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Showing posts with label District of Lisbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label District of Lisbon. Show all posts

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Visit the Church of Mercy Hospital - Arruda dos Vinhos

The building of the Church and Mercy Hospital, located in the Town of Arruda dos Vinhos, was built in 1574. Presents Baroque and Rococo.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Visit Skinny - San Pedro de Penaferrim (Sintra)

The Skinny, located in the Parish of San Pedro de Penaferrim, is part of a vast ensemble formed by the ancient shrine of San Saturnino and the palace romantic revivalist style, reminiscent of a fortress which was built in 1918.
This chapel of reduced dimensions, "hidden" in the Serra de Sintra, represents an important pilgrimage church, wrapped in a religious atmosphere of magic and are you associated the existence of a miraculous image of Our Lady.
This place of worship, plain-looking, has a rich interior with inlaid marble and stone tile blue and white, surprising even those who could get there.
The chapel can be found today have been built in the sixteenth century. Inside, the scenes of the life of the Virgin predominate, recorded in a set of tile panels lining the chapel.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Visit the Fountain of Thieves - San Pedro de Penaferrim (Sintra)

The Source of Thieves, located in the Parish of San Pedro de Penaferrim, is a monument of uncertain chronology, dating back possibly to the last quarter of the eighteenth century, when the kingdom's coat of arms affixed to the front, topped by swirls simple.
The large spout extender double stone opens to the rectangular tank.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Visit Pelourinho de Sintra - Sao Martinho (Sintra)

Pelourinho de Sintra, located in the Parish of Saint Martin (Sintra), is to copy the old March Manueline overthrown in 1854. it is a work of the master stonemason Joseph Fonseca, erected in 1940. Presents three steps that serve as a hexagonal punch the octagonal base of the pillory. This, helical shaft adorned with rosettes and quadripétalas presents, half, two strings separated by a concavity. The capital boasts with acanthus leaves, in the shot, and iron pine cone to the top. The entablature emerge four irons bondage.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Visit the Fountain Street Sotto Mayor - Sao Martinho (Sintra)

The Fountain Rua Sotto Mayor, in the parish of São Martinho (Sintra), has entered into a design revival trilobed arch of rubble. It presents a mosaic neo-Mudejar, which serves as the backrest carved marble fountain pink.
The Fountain is based on straight plinth, the tank has two sinks interior and is powered by cock jutting torso mesh, decorated with rosettes and semi-spheres.
It overlaps with the stem of circular feature, supporting the naturalistic sculpture of an eagle.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Visit Cruise's Church of St. Martin - St. Maarten (Sintra)

The Cruise of the Church of St. Martin, located in the Parish of St. Martin (Sintra) is a small stone cross with three meters located in front of the Church of St. Martin.

Visiting the Capuchin Convent - Saint Martin (Sintra)

The Capuchin monastery, located in the Parish of Saint Martin (Sintra) in the Serra de Sintra, was founded by King Alvaro de Castro, son of the Viceroy of India D. John de Castro, in the year 1560.
In this monastery there lived successive communities of Franciscan friars, dedicated to interior work. The first community was composed of eight brothers, being the best known of all Brother Honorius.
Poverty was pushed to the limit in its construction.The convent has a relatively small area and several of their cell doors are lined with cork to the bottom of at all man, so as to induce a genuflection. The decorative elements are also scarce, having been kept to a minimum. In the cafeteria there is a larges lab of stone to serve as a table, offering the Cardinal-King Henry.
With the extinction of monastic orders in 1834, the Franciscan religious community was forced to leave the convent. The space was purchased by Viscount Monserrate and later passed into the possession of the Portuguese State.

Visit the Fountain House - Sao Martinho (Sintra)

Visit the Cascade Monserrate - Sao Martinho (Sintra)

The Cascade of Montserrat, located in the Parish of Saint Martin (Sintra), have been authored by William Beckford, who took a natural spring on the site.

Visit the Old Fountain House - Saint Martin (Sintra)

Erected in the place where once was located the old Fountain House, in the Parish of Saint Martin (Sintra).

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Visit Aqueduct Granja do Marquês - Pero Pinheiro

The Aqueduct of Granja do Marquês originates in the town of Morelena Parish Pero Pinheiro, and supplies the Quinta da Granja do Marquês, current Air Base No. 1. It develops in the NE / SO a total length of 1900 meters (1500 m to the surface and 400 m underground). The longest section is composed of a basket handle arches resting on pillars of rectangular section. The construction of this hydraulic structure is linked to the campaign of improvements carried out in 1770 at Quinta da Granja do Marquês, by the Marquis of Pombal.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Visit Praia Grande - Necklaces

Praia Grande, located in the Town of necklaces, presents an extensive beach, which provides that the troubled waters of this region to acquire a feature here calmer. The beach is frequented by water sports fans, as is the case of the bodyboard and surf.

Visit Ursa Beach - Necklaces

The beach of the Great Bear, owned by the Town of Colares, is in the Natural Park of Sintra-Cascais.
The descent to the beach is long and some what difficult, but rewarded by the stunning natural beauty and wild 'Bear'.
The beach got its name from the huge stone in the shape of a bear, along side another name Giant rock formation. With about 50 meters long, this beach is very pretty, but it gets a little space at high tide.

Visit Adraga Beach - Necklaces

The Adraga Beach, located in the Town of necklaces, has a sandy beach about 400 meters.
On the left side of the beach is a large arched rock.
On the right side of the beach are rocks that are a good place for fishing. A visit to the magnificent beach Adraga is deserved for his Stone Alvidrar, slippery rock that slides down the cliff, nearly perpendicular, with about 80 meters.

Visit the Well Source - Necklaces

The Well of Power in Almoçageme Parish of necklaces, has a circular structure, with high walls and covered by counter-arched vault, protects the desired liquid. The dome is topped with goggle Garland. The opening with stone masonry, is closed by a large wooden door with hardware, which is patented by the old hand pump. The structure decked with flower pots and jars of clay.

Visit the Natural Swimming Pools Azenhas Sea - Colares

Visit Pool Azenhas Sea - Colares