Custom Search
Showing posts with label Coruche (Town). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coruche (Town). Show all posts

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Visit the Aqueduct of Monte da Barca - Coruche

The Aqueduct of Monte da Barca, located in the Parish of Coruche, is a medieval aqueduct with about 1000 meters long. The arches come to measure four feet tall.

Visit the Bullring Coruche

The bullring Coruche is composed of 180 and bench seats for 6814 spectators.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Visit the Trinity Bridge General Theophilus - Coruche

General Theophilus Trinity Bridge, located in the parish, was opened in 1933.

Visit the Crown Point - Coruche

The Crown Point, located in the Parish of Coruche, rebuilt in the century. Century with the use of brick, singles by the way of talhamares.

Visit the Pelourinho Coruche

Pelourinho Coruche, was rebuilt in 1941 from original elements of the centuries XV / XVI, presents a blow which staggered five steps based on a hexagonal base with double plinth, Scotland and bocelão faceted. The torso is coiled stem rosettes and has square, interrupted by the center ring decorated with saw teeth, balls and tickets. It features an armillary sphere, cross Avis, machines, weapons and cross the town of Calatrava.

Visit the Park Sorraia - Coruche

Sorraia Park, situated in the Parish of Coruche, the riverfront area, has a playground, park radical, bike paths, pedestrian area and stone benches.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Visit the Church of Saint Anthony - Coruche

The St. Anthony Church, located in the Parish of Coruche is an ancient temple of nave, fully tiled type 'standard' in seventeenth-century blue and yellow bow pulpit and simple cruise. In one of the side altars is the former patron. The altar is simple, with the patron to the center and other images for lining. The chancel is vaulted coverage, with several oil paintings.

Visit the Church of St. John the Baptist - Coruche

Visit the Church of St. Peter - Coruche

The Church of St. Peter, located in the Parish of Coruche, has a single nave and side walls covered with tiles of blue and yellow type 'standard' of the seventeenth century, as well as the gable and soffit of the arch of the cruise. The nave has a wooden roof and its walls are thin addorsed a pulpit of Renaissance balusters.
The altar is carved rough, and, center, in a niche, the image of the patron saint. The front of the altar has a magnificent tiled panel with the image of St. Peter surrounded by shrubs, flowers and birds, resembling tissue. The ceiling of the chancel, under the dome, is also beautifully decorated.

Visit the Church of Our Lady of the Castle - Coruche

The Church of Our Lady of the Castle, located in the Parish of Coruche the place where, formerly, rose a castle that was the scene of frequent skirmishes between Muslims and Christians.
It was founded by D. Afonso Henriques, keeping in it a portrait of the king. Suffered over the years, several restorations, presenting today, graceful and attractive, with its small temple and a tower edged dark blue, characteristic of the region.
The Church is very long and rather wide, single nave with stone pulpit and bow of the cruise in pink marble. Occupying a wall, the altar, all gilt, flanked the figures of St. Joseph and St. Peter, is above the tabernacle, the image of Our Lady and Child, standing on a simple throne.
Daigreja The ceiling in the vault is decorated with several religious paintings, especially of the chapel, representing the "Coronation of Our Lady" surrounded by floating angels. Pending the ceiling of the nave can be seen an old crystal chandelier.

Visit the Church of Mercy - Coruche

The Church of Mercy, located in the Parish of Coruche, is building a sixteenth of a single nave with choir supported by four columns and simple which is a pipe organ with the date 1803. The altar bears the image of the center patron saint, Our Lady of Conception. The facade has a royal crown.

Visit the Dam of Monte da Barca - Coruche

The Monte da Barca Dam, located in the Parish of Coruche, has a reservoir about 2.5 km long in an area of ​​884ha.
Surrounded by massive oak and pine, is a spectacle of rare beauty, inviting for walking, fully enjoying the fresh air and tranquility. Also provides water sports and fishing.