Cristo Rei Viewpoint, in Tarouca
The King Christ in Gondomar, provides a unique overview of Tarouca, which still reaches land Lamego and Vila Real, as well as the horizons of the Serra do Marão.
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São Pedro de Tarouca Church, in Tarouca
The Church of San Pedro de Tarouca located in Tarouca municipality in Portugal. Your first document dated 1163. In the structure of the church, are visible details of the Romanesque style, the transition to the Gothic.
The Monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas, in Tarouca
The Monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas is located in Salzedas parish, Tarouca municipality, Portugal. Belonging to the Cistercian Order, date from the twelfth century, and its space was donated by the wife of D. Egas Moniz. Suffered expansion works in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, particularly in terms of the facade and the […]
The Ucanha Tower, in Tarouca
The Ucanha Tower is located in Ucanha parish, Tarouca municipality, Viseu district of Portugal. It is classified by IPPAR a National Monument in 1910. Its existence has been documented in the nineteenth century. D. Afonso Henriques donated in 1163, the widow of Egas Moniz, Teresa Alfonso the couto of Algeriz, adding the territory of Ucanha. […]
Santa Helena Mountain Range Viewpoint, in Tarouca
The Viewpoint of Santa Helena Mountain Range is located in the foothills of the Montemuro mountains. Situated high in the Sierra, is one of the most superb sights on the Varosa Valley. As far as the eye can can be seen the houses, crops and pastures. The horizon is shown dotted with fine examples of medieval architecture […]
Convent of St. John Tarouca, The Cistercian Order in Tarouca
The Convent of St. John Tarouca is located on the slope of Leomil mountains, overlooking the valley of the river Varosa, in the parish of St. John Tarouca, Tarouca municipality in the district of Viseu, Portugal. Constitutes the first monastery of the Cistercian Order in the country, founded in 1144. In 1152, after the victory […]
