The Conraria Bridge, is an iron bridge over the Ceira River, which connects the parishes of Castelo Viegas and Ceira.
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Showing posts with label Viegas Castle (Coimbra). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Viegas Castle (Coimbra). Show all posts
Thursday, December 12, 2019
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.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Visit St. Stephen's Church - Viegas Castle (Coimbra)
The church of Santo Estêvão, located in the parish of Castelo Viegas, has a beautiful landscape, distributed in staggered volumes consisting of the temple and the churchyard, with steps and terraces thrown on the slope. Of very simple typology, it has a single nave, covered with a wooden ceiling, and a rectangular chancel with a cradle vault, opened by a perfect triumphal arch. The two side chapels are covered with stone vaults, and in the chapel on the side of the Gospel stands the back wall, lined with nineteenth-century blue and white tiles of regional manufacture, with scenes from the Life of the Virgin. In the main façade, with triangular gable, looms the main portal, with a straight span, with a simple curved pediment surmounted by a small round window. More interesting is the south façade, with a similar portal, but topped by a raised bust of the Eternal Father. Originally a bell tower was erected on the façade, already replaced in the twentieth century by the present bell tower.
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Visiting the Convent of São Jorge de Milreus - Viegas Castle (Coimbra)
The Convent of São Jorge de Milreus, located in the parish of Castelo Viegas, was founded in 1080.
By the mid-twelfth century, the Convent would have attained great prosperity, as appears to be apparent from the great donation that Salvador Viegas made to the cenobium in 1159 of a remarkable array of goods in the immediate vicinity.
What can be seen today in São Jorge de Milreus is the product of a major remodeling campaign carried out from 1526. This monumental Mannerist campaign was one of many Jesuits throughout the country, entering in the institution's government precisely in this 16th century. For the next two centuries, the convent was the subject of numerous partial artistic campaigns, notably the tiled coverings of the church and the chapter room, dating from the first half of the 18th century, and the joanine painting campaign by André Gonçalves for the chapel. love the church.
From 1834, with the passage to the possession of private, Milreus saw his artistic heritage successively alienated, although his space has always had occupation.
By the mid-twelfth century, the Convent would have attained great prosperity, as appears to be apparent from the great donation that Salvador Viegas made to the cenobium in 1159 of a remarkable array of goods in the immediate vicinity.
What can be seen today in São Jorge de Milreus is the product of a major remodeling campaign carried out from 1526. This monumental Mannerist campaign was one of many Jesuits throughout the country, entering in the institution's government precisely in this 16th century. For the next two centuries, the convent was the subject of numerous partial artistic campaigns, notably the tiled coverings of the church and the chapter room, dating from the first half of the 18th century, and the joanine painting campaign by André Gonçalves for the chapel. love the church.
From 1834, with the passage to the possession of private, Milreus saw his artistic heritage successively alienated, although his space has always had occupation.
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