Museum of Textiles, located in the Parish of Cebolais de Cima, is an equipment that aims to transmit to visitors knowledge about industrial and technical heritage of the textile sector.
The Museum of Textiles is constituted by a museum space where mechanisms have been preserved that contemplate the production phases related to carding and spinning. It also includes an experimental space, which houses an audiovisual room and mechanisms related to the weaving process. Between these two floors, we find a third intermediate space, called "memory space", which has the objective of presenting taxes to the workers and entrepreneurs responsible for the creation of this industry.
It also includes a manual weaving workshop and a business archive.
The Museum of Textiles offers visitors knowledge about the process of producing textiles. Here it is possible to understand the respective mechanisms in operation, from the carding process to weaving, the evolution of these techniques over time, as well as their territorial and historical framework. It brings together the necessary features to offer visitors an active, motivating and unique experience.
The Museum of Textiles is constituted by a museum space where mechanisms have been preserved that contemplate the production phases related to carding and spinning. It also includes an experimental space, which houses an audiovisual room and mechanisms related to the weaving process. Between these two floors, we find a third intermediate space, called "memory space", which has the objective of presenting taxes to the workers and entrepreneurs responsible for the creation of this industry.
It also includes a manual weaving workshop and a business archive.
The Museum of Textiles offers visitors knowledge about the process of producing textiles. Here it is possible to understand the respective mechanisms in operation, from the carding process to weaving, the evolution of these techniques over time, as well as their territorial and historical framework. It brings together the necessary features to offer visitors an active, motivating and unique experience.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Visit the Clock Tower - Castelo Branco
The Clock Tower, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, is an inescapable element of the landscape of the city, visible from various places.
Its origin is linked to the process of expansion of the city and, consequently, to the extension of the limits of the Wall, since its location coincides with an old tower of the outer wall, adapted to the present functions during the nineteenth century.
The constant visual presence in the daily life of the albicastrenses and the characteristic hourly touches are an indispensable companion not only for the inhabitants of the Historic Zone of the City, but for all the residents of the city or of the visitors who, when beating of the bells of the bells, easily leave transport to times gone by and, surely, more nostalgic.
Its origin is linked to the process of expansion of the city and, consequently, to the extension of the limits of the Wall, since its location coincides with an old tower of the outer wall, adapted to the present functions during the nineteenth century.
The constant visual presence in the daily life of the albicastrenses and the characteristic hourly touches are an indispensable companion not only for the inhabitants of the Historic Zone of the City, but for all the residents of the city or of the visitors who, when beating of the bells of the bells, easily leave transport to times gone by and, surely, more nostalgic.
Visiting the Solar dos Viscondes de Portalegre - Castelo Branco
The Solar dos Viscondes de Portalegre, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, built in 1743, is an old property of the family Coutinho Refoios, now owned by the Municipality
It is a building of markedly Renaissance brands. Its facade presents a symmetrical disposition with respect to the architectural elements. In this set stand out the bay windows, for harmony and visual beauty.
At the rear there is a garden with flower beds delimited to boxwood and large mulberry trees.
It is a building of markedly Renaissance brands. Its facade presents a symmetrical disposition with respect to the architectural elements. In this set stand out the bay windows, for harmony and visual beauty.
At the rear there is a garden with flower beds delimited to boxwood and large mulberry trees.
Visit the Solar dos Motas - Castelo Branco
Solar dos Motas, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, is a seventeenth-century building, sober and elegant, built by the Guilherme da Cunha family. It underwent important works of improvement, in the 20th century, housing, since then, the District Archive of Castelo Branco.
Visit the Ocreza River - Castelo Branco
The river Ocreza is born on the southern slope of Serra da Gardunha, crosses several Parishes of the Municipality of Castelo Branco among which, the Parish of Castelo Branco itself.
The area of the Ocreza basin is mostly in the region of Beira Interior Sul and in the district of Castelo Branco. The river is born exactly on the border of the counties of Fundão and Castelo Branco and develops most of its course in the area of the latter.
The area of the Ocreza basin is mostly in the region of Beira Interior Sul and in the district of Castelo Branco. The river is born exactly on the border of the counties of Fundão and Castelo Branco and develops most of its course in the area of the latter.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Visit the Athletics Track of Castelo Branco
The Castelo Branco Athletics Track, located in the city's Urban Park (leisure zone), is homologated by the Portuguese Athletics Federation and is prepared to receive national and international events.
With eight runners to run, the track has a complete structure that allows you to practice athletics in its various disciplines, including weight throwing, disc and hammer throwing, dart throwing, obstacle course, high jump, stick, long jump and triple jump.
The lane is integrated into the Parque Urbano, in a large complex, which includes soccer fields with synthetic turf, beach pool and indoor pools, a lagoon, a skatepark and maintenance spaces.
With eight runners to run, the track has a complete structure that allows you to practice athletics in its various disciplines, including weight throwing, disc and hammer throwing, dart throwing, obstacle course, high jump, stick, long jump and triple jump.
The lane is integrated into the Parque Urbano, in a large complex, which includes soccer fields with synthetic turf, beach pool and indoor pools, a lagoon, a skatepark and maintenance spaces.
Visit the Municipal Swimming Pool of Castelo Branco
The Swimming Pool Praia de Castelo Branco, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is a reference leisure area in the Region, for the excellence of the conditions offered to swimmers and the extensive areas of the water plan and the surrounding lawn.
During the summer, in the months of July and August, there is water aerobics, aqua zumba, play and educational activities for children and lots of activity for users of the Pool-Beach.
During the summer, in the months of July and August, there is water aerobics, aqua zumba, play and educational activities for children and lots of activity for users of the Pool-Beach.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Visit the City Park - Castelo Branco
The City Park, located in the Feast of Castelo Branco, is a very pleasant green space, inserted in the historical area of the city. With a simple and elegant layout is composed of several trees, lakes, where ducks and swans are found, lawned corridors, ending in a large circular pergola.
Visit the Episcopal Palace of Castelo Branco
The Episcopal Palace of Castelo Branco, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, today the Francisco Tavares Proença Júnior Museum, is an example of residential, Renaissance, baroque and rococo religious architecture.
At the end of the 16th century, Bishop Nuno de Noronha, bishop of Guarda, ordered the construction of the Episcopal Palace of Castelo Branco. Through the lapidary and emblazoned engraving we can verify that the building work began in May 1596, concluding two years later. The building was intended for the temporary residence of the prelates, during the winter periods, since the climate of Castelo Branco was a little milder than that of Guarda. In 1771, with the creation of the diocese, the Palace of Castelo Branco became, then, permanent episcopal residence.
It was only in 1711 that the residence of Castelo Branco was the object of rebuilding, by D. João de Mendonça. At that time the garden was built, and a garden garden.
From the date of his inauguration, in 1782, the second bishop of Castelo Branco, D. Frei Vicente Ferrer da Rocha, soon realized works of improvement in the palace and some interventions in the gardens and the spatial organization of the forest. With the collaboration of the Dominican architect and friar Daniel da Sagrada Família, interventions were made in the body erected to the north that includes the staircase and the noble door, the balcony, the colonnade and the entrance hall, which gave the palace a greater capacity.
In 1786, there was a great increase to the purchase of ornamental pieces that populated the entire palace.
Antecede the palace a large walled courtyard, to where it is facing the main facade. This is two stories, all the upper floor features noble floors, by the use of bay windows topped by countercurved pediments, as opposed to the single, quadrangular windows of the ground floor.
The façade facing the garden is poorer, and still features elements of the old sixteenth-century building, where a loggia is evident. Also in the interior one can still see structures of the 16th century, now occupied by exhibition halls and already very impoverished, the old chapel with gilded carved ceiling with paintings, from the XVIII century, which represent the Litanies of the Virgin and other allegories to the Weapons of Chastity.
The constructive typology of the palace influenced many of the constructions of the time and later, having become a reference for the architecture of that zone.
At the end of the 16th century, Bishop Nuno de Noronha, bishop of Guarda, ordered the construction of the Episcopal Palace of Castelo Branco. Through the lapidary and emblazoned engraving we can verify that the building work began in May 1596, concluding two years later. The building was intended for the temporary residence of the prelates, during the winter periods, since the climate of Castelo Branco was a little milder than that of Guarda. In 1771, with the creation of the diocese, the Palace of Castelo Branco became, then, permanent episcopal residence.
It was only in 1711 that the residence of Castelo Branco was the object of rebuilding, by D. João de Mendonça. At that time the garden was built, and a garden garden.
From the date of his inauguration, in 1782, the second bishop of Castelo Branco, D. Frei Vicente Ferrer da Rocha, soon realized works of improvement in the palace and some interventions in the gardens and the spatial organization of the forest. With the collaboration of the Dominican architect and friar Daniel da Sagrada Família, interventions were made in the body erected to the north that includes the staircase and the noble door, the balcony, the colonnade and the entrance hall, which gave the palace a greater capacity.
In 1786, there was a great increase to the purchase of ornamental pieces that populated the entire palace.
Antecede the palace a large walled courtyard, to where it is facing the main facade. This is two stories, all the upper floor features noble floors, by the use of bay windows topped by countercurved pediments, as opposed to the single, quadrangular windows of the ground floor.
The façade facing the garden is poorer, and still features elements of the old sixteenth-century building, where a loggia is evident. Also in the interior one can still see structures of the 16th century, now occupied by exhibition halls and already very impoverished, the old chapel with gilded carved ceiling with paintings, from the XVIII century, which represent the Litanies of the Virgin and other allegories to the Weapons of Chastity.
The constructive typology of the palace influenced many of the constructions of the time and later, having become a reference for the architecture of that zone.
Visit the Silk Museum - Castelo Branco
The Silk Museum, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, under the Portuguese Association of Parents and Friends of the Mentally Deficient Citizen (APPACDM) in Castelo Branco, was created to make known to the general public the History of Silk production in Portugal. Silkworm's life cycle, the conventional and state-of-the-art applications that can be made from the use of this poorly known and yet invaluable product.
The Museum is made up of five rooms. In room one, information about the silk is given, starting from the general until arriving at the particular one. The visit begins with the presentation of the Silk Route, the sericulture in our territory, even before the formation of nationality, sericulture in Beira Interior and finally, with a chronological analysis, the sericícola activity in APPACDM.
Room two - Audiovisual Room - is the space for the projection of a small film about the production of silk, with the collaboration of different partners. The remaining rooms are called: Bicho ao Fio; From Wire to Fabric and from Fabric to Final Product. In these spaces can be understood the process of producing the silk, to know some instruments used in the traditional method to obtain the silk and to appreciate some objects of silk.
In the Technical Room, younger visitors can carry out activities with the purpose of consolidating the knowledge and information presented during the visit, in an experience accompanied and supervised by specialized personnel.
The Museum is made up of five rooms. In room one, information about the silk is given, starting from the general until arriving at the particular one. The visit begins with the presentation of the Silk Route, the sericulture in our territory, even before the formation of nationality, sericulture in Beira Interior and finally, with a chronological analysis, the sericícola activity in APPACDM.
Room two - Audiovisual Room - is the space for the projection of a small film about the production of silk, with the collaboration of different partners. The remaining rooms are called: Bicho ao Fio; From Wire to Fabric and from Fabric to Final Product. In these spaces can be understood the process of producing the silk, to know some instruments used in the traditional method to obtain the silk and to appreciate some objects of silk.
In the Technical Room, younger visitors can carry out activities with the purpose of consolidating the knowledge and information presented during the visit, in an experience accompanied and supervised by specialized personnel.
Monday, June 17, 2019
Visit the Cargaleiro Museum - Castelo Branco
The Cargaleiro Museum, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, has as its main objective the dissemination, study and conservation of the pieces that make up the collection of the Art Collection of the Manuel Cargaleiro Foundation. A goal that is translated into the promotion and organization of temporary or temporary exhibitions of long duration.
Consisting of two contiguous buildings - Solar dos Cavaleiros, a mansion built in the 18th century. XVIII, and a contemporary building - Cargaleiro Museum is located in the heart of the historical area of the city, in the vicinity of Praça de Camões, popularly known as Praça Velha. The Cargaleiro Museum complements its offer with a set of services, with emphasis on the Educational Service, Art Library / Documentary Center and Shop, as well as a small outdoor amphitheater, with the conditions to host the most diverse activities and shows.
Consisting of two contiguous buildings - Solar dos Cavaleiros, a mansion built in the 18th century. XVIII, and a contemporary building - Cargaleiro Museum is located in the heart of the historical area of the city, in the vicinity of Praça de Camões, popularly known as Praça Velha. The Cargaleiro Museum complements its offer with a set of services, with emphasis on the Educational Service, Art Library / Documentary Center and Shop, as well as a small outdoor amphitheater, with the conditions to host the most diverse activities and shows.
Visit the Monte de São Martinho - Castelo Branco
The Monte de São Martinho, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, is an imposing hill of quartezítica formation, with dense endogenous vegetation of pleasant natural beauty.
From the top, you can see all around the plain of the Tagus Valley, and on the west side stands the town of Castelo Branco.
Everywhere, at the base and on the hill of St. Martin, traces of not only the Roman presence in the region, but also marks of a prehistoric past, submerge from a distant past. The earliest remains trace back to a fortified settlement of the Bronze Age (castro), the walls and fragments of pottery and lithic material (polished stone instruments) found there.
In the autumn of 1903, a series of excavations at the site, they discovered three epigraphs of the Bronze Age. The trail of thin-grained granite engraving, measuring 2.22 meters high and 40 centimeters wide. By its structure, this may resemble a menir, however, should not be confused with megalithic monuments. The engraving engraved on the stele represents a human figure, perhaps of a warrior, from which appear four short horns, or perhaps a helmet adorned with four feathers. The figure holds a bow and arrow over his head. On the left side of the warrior we have a sword and on the right side, a belt and a mirror.
The Monte de S. Martinho and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mcoles constitute a rich space in archaeological, religious, ecological, rural, geomorphological and visual resources.
The Monte de S. Martinho is inserted in the so-called "Archaeological Triangle of Castelo Branco" that includes the area between the chapels of Nossa Senhora de Mércoles, Santa Ana and the mountain.
The archaeological interest of the place was reinforced by the discovery of a Roman dam next to the Chapel of Our Lady of Mércoles, by the existence of a Roman / medieval way and by the abundance of ceramic fragments and architectural structures of the Roman Period.
From the top, you can see all around the plain of the Tagus Valley, and on the west side stands the town of Castelo Branco.
Everywhere, at the base and on the hill of St. Martin, traces of not only the Roman presence in the region, but also marks of a prehistoric past, submerge from a distant past. The earliest remains trace back to a fortified settlement of the Bronze Age (castro), the walls and fragments of pottery and lithic material (polished stone instruments) found there.
In the autumn of 1903, a series of excavations at the site, they discovered three epigraphs of the Bronze Age. The trail of thin-grained granite engraving, measuring 2.22 meters high and 40 centimeters wide. By its structure, this may resemble a menir, however, should not be confused with megalithic monuments. The engraving engraved on the stele represents a human figure, perhaps of a warrior, from which appear four short horns, or perhaps a helmet adorned with four feathers. The figure holds a bow and arrow over his head. On the left side of the warrior we have a sword and on the right side, a belt and a mirror.
The Monte de S. Martinho and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mcoles constitute a rich space in archaeological, religious, ecological, rural, geomorphological and visual resources.
The Monte de S. Martinho is inserted in the so-called "Archaeological Triangle of Castelo Branco" that includes the area between the chapels of Nossa Senhora de Mércoles, Santa Ana and the mountain.
The archaeological interest of the place was reinforced by the discovery of a Roman dam next to the Chapel of Our Lady of Mércoles, by the existence of a Roman / medieval way and by the abundance of ceramic fragments and architectural structures of the Roman Period.
Visit the Gazebo of São Gens - Castelo Branco
The Miradouro de São Gens, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, which was inaugurated in 1941, offers a beautiful panoramic view over the historical area of the city. Located near the Castle, one goes up a long ascent to reach it, but the effort is rewarded by the beautiful landscape that is seen from there. The garden benches and the many shaded places invite you to rest.
Originally built to camouflage the water supply depots to the city, this space has been fully recovered.
From the Mirador de São Gens you can see a wide horizon: the Santa Agueda or Marateca Dam, the southern slopes of the Serra da Gardunha and, more distant, the Serra da Estrela, the Monte de São Martinho and, on days clean, a vast area that extends to the Raia.
Originally built to camouflage the water supply depots to the city, this space has been fully recovered.
From the Mirador de São Gens you can see a wide horizon: the Santa Agueda or Marateca Dam, the southern slopes of the Serra da Gardunha and, more distant, the Serra da Estrela, the Monte de São Martinho and, on days clean, a vast area that extends to the Raia.
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Visit the Garden of the Episcopal Palace - Castelo Branco
The Jardim do Paço Episcopal (or of S. João Baptista), located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, was built by the Bishop of Guarda, D. João de Mendonça, around 1720.
In the garden are the statues of St. John the Baptist and that of Mary Magdalene, dating from 1725.
Adjacent to the Palace is the staircase of the 33-step apostles.
In formal terms, the garden is divided into four different sites, but connected by several points of articulation: the entrance, the floor of the boxwood, the flooded garden and the upper plane.
The current entrance of the garden is practiced by Rua Bartolomeu da Costa, since 1936, the year in which it was designed by the engineer Manuel Tavares dos Santos. The mural panels covered with tiles served as a repository of memories but were never fully filled: ancient views of the city and the portraits of the two bishops who drove the building of the garden were the motives chosen. The portal is of the century. XVIII and came from the garden gardens.
Jardim do Buxo has a rectangular plan and constitutes the main landing.
It is divided into 24 plots, bordered by hedges and boxwood sidewalks, and has 5 lakes with fountains implanted. In addition, it boasts a high number of statues.
The Alagado Garden, next to the previous one, is located in the South band. It is a set of trapezoidal beds that, illusorily, seems to emerge from the middle of the lake, provoking a surprising visual effect.
Between these two landscaped spaces is the Lake of the Crowns, with three pieces of fountains. The lake rests on a balcony with an elevation above the garden and in it parades the fourth dynasty of the Portuguese monarchs until D. José I, as well as D. Sebastião.
In the garden are the statues of St. John the Baptist and that of Mary Magdalene, dating from 1725.
Adjacent to the Palace is the staircase of the 33-step apostles.
In formal terms, the garden is divided into four different sites, but connected by several points of articulation: the entrance, the floor of the boxwood, the flooded garden and the upper plane.
The current entrance of the garden is practiced by Rua Bartolomeu da Costa, since 1936, the year in which it was designed by the engineer Manuel Tavares dos Santos. The mural panels covered with tiles served as a repository of memories but were never fully filled: ancient views of the city and the portraits of the two bishops who drove the building of the garden were the motives chosen. The portal is of the century. XVIII and came from the garden gardens.
Jardim do Buxo has a rectangular plan and constitutes the main landing.
It is divided into 24 plots, bordered by hedges and boxwood sidewalks, and has 5 lakes with fountains implanted. In addition, it boasts a high number of statues.
The Alagado Garden, next to the previous one, is located in the South band. It is a set of trapezoidal beds that, illusorily, seems to emerge from the middle of the lake, provoking a surprising visual effect.
Between these two landscaped spaces is the Lake of the Crowns, with three pieces of fountains. The lake rests on a balcony with an elevation above the garden and in it parades the fourth dynasty of the Portuguese monarchs until D. José I, as well as D. Sebastião.
Visit the Church of São Miguel and the Cathedral of Castelo Branco
The Igreja de São Miguel and Sé Cathedral of Castelo Branco, is located in Castelo Branco parish.This church dates back to the Middle Ages.
Originally of Romanesque design, it has undergone alterations throughout the centuries, being nowadays mostly visible the elements of baroque and rococo architecture. The arch of the cruise was altered to about 1608 with still visible vestiges of the original structure of the sixteenth century. The main campaigns of architectural intervention took place in 1682, visible in the lower two levels of the Baroque facade, and in 1691, with the introduction of paintings by Bento Coelho in eight chapels. In 1771, with the passage from Castelo Branco to Diocese, the church rises the cathedral and receives at that time works of improvement. In 1785 the chapel was rebuilt and in 1791 Peter Alexandrino's paintings were introduced in the altarpiece (from 1785) and in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. Other beneficiation interventions were carried out in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The main façade is dominated by three portals on the ground level (lateral with triangular pediment and higher central with interrupted curved pediment), two windows flank a niche with a statue of Saint Michael on the intermediate level, circular oculus on the upper level, and two side bell towers. In the interior, the longitudinal nave presents six lateral altars in gilded carving.
It has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1978.
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Visit the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo - Castelo Branco
The Church of Santa Maria do Castelo, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, was built in the 17th century. XIII within the perimeter of the defensive wall, the Church of Santa Maria was the first main church of Castelo Branco. Until the century. XIV was in its field that the good men and the monastic-military authorities met.
Destroyed in 1640 during the wars of Portugal with Castile by the Restoration of Independence, burned down in 1704 and victim of the French Invasions that passed through Castelo Branco led by General Junot, ended up falling into ruin, having been completely rebuilt in the 16th century. XIX.
On the north side façade, the wall without plaster reveals the primitive Romanesque temple. In the interior, of single nave, we can still find some old tombstones, between which one sees the tomb of an albicastrese poet of the century. XVI, João Rois.
Destroyed in 1640 during the wars of Portugal with Castile by the Restoration of Independence, burned down in 1704 and victim of the French Invasions that passed through Castelo Branco led by General Junot, ended up falling into ruin, having been completely rebuilt in the 16th century. XIX.
On the north side façade, the wall without plaster reveals the primitive Romanesque temple. In the interior, of single nave, we can still find some old tombstones, between which one sees the tomb of an albicastrese poet of the century. XVI, João Rois.
Visit the Church of the Misericordia - Castelo Branco
The Misericórdia Church, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is also known as Santo António Church.
An early church was built in the 18th century. XVI by Simão Silva and together with a house that worked as a hospital constituted the Misericordia.
It is the Johannine baroque that marks the physiognomy of the present building, in the sculptural exuberance of the facade confined to the narrow street in which it is located. In the pediment of the portal we can see the image of Santa Isabel and in the cunhal of the temple a niche guard of Santo António.
In the interior, of single nave, stand out the seiscentistas representations of the Visitation and the Espousals of Santa Isabel with San Zacarias, in the altars of the lateral chapels. The main chapel has a baroque altar with gilded carving and a polychrome wood image of San Francisco. On the painted wooden ceiling, we can see a local work representing the center of Pentecost.
An early church was built in the 18th century. XVI by Simão Silva and together with a house that worked as a hospital constituted the Misericordia.
It is the Johannine baroque that marks the physiognomy of the present building, in the sculptural exuberance of the facade confined to the narrow street in which it is located. In the pediment of the portal we can see the image of Santa Isabel and in the cunhal of the temple a niche guard of Santo António.
In the interior, of single nave, stand out the seiscentistas representations of the Visitation and the Espousals of Santa Isabel with San Zacarias, in the altars of the lateral chapels. The main chapel has a baroque altar with gilded carving and a polychrome wood image of San Francisco. On the painted wooden ceiling, we can see a local work representing the center of Pentecost.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Visit the Statue of Dr. João Rodrigues - Castelo Branco
The Statue of Dr. João Rodrigues, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is a tribute to the Portuguese doctor of Jewish religion, also known as Amato Lusitano and born in Castelo Branco in 1511.
Visit Castelo Branco Train Station
The Castelo Branco Railway Station, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is a railroad interface of the Beira Baixa Line, which serves the town of Castelo Branco and was inaugurated in 1891.
Visiting the Staircase of the Apostles - Castelo Branco
The Staircase of the Apostles, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is a monumental staircase in which statues of the apostles parade - identifiable by the symbol of their martyrdom. In the background, on the landing, are the four evangelists and the animals that identify them according to the reading of the Apocalypse.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Visit the Hermitage of Our Lady of Mundos - Castelo Branco
The Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Mércoles, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is a small sanctuary where a religious festival is held, accompanied by a popular fair, which begins on the third Sunday of Easter and lasts three days. The festivity originates in a pilgrimage that began to make to the sanctuary, in 1601, in the day of the Good Shepherd, for being attributed to Our Lady of M Wednesdays the fact of having freed the city of an epidemic.
Visit the Bank of Portugal Building - Castelo Branco
The Banco de Portugal Building, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is a project with the traces of the architect Salles Viana, and was inaugurated in 1892. An architectural example of an era of indefinite production presents characteristics of classicism, baroque and Gothic.
Visit the Castelo Branco City Hall Building
The Castelo Branco Town Hall Building is the Old Manor of the Viscounts of Oleiros, an eighteenth-century building of Italian taste and located in the Parish of Castelo Branco.
The main façade has central staircase with two converging flights and wrought iron guard of vertical bars. Inside there are two floors with functional differentiation. The access to the noble floor is made through an external staircase. It has a main atrium with four symmetrical doors whose frame presents curvilinear cuts; It integrates lambril of polychrome tiles that represent scenes of hunting and fishing.
The main façade has central staircase with two converging flights and wrought iron guard of vertical bars. Inside there are two floors with functional differentiation. The access to the noble floor is made through an external staircase. It has a main atrium with four symmetrical doors whose frame presents curvilinear cuts; It integrates lambril of polychrome tiles that represent scenes of hunting and fishing.
Visit the Cruise of São João - Castelo Branco
The Cruzeiro de São João is located in Castelo Branco parish. It is next to the City Park and Jardim do Paço.
It was erected in the early 16th century before a church with the same denomination, a temple that was demolished in the early twentieth century.
The Cruzeiro is in granite, of vegetalista decoration, presents / displays a Cross of Christ. At the base, octagonal, human figures were carved, chained, in a possible allusion to temptation.
It is classified as a National Monument.
It was erected in the early 16th century before a church with the same denomination, a temple that was demolished in the early twentieth century.
The Cruzeiro is in granite, of vegetalista decoration, presents / displays a Cross of Christ. At the base, octagonal, human figures were carved, chained, in a possible allusion to temptation.
It is classified as a National Monument.
Visit the Graça Convent - Castelo Branco
The Convent of Grace or Convent of Our Lady of Grace, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is currently the headquarters of the Holy House of Mercy of Castelo Branco.
In the Graça Convent was the grave of Simão da Costa, the father of Bartolomeu da Costa.
The current building was built next to the conventinho (the convent was the church of the convent) and is an example of the Chã Architecture, so characteristic of the end of the 16th century, which stands out the clear and robust structure of the cloister. Behind the main altar of the Church of Grace is the Fonseca Chapel, built by Diogo da Fonseca (one of four illustrious brothers of Castelo Branco) to serve as a mausoleum for his family.
In the Graça Convent was the grave of Simão da Costa, the father of Bartolomeu da Costa.
The current building was built next to the conventinho (the convent was the church of the convent) and is an example of the Chã Architecture, so characteristic of the end of the 16th century, which stands out the clear and robust structure of the cloister. Behind the main altar of the Church of Grace is the Fonseca Chapel, built by Diogo da Fonseca (one of four illustrious brothers of Castelo Branco) to serve as a mausoleum for his family.
Visit the Cine-Teatro Avenida - Castelo Branco
The Cine-Teatro Avenida, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, occupies a corner of Campo da Pátria and the new Avenida Marechal Carmona, on a plot of land of 2,050 square meters.
Designed by architects Raul César Caldeira and Albertino Crujeiro Galvão Roxo, the building has a covered area of 1,147 square meters. The remaining land, with a surface area of 903 square meters, is a terrace for outdoor spectacles.
Conceived in the Modern Style, it is a characteristic exemplar of the evolution of the Architecture, operated in century XX.
In addition to the main hall, counter and dressing rooms has on its three floors, other halls, bars and all the dependencies inherent to a modern house of spectacles.
The inauguration was in 1954.
The room now has a capacity of 703 people, 408 seats in the audience, 264 in the first balcony and 7 cabins with a capacity of 31 seats.
Designed by architects Raul César Caldeira and Albertino Crujeiro Galvão Roxo, the building has a covered area of 1,147 square meters. The remaining land, with a surface area of 903 square meters, is a terrace for outdoor spectacles.
Conceived in the Modern Style, it is a characteristic exemplar of the evolution of the Architecture, operated in century XX.
In addition to the main hall, counter and dressing rooms has on its three floors, other halls, bars and all the dependencies inherent to a modern house of spectacles.
The inauguration was in 1954.
The room now has a capacity of 703 people, 408 seats in the audience, 264 in the first balcony and 7 cabins with a capacity of 31 seats.
Visit the Fountain of Saint Mark - Castelo Branco
The fountain of San Marcos, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, was built at the end of the 16th century, at a time when the suburbs of the village grew and there was a need to make.
Of Mannerist structure, the fountain is composed by a back defined by two pilasters flanked by volutes that rests in a rectangular tank. At the same time, the decorative program features elements inspired by the Manueline architecture, since reliefs were engraved with the representation of the national shield, flanked to the right by the armillary sphere and left by fleur-de-lis under the Cross of Christ. By the middle of the nineteenth century the source was no longer used to supply the population.
It has the source on the slope of the Castle.
Of Mannerist structure, the fountain is composed by a back defined by two pilasters flanked by volutes that rests in a rectangular tank. At the same time, the decorative program features elements inspired by the Manueline architecture, since reliefs were engraved with the representation of the national shield, flanked to the right by the armillary sphere and left by fleur-de-lis under the Cross of Christ. By the middle of the nineteenth century the source was no longer used to supply the population.
It has the source on the slope of the Castle.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Visit the Embroidery Interpretation Center - Castelo Branco
The Embroidery Interpretation Center, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, aims to contribute to the revaluation, recovery, innovation and re-launching of Castelo Branco Embroidery, a form of artistic expression unique.
The creation of the Interpretation Center resulted from the restoration of an iconographic building of Castelo Branco, Domus Municipalis, old House of the Village, old Chain and, more recently, Municipal Library.
Of recognized beauty and example of originality in the national scope, Embroidery of Castelo Branco presents two dominant characteristics: the artistic origin and the economic meaning. The first shows the existence of an art of its own, with a peculiar style, the second is the concentration of this embroidery industry in the District of Castelo Branco.
The Interpretation Center, in addition to museum space and shop, also hosts the Castelo Branco Embroidery School Workshop, which brings together some of the most suitable embroiderers, craftsmen of the genuine embroidery pieces of Castelo Branco.
The Interpretation Center offers the visitor a space that brings together ancient artifacts and the latest digital / technological supports, in a journey that takes the visitor through the origins of the Embroidery of Castelo Branco, from the sowing of the flax to the weaving, through the creation of the beast of the silk and extraction of the raw material, evolution of embroidery and technique (points), as well as the historical framework and symbology.
The creation of the Interpretation Center resulted from the restoration of an iconographic building of Castelo Branco, Domus Municipalis, old House of the Village, old Chain and, more recently, Municipal Library.
Of recognized beauty and example of originality in the national scope, Embroidery of Castelo Branco presents two dominant characteristics: the artistic origin and the economic meaning. The first shows the existence of an art of its own, with a peculiar style, the second is the concentration of this embroidery industry in the District of Castelo Branco.
The Interpretation Center, in addition to museum space and shop, also hosts the Castelo Branco Embroidery School Workshop, which brings together some of the most suitable embroiderers, craftsmen of the genuine embroidery pieces of Castelo Branco.
The Interpretation Center offers the visitor a space that brings together ancient artifacts and the latest digital / technological supports, in a journey that takes the visitor through the origins of the Embroidery of Castelo Branco, from the sowing of the flax to the weaving, through the creation of the beast of the silk and extraction of the raw material, evolution of embroidery and technique (points), as well as the historical framework and symbology.
Visit the Center for Contemporary Culture of Castelo Branco
The Center of Contemporary Culture of Castelo Branco, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco and protected by the Municipal Council, promotes and disseminates contemporary culture, stimulates artistic creation.
The Center is housed in a building by the Catalan architect Josep Lluis Mateo, in collaboration with the Portuguese architect Carlos Reis de Figueiredo, and is located in Campo Mártires da Pátria (Devesa), the center of the city.
The Auditorium has 275 seats and is equipped with an acoustic system of superior quality, without the use of amplification systems, by the Catalan specialist Higini Arau.
The Center is housed in a building by the Catalan architect Josep Lluis Mateo, in collaboration with the Portuguese architect Carlos Reis de Figueiredo, and is located in Campo Mártires da Pátria (Devesa), the center of the city.
The Auditorium has 275 seats and is equipped with an acoustic system of superior quality, without the use of amplification systems, by the Catalan specialist Higini Arau.
Visit Castelo Branco Castle
The Castle of Castelo Branco, also known locally as Castle of the Templários, is located in the parish of Castelo Branco.
It was a strategic Iberian castle and was part of the Middle Ages called the Linha da Raia or Linha do Tejo. Severely damaged over the centuries, the castle of the Templars remains the most important historical-military record of the city.
As soon as the Templars took possession of Moncarche in 1209, they soon made plans for the construction of the castle. The Castle of Castelo Branco dates from that time.
From the castle of the Templars a few elements remain, though few are original.
The Torreão Românico is of the oldest type, its thick paqredes have frontal and lateral views showing a practical intention of defense in coordination with the other turrets. This turret is perhaps the oldest architectural piece in Castelo Branco.
The Gothic Tower or Tower of the Templars was nothing more than the facade of the palace of the alcaldes and commendadores. The present windows with quinine lintels have little to do with the originals, even with a first Gothic change. This torte is the Ex-libris of Castelo Branco.
The Bow is the original. This arch was the door that separated the public courtyard and courtyard from the palace. Originally the two courtyards would be at the same level, which is supposed to have been lower than the current one.
It was a strategic Iberian castle and was part of the Middle Ages called the Linha da Raia or Linha do Tejo. Severely damaged over the centuries, the castle of the Templars remains the most important historical-military record of the city.
As soon as the Templars took possession of Moncarche in 1209, they soon made plans for the construction of the castle. The Castle of Castelo Branco dates from that time.
From the castle of the Templars a few elements remain, though few are original.
The Torreão Românico is of the oldest type, its thick paqredes have frontal and lateral views showing a practical intention of defense in coordination with the other turrets. This turret is perhaps the oldest architectural piece in Castelo Branco.
The Gothic Tower or Tower of the Templars was nothing more than the facade of the palace of the alcaldes and commendadores. The present windows with quinine lintels have little to do with the originals, even with a first Gothic change. This torte is the Ex-libris of Castelo Branco.
The Bow is the original. This arch was the door that separated the public courtyard and courtyard from the palace. Originally the two courtyards would be at the same level, which is supposed to have been lower than the current one.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Visit the São Martinho Waterfall - Castelo Branco
The waterfall of São Martinho, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco is a former city librarian.
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