Visit the Church of Our Lady of Mercy - Santa Maria da Feira (Beja)

The Church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, located in the parish of Santa Maria da Feira (Beja), is inside the Grande Nossa Senhora da Piedade Hospital, built in 1490 by D. Manuel, Duque de Beja, undergoing profound changes throughout the times. The interior is covered with gilded carvings, and the main altar and large Italian school paintings are highlighted.

visiting Setúbal

Setubal is a Portuguese city, capital of Setúbal district and seat of a county of 170.57 km ² and 124,555 inhabitants (2008), divided into eight parishes: Gambia-Pontes-Alto War, Our Lady of the Annunciation, Sado , St. Mary of Grace, St. Julian, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian and St. Simon the municipality is bordered to the north and east by the municipality of Palmela, Sesimbra and the west by the South, the Sado estuary connects you to the municipalities Alcacer do Sal and Grândola. The coast is the Atlantic Ocean.

Short Historical Review

Setubal was born of the river and the sea. The records of human occupation in the territory of the county dating back to prehistoric times, having been collected in several locations, many remains from the Neolithic period. Setubal occupied the Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians, who came to Iberia in search of salt and tin, including Alcacer do Sal, then the river is navigable to this town.

During the Roman occupation, Maharashtra had a huge development. The Romans settled in the village fish-salting factories and furnaces for ceramics, which also developed.
The fall of the Roman Empire, the barbarian invasions, the constant coastal piracy caused a stagnation, if not disappearance of the settlement between the VI and XII centuries.
During the conquest of Alcacer do Sal by Christians in 1217, the town of Setúbal was incorporated in the Order of Santiago, from which time he returned to prosper.
In March 1249, Maharashtra received its first charter, granted by the Order of Santiago, women of this region, and signed by D. Palo Peres Correia, Master of the Order of Santiago, and Gonzalo Perez, commander of Mértola.
It is the late fifteenth century, the early sixteenth century, a period of rapidly developing country, which dates the building of the Convent of Jesus and his Church, founded by D ª. Rodrigues Pereira just to house the Franciscan Order of Santa Clara women, and, most likely, architectural work of the Master Diogo Boitaca, the same one that held the Jeronimos Monastery.
It is also the reign of King John II (who had Gauteng as a city favorite) which began the construction of the Marshland Square (now Square Bocage, ex-libris of the city), and the construction of an aqueduct in 1487, leading the water to the village, which works were subsequently terminated or extended by D. Manuel I. This monarch reformed the charter of the town in 1514, due to the progress and population growth that Setubal recorded throughout the last century.
The title of "outstanding villa" is granted in 1525 by D. John III. It was this title that has resulted, in 1553, a letter from the archbishop of Lisbon, D. Fernando, two new parishes of St. Sebastian and the Annunciation, who joined the existing St. Julian and Santa Maria.
In 1580, the town took a stand by D. Antonio Prior of Crato, against the possible occupation of the Portuguese throne by King Philip II of Spain. It was then surrounded by troops of the Spanish Duke of Alba, this location being visited by two years after Philip II, who ordered construction of Fort St. Philip (a work of Filippo Terzi).
In the seventeenth century, Setúbal reached its peak of prosperity when the salt has taken a leading role as currency exchange and return of military aid to support provided by European states to Portugal during and after the Wars of Independence. In response to this increase, were built after 1640 the new walls of Setubal, which included new areas such as Troina and straw.
Only in the nineteenth century, the increment that met Setubal lost. In 1860 came the path-of-war, have also started the earthworks on the river and the construction of Avenida Luísa Todi. It is in this century that began from working on the first factories of canned sardines in olive oil and, in parallel, became famous oranges and Setubal muscatel. Also in April 19, 1860 was a city by D. Peter V.
The flowering of Setubal in the twentieth century, reflected in the creation of new urban spaces: growth of Avenida Luisa Todi, part of Avenue of the combatants and the creation of the Salt Districts, Monarquina, St. Nicholas, the Conception, Carmona, and the Lyceum Montalban and development of the canning industry, the fertilizer, cement, pulp and paper, shipbuilding and heavy metalworking.
Setubal was high in 1926, the district headquarters and in 1975, the seat of the diocese.

The Visit
In County:
Arrábida Natural Park
Rio Sado
Arrábida

In the Parish of Our Lady of the Annunciation:
Amphitheatre Largo José Afonso
Fisherman's Statue
Source of toadfishes
New source
Fort Santiago, Outão
Fort St. Louis
Church of the Annunciation
Monument to the Dolphin

Pelourinho de Setúbal
Fishing port of Setubal
Beach Commendation
Beach Figueirinha
Beach Albarquel

In the Sado Town:
Church of Our Lady of Fatima
Marshland Sado Beaches

In the Parish of St. Mary of Grace:
Chapel of St. Francis Xavier
bandstand
Church of Our Lady of Grace
Bonfim Church
Garden of Quebedo
Port of Setubal

In the Parish of St. Julian:
aqueduct
Convent of Jesus
Estadio do Bonfim
Statue of Woman
Statue of Bocage
Statue of Luiz de Aguiar Tody
Parish Church of Setúbal
Jardim Beira Mar
Garden Vanicelos
Jardim do Bomfim
Monument to the Fighters
Cotton Park

In the Parish of St. Lawrence:
Brethren Village Chapel
Chapel of St. Mark
Caves José Maria Fonseca
Fountain Village Brothers
Fountain Oleiros
Convent Arrábida
Cruise Vila Fresca de Azeitão
Gruta da Lapa de Santa Margarida
Museum Azeitão Cheese
Beach Alportuche
Beach Portinho Arrábida
Quinta da Bacalhoa
Quinta das Torres
Quinta D'el Carmen

In the Parish of San Sebastian:
House of Bocage
Estádio da Bela Vista
Church of St. Sebastian
Church of the Crickets
Marina de Setubal
Viewpoint of San Sebastian
Monument to April 25
Bullring Carlos Relvas

In the Parish of St. Simon
Cascade Alcube
Palace and Quinta da Bacalhôa
Beach Galapos

Visit Pelourinho Double Mount - Queiriz

Pelourinho couple of the Mount, located in the Town of Queiriz is carved in a coarse-grained gray granite. It has three octagonal steps.
Plain shaft has a square base, octagonal section.
The apex of the pyramid of the shot is girded by a ring of iron rather high. The pillory is dated from the reign of King Manuel I.

Visit Arganil

The Municipality of Arganil, the district of Coimbra. It is bordered on the north by Plank and Oliveira do Hospital, on the west by Penacova and Vila Nova de Poiares, the south by Gois and Pampilhosa da Serra, and this for Covilhã and SEIA, the district of Guarda, and is still bounded by the East River cial and north by the River Alva. It has an area of 332.9 km2, which is divided into 18 parishes: Anseriz, Arganil, Barrel of Alva, Benfeita, Celavisa, tree stumps, Cerdeira, Coja, Folque, Moura da Serra, Piódão, Orchards, Pombeiro da Beira, S. Martin Cork, Sarzedo, Secarias, Teixeira and Vila Cova do Alva.

Weather

The climate of Arganil County has a generally similar temperatures to those recorded in the center of the country. Average annual temperatures range between 15 º -16 º C, with hot summers (20-22 ° C) and mild winters (9-11 ° C). Represent the characteristics of a continental climate, with sharp features Mediterranean, the rains are more frequent and abundant in late autumn, winter and early spring.

Flora

The flora of the Municipality of Arganil initially consisted of traditional hardwood species such as oak, chestnut, strawberry trees, especially softwood species like pine, but in recent decades these species have been replaced by exotic species, of which Eucalyptus is the most significant example, but to highlight the existing vegetation coverage in the Protected Area of Serra do Goshawk (APSA), which contains two well defined zones, the Forest Margaraça and Fraga da Pena, where there is a cascading waterfall whose is about 70 meters tall.

The Fauna
The fauna, in regard to mammals is to highlight the presence of the boar, genets and mongoose, for the birds, we found the hawk, owl of the woods, eagle, eagle wing round, black crow, wood pigeon, turtle dove and bullfinch , are also some species of herpetofauna, would stress is that the salamander and lizard tail compressed water.

Economy

From the economic point of view, its origins are primarily agricultural, despite the difficulties of making a profitable agriculture, given the conditions of the hilly terrain.
With improved accessibility, have seen the establishment of some industries in industrial areas, particularly in the Industrial Pole of Relvinha, where there is a growing supply of industrial infrastructure.

Brief History of County
The numerous historical references to the Municipality of Arganil and archaeological remains dating back to one of the earliest stages of human history, the Chalcolithic - Necropolis of windmills - and the Roman Period - Roman Military Camp of the Lomba Cano. The adjacent hill once housed a village Lusitanian who later "gave" rise to well-armed Roman garrisons. Established the camp in the castro, strategic and impregnable place, the army remained stationed there about one hundred years, possibly at the crossroads of centuries I before and after Christ.
Was granted a charter to Arganil in 1114, early in the twelfth century, by granting the Bishop of Coimbra. Passed again in 1394 for possession of Bishops Coimbra.D. Manuel I, on June 8, 1514 granted a new charter or 'new card' to the town of Arganil, which today is stored in City Hall, although without the title page.
In 1809 the village was marked by the French invasion, the troops having been stationed in Wellington at the Chapel of Mercy, which became their refuge and ammunition depot.
In February and March 1811, the French Massena left a trail of death and pillage in Arganil, the point of being considered one of that in Portugal suffered most from the invasion that "bloody Corsican (Napoleon) vomited on the Peninsula Hispanic. "
In the 30s, 40s and 50s of this century, is born the Regionalist movement, especially in the capital, led by those who had left here in search of better living conditions. This is a spontaneous movement in order to raise funds to carry out works and improvements in the villages that saw the birth and that the Government did not run. Were roads, water supplies, etc.. that this movement has financed, in most cases, in its entirety. All this movement (Committees, Unions, Leagues of Improvements) grew around the House County Arganil, still in fervent activity.

What to Visit
In County
Rio Alva
Açor Mountain

In the Town of Anceriz
Chapel of Our Lady at the Foot of the Cross
Chapel of Saint Anthony
Chapel of St. Peter
Church

In the Town of Arganil
St. Peter's Church of Arganil
Church of Mercy of Arganil or Santa Isabel
Chapel of Our Lord's Agony
Pillory Arganil
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ladeira
Church of Nossa Senhora do Monte Alto
Parish Church
Theatre Alves Coelho

In the Town of Barril do Alva
Source
Bridge
Fluvial Beach of Urtigal
River Beach barrel Alva

In the Town of Benfeita
Chapel of St. Rita
Capela do Senhor dos Passos
Monument to Lady of the Way
Jardim Gonçalves Leonardo Mathias
Monument Dr. José Simões Dias
Alminhas Bridge Fundeira
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Guia
Chapel of Our Lady of needs
Chapel of St. Bartholomew
Chapel of St. Simon
Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption
Cascade Fraga da Pena
Fountain of slums
Source of flies
Church of slums
Church of Santa Cecilia
Forest of Margaraça
Fraga Bridge Pen
River Beach
Peace tower

In the Town of Celavisa
Chapel of Our Lady of Good Voyage
Chapel of Saint Anthony
Picnic Park

In the Town of blocks
Park monk
Well of Cespa
Fluvial Beach of Pejadouro

In the Town of Cerdeira
Capela de Santo Amaro
Chapel of Our Lady of Good Voyage
Fountain
Source Santo Amaro
Church

In the Town of Côja
Almas
Chapel of St. Anthony
Chapel of the Lord's Sepulchre
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ribeira
Source
Church
River Beach Mills Alva
Pillory
Roman Bridge
River Beach Côja

In the Town of Folque
Chapel of St. Peter
Monastery Folque

In the Town of Moura da Serra
Souls of Valado
Chapel Sorgaçosa
Chapel of the ditch
Fountain of ditch
Source casarias
Source of the top
Pool Sorgaçosa
Tank Community Casarias
Tank Community Valado

In the Town of Piódão
Typical village Piódão
Typical village of Chãs Mares
Church Piódão
Chapel of St. Sundays
Cascade Ports Up
Church of St. John the Baptist
Water Mill Quinta dos Coicis
Museum Piódão
Ponte da Foz de Mares
River Beach in Cha Mares
River Beach Piódão

In the Town of Orchard
Fountain of Orchards
Foz da Fonte da Moura
Church
Ponte da Foz da Moura
Bridge Orchards
River Beach Orchards
Clock tower

In the Town of Pombeiro da Beira
Chapel of the Holy Clover
Chapel of Our Lady of Loureiro
Dam of Pillowcases
Chapel of the Holy Queen
Church
Pillory

In the Town of S. Martin Cork
Chapel of St. Peter
Dam of Pillowcases
Capela de Santo Amaro
Church
Bridge Mucela

In the Town of Sarzedo
Fountain Square of the village square
Church
Bridge
River Beach Boat Valeiro

In the Town of Secarias
Chapel of St. Michael
Church
River Beach of Cascalheira
River Beach Peneda Talhada

In the Town of Teixeira
Bridge Cartomilo
Chapel of Our Lady of Good Voyage

In the Town of Vila Cova do Alva
Almas
Church
Church of Mercy
Pillory
Bridge
Convento de Santo Antonio do Alva

Gastronomy
Appetizers
Corn Bread from Arganil
Ham
Fresh Cheese Sierra Açor
Sheep cheese from the Serra do Goshawk
Goat Cheese Sierra Açor
Cottage cheese

Soups
Soup nuts
Unto broth
Caldo Verde
Chicken Broth with Mountainous
Papa-Laberça
Soup to Nuts
Soup Stew
Bean soup
Soup Black-eyed Peas
Green Bean Soup
Wild radish soup
Soup turnip and Grand
Soup Serrana

Fish Dishes
Rice Sardines à Moda da Serra
Baked Cod with potatoes
Cod Oil
Bacalhau à Moda Christmas Sierra
Codfish S. Martin
Cod Ball
Sardine Ball
Fish River
Raw Cod Salad
Escabeche of Sardines
Trout with Rice Sprouts
Trout of the clumps to Fashion
Sierra Trout to Fashion

Meat Dishes
Rice Cabidela
Rice Pombo Bravo Manor
Beef Ball Convent Folque
Meat ball
Lamb Stuffed with blocks of Fashion
Stuffed belly to Fashion Folque
Stuffed belly to Fashion Vila Cova de Alva
Stuffed with Goat Fashion Barril de Alva
Cabrito the Serrana
Carolos with Fried Bacon
Chanfana
Coelho Bravo to Fashion Arganil
Stew Fashion Arganil
Chicken Fashion S. Martin
Hen the Florida Serrana

Where to Stay
In the Town of Arganil
Hotel Arganil ***
Residential Canary ****
Municipal Park Camping Arganil
Improvements Commission for Monte Redondo

In the Town of Côja
Pension Flower Alva
Residential Victocális
Côja Camping (Camping and Mountaineering Federation of Portugal)

In the parish of Piódão
Estalagem do Piódão - INATEL
House Bakery
House of Algar
Union Progressive Chãs D 'Mare
Holiday Village - Improvements Committee Piódão
House of Malhadinhas

In the Town of Secarias
Casa do Rio

In the Town of orchards
Camping Bica (Parish of Orchards)
House of Glory
Casa de Campo

In the Town of Moura da Serra
Improvements Commission for Moura da Serra

In the Town of Benfeita
Improvements Commission for slums


Where to Eat
In the Town of Arganil
My Restaurant
The Grid
Piri-Piri Grill (Take Away)
Pizzeria Argus
Filipe
The Custard
Charles
Mont'Alto Restaurant Bar
Marujinho Beiras
Regional Tavern
Tijoana
Shale

In the Town of Sarzedo
The Mill
Impala
Aroma Park

In the Town of Secarias
The Umbrella of Alva

St. Martin Parish in Cork
Beira Alva
Domino
The Corner
Youngest

In the Town of Côja
D. Ramiro II
Lagar do Alva
Prensa da Ribeira
Balconies of Alva

In the Town of Barril do Alva
Manjar Barril de Alva

In the Town of Piódão
The Fontinha
Piódão XXI

Visit Mira

Mira is a Portuguese town in the district of Coimbra, Central and Sub-region of Baixo Mondego, with about 7800 inhabitants.
It is the seat of a municipality with 123.89 km ² and 13,144 inhabitants (2004), divided into four parishes (Carapelhos, Mira, Mira and Pebble Beach).
The municipality is limited to the northern city of Aveiro, east and south and west by Cantanhede has coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
The region where Mira has been inhabited for long time, although little is known of its early history. It is known that this settlement was occupied in Roman times and is attributed them to expand. From the Roman period were found some construction materials, namely "tegulae (roof tiles) and household pottery.
Little information exists about the time of the Visigoths in this region, but during the period of Arab rule, Mira was a village square with. As was the practice then, attackers replaced part of the population as people from other areas of the peninsula, and it was during this time that the town acquired the name Mira.
It seems that Christians have found there had favorite devotion to the Apostle Thomas, and the devotees used to call this place the Land Lord Sao Tome, which according to legend brought the Moors to accept the term that is in Arabic Emir.
Mira is corruption of the Arabic word mir or emir, meaning lord, chief or prince. But there are some historians who accept the idea that the Arabs, giving it that name, wanted to distinguish it for its beauty, location and mild climate, calling it Land of the Lord.
With the Christian Reconquest, especially in the last achievement of Coimbra to the Arabs, the history of the lands of Mira will now be more clearly documented. The Moorish town was captured before the independence of the county of Portugal, perhaps by D. Henry, parents of D. Afonso Henriques.
In 1442, Dom Pedro, regent of Portugal and Duke of Coimbra, granted local autonomy to Mira and various privileges to secure and develop the local population. Received a charter of King Manuel I in Lisbon that brings the town to August 27, 1514 and appointed as trustee of the village and Mr Dom Gonçalo Tavares. Later, D. Manuel de Sousa Tavares was lord mayor and chief of the village. The landlord of Mira remained in family hands until the century of Tavares. XVIII, when he joined the House of Queens. There he remained until the extinction of the manorial system in 1833.

Gastronomy

Roasted potatoes in the sand with grilled cod
Easter Cake
Stew mixed with Boleiros
You suck Wine
Beans to Gandaresa
Pumpkin donut
Papas Pumpkin
Pitau of Raia
Grilled Sardines
Sarrabulho stylish Mira


The municipality of Mira has four parishes, which are:
Carapelhos is a parish with 3.92 km ² and 766 inhabitants (2001). Density: 195.4 persons per sq. km.
The Town of Carapelhos lies the source of the Municipality of Mira, limited by the side of the Town Angeão Source, County of Vagos, the south by the Town of cork de Cima, Cantanhede County, the Town by the west and north of Mira the Town of Pebbles, also of the Municipality of Mirth.
Economically, the people of this Town is dedicated mainly to agriculture. The little existing industry is linked to the processing of wood and aluminum frames, trade is reduced and is related to agricultural production.

Mira is a town and seat of both the parish and parish of the Diocese of Coimbra, 62.57 km ² and 7782 inhabitants (2001). Density: 124.4 inhabitants / km


Praia de Mira is a village and parish of 39.82 km ² and 2985 inhabitants (2001). Density: 75.0 inhabitants / km ².

The oldest known reference of Mira barns, which date from 1875 to refer to the town of Mira, she says "is 6 km far from the ocean and has road to 'haystacks of Mira, on the beach of the Sea", whose place residents are "almost all fishers'


The Pebble, also known as Pebble Mira, is a parish and parish of the Diocese of Coimbra, 15.70 km ² and 1339 inhabitants (2001). Density: 85.3 inhabitants / km ².

The Visit:
In the Town of Carapelhos
Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Chapel of St. Benedict
Source of St. Benedict
Monument to the house Gandareza

In the Town of Mira
Church of St. Thomas
Pelourinho de Mira
Dam Young of St. Thomas
Statue of King Peter
Lagoa de Mira
Water Mill
Monument to the dead of World War

In the Town of Praia de Mira
Chapel of Praia de Mira
Statue in tribute to the people of Praia de Mira (Fishermen)
New Church of Praia de Mira
Ethnographic Museum
Barrinha Mira
Canal de Mira
Praia de Mira
Gravel Beach

In Town Pebble
Church of Our Lady of Mount Caramel
Monument to Moliceiro
Source Baroque
Power Up
Source Menez
Park S. John
House Gandaresa
Monument to the Mother Gandaresa
Cruise

Where to Stay

In the Town of Mira
Hotel Quinta da Lagoa (** Hotel / Resort ***)
Residential-handed
Camping Vila Caia - Agro Tourism Vila Caia
In the Town of Praia de Mira
Holiday Apartment D. Quixote
Mira Villas Aparthotel (****)
Fifth St. Joseph (Agro - Tourism)
Residential Sandpiper
Residential Rainbow
Residential Canadian Star
Residential Sea
Residential Miratlântico
Residencial Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Camping Municipal
Camping Orbitur
Youth Hostel of Mira