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Pilgrimage to The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima

Pilgrimage to The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima

Our Lady of Fátima Nossa Senhora de Fátima, is a title referring to the Virgin Mary, based on apparitionsreported to be experienced by three shepherd children at Fátima. The three children were Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto. The apparition is also referred to as Our Lady of the Rosary (a term first used in 1208 for the reputed apparition in […]

Via Romana, The Roman Road, in Porto de Mós

Via Romana, The Roman Road, in Porto de Mós

The Roman Road to Sierra Alqueidão is located in the parish of Alqueidão of Serra and was created to facilitate the sale of iron mined in Vieiros in Figueirinha and Zambujal, and leads to Tomar, the Bouceiros. On site remains today the route of the Roman road of Carreirancha. This was the path that led […]

The Fort of Peniche

The Fort of Peniche

Square-strong Peniche is located in the city of the same name, in the district of Leiria, Portugal. It is a fortress located on the southern slopes, above the cliffs, between the fishing port in the east, and the Cave of Furninha west. It is assumed that the origin of the place name derives from Peniche […]

Bordallo Pinheiro Factory of Artistic Earthenware, in Caldas da Rainha

Bordallo Pinheiro Factory of Artistic Earthenware, in Caldas da Rainha

Bordallo Pinheiro Factory of Artistic Earthenware was founded in 1884 in Caldas da Rainha, originally under the name “Fábrica de Faianças das Caldas da Rainha” (The Earthenware Factory of Caldas da Rainha).   Bordallo Pinheiro Factory of Artistic Earthenware has been, for over a century, responsible for the design of a gallery of utilitarian and […]

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, The Artist

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, The Artist

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (21 March 1846 – 23 January 1905) was a Portuguese artist known for his illustration, caricatures, sculpture and ceramics designs, and is considered the first Portuguese comics creator. He was a disciple of his father, the painter Manuel Maria Bordalo Pinheiro. His mother was D. Maria Augusta do Ó Carvalho Prostes and his brother the painterColumbano. He […]

“O Casulo” House of painter José Malhoa, in Figueiró dos Vinhos

“O Casulo” House of painter José Malhoa, in Figueiró dos Vinhos

Located at Avenida José Malhoa, with the Figueiroense Club – House of Culture, the “Cocoon” was the residence that the Grand Master had built after fixation in Figueiró Wine. This residence has a plant consists of two rectangular bodies, tees, and the North-oriented body primitive atelier of the painter, built in 1895. The other body […]

Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo, in Nazaré

Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo, in Nazaré

The Fort of Saint Michael the Archangel, also referred to as the Nazareth Morro do Forte or simply Forte da Nazaré, is located in the village, parish and county of Nazaré, Portugal. It stands in a dominant position on the beach of Nazaré, famous and traditional fishing spot, sanctuary and resort on the Portuguese coast. […]

Nazaré, The Seaside Resort of Costa da Prata

Nazaré, The Seaside Resort of Costa da Prata

Nazaré is a town and a municipality in subregion Oeste and Leiria District, in Portugal. It is one of the most popular seaside resorts in the Silver Coast, Costa de Prata, Portugal. The municipal holiday is September 8 with the Festas da Nazaré a religious and profane festival with processions, bullfights, fireworks, folk dancing and a fair. The town consists of three neighbourhoods: Praia (along the […]

Fort of São João Baptista, Fort of the Berlenga Grande, in Peniche

Fort of São João Baptista, Fort of the Berlenga Grande, in Peniche

The Fort of São João Baptista das Berlengas, or simply known as the Fort of the Berlengas, is located off western coast of Portugal, on the largest island of the archipelago of the Berlengas, in the municipality of Peniche in Oeste region. The fortification belonged to a group of defensive military structures meant to protect the municipality located on the coast.   […]

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