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Showing posts with label Chapels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chapels. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Visit the Loureiro Chapel - Cernache
Etiquetas:
Beira Litoral,
Cernache,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Visit the Chapel of Vila Pouca - Cernache
Etiquetas:
Beira Litoral,
Cernache,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Conception - Cernache
Etiquetas:
Beira Litoral,
Cernache,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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.
Etiquetas:
Beira Litoral,
Bells,
Ceira (Coimbra),
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Visiting St. Peter's Chapel - Viegas Castle (Coimbra)
Etiquetas:
Beira Litoral,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District,
Viegas Castle (Coimbra)
Friday, December 6, 2019
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy - Assafarge
Etiquetas:
Assafarge,
Beira Litoral,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Visit the Chapel of Santo Amaro - Assafarge
The Santo Amaro Chapel, located in the Parish of Assafarge, is a 16th-century longitudinal plant, consisting of a nave, a chancel, a sacristy and a porch. Features features of eclectic, mannerist and revivalist architecture. It was rebuilt in the eighteenth century and modified in the twentieth century. Highlight for the simple triumphal arch and the cylindrical pulpit.
Etiquetas:
Assafarge,
Beira Litoral,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Monday, December 2, 2019
Visit the Quinta do Regalo House - Antuzede
The Quinta do Regalo House, located in the parish of Antuzede, is from the 19th century. XVI - XVII and is built in L-shape. The house belonged to the Coutinhos de Coimbra, grantees of the Bay. The house has a small outer chapel and its interior consists of a single nave and a simple arch serves as the main chapel. By the road there is still a 16th century fountain.
Etiquetas:
Antuzede,
Beira Litoral,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District,
Farms,
Fountains,
Solar
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy - Antuzede
The Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy, located in the parish of Antuzede, was erected in the highest part of the village, its interior has a rare sculptural ensemble, dating from the seventeenth century. This one shows us a Descent from the Cross, appearing the dead Christ, surrounded by the Virgin, his mother, and by Roman soldiers who help him down. The group has seen recent restoration work of its polychrome.
Etiquetas:
Antuzede,
Beira Litoral,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District,
Sculptures
Monday, November 25, 2019
Visit St. Dominic's Chapel - Antanhol
Etiquetas:
Antanhol,
Beira Litoral,
Bells,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace - Antanhol
Etiquetas:
Antanhol,
Beira Litoral,
Bells,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Conception - Antanhol
The Chapel of Our Lady of Conception, located in the Parish of Antanhol, in place of Valongo, is small.
Etiquetas:
Antanhol,
Beira Litoral,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Visit the Coimbra Major Seminary Building - Almedina (Coimbra)
The Coimbra Major Seminary Building, located in the Parish of Almedina, is a sui generis building given its Italian architecture and featuring several spaces that are worth a close visit.
Noteworthy is the Sagrada Familia church, with its dome, considered one of the most beautiful in the country; the reliquary chapel of S. Miguel; the Old Library, with more than 9,000 books from 1507 to 1800; the episcopal chambers; the tile room; and the Mondego Balcony, which has a magnificent view over the city. Noteworthy is a woodcut by Monsignor Nunes Pereira, a canvas by the famous painter Grão Vasco and the 18th century pipe organ, built in 1762 by João Fontana de Maquera, which falls under the category of “Iberian organs” and which has 1500 tubes.
Noteworthy is the Sagrada Familia church, with its dome, considered one of the most beautiful in the country; the reliquary chapel of S. Miguel; the Old Library, with more than 9,000 books from 1507 to 1800; the episcopal chambers; the tile room; and the Mondego Balcony, which has a magnificent view over the city. Noteworthy is a woodcut by Monsignor Nunes Pereira, a canvas by the famous painter Grão Vasco and the 18th century pipe organ, built in 1762 by João Fontana de Maquera, which falls under the category of “Iberian organs” and which has 1500 tubes.
Etiquetas:
Almedina (Coimbra),
Beira Interior,
Chapels,
Churches,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District,
Libraries,
Painting,
pipe organs,
Tiles
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Visit the Chapel of the Coimbra Military Hospital - Almedina (Coimbra)
Etiquetas:
Almedina (Coimbra),
Beira Interior,
Bells,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District,
towers
Visit the Chapel of St. Anthony - Almedina (Coimbra)
Etiquetas:
Almedina (Coimbra),
Beira Interior,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Monday, November 18, 2019
Visit the Chapel of St. Sebastian - Almalaguês
Etiquetas:
Almalaguês,
Beira Interior,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Visit the Chapel of St. Peter - Almalaguês
The Chapel of St. Peter, located in the Parish of Almalaguês, was built in the early 18th century, today in an advanced state of degradation, the Chapel of St. Peter is an example of regional baroque architecture.
It has only one nave, with wooden ceiling, and has three altarpieces. Mention should be made of the quality of the façade's outline and, in the interior, the 17th-century stone altarpiece and various sculptures from the 15th and 16th centuries.
It has only one nave, with wooden ceiling, and has three altarpieces. Mention should be made of the quality of the façade's outline and, in the interior, the 17th-century stone altarpiece and various sculptures from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Etiquetas:
Almalaguês,
Beira Interior,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Joy - Almalaguês
The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Alegria, located in the Parish of Almalaguês, has a longitudinal plan, consisting of a nave, a chancel and a sacristy attached to the left side. It was built in 1634, featuring features of mannerist and baroque architecture. Inside, highlight to some eighteenth century tiles that line the walls of the chancel, depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.
Etiquetas:
Almalaguês,
Beira Interior,
Bells,
Chapels,
Coimbra,
Coimbra District,
Tiles
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Visit the Chapel of Senhor do Miradouro - Tinalhas
The Chapel of Senhor do Miradouro, located in the parish of Tinalhas, dates from 1734, featuring a baroque style.
Etiquetas:
Beira Interior,
Castelo Branco,
Castelo Branco District,
Chapels,
Tinalhas
Visit the Chapel of Espírito Santo - Tinalhas
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit, located in the parish of Tinalhas, is presumed to have been erected in the 16th century, is of Romanesque style, and was restored in 1882. It has now been adapted for the Mortuary Chapel.
Etiquetas:
Bells,
Castelo Branco,
Castelo Branco District,
Chapels,
Cruises,
Inner Edge,
Tinalhas
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