The Lamego Cathedral, was founded in 1129. It is a Gothic cathedral, keeps the original square tower, but the rest of the architecture reflects changes made in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, including a Renaissance cloister with a dozen well-proportioned arches. In the twelfth century, after the restoration of the Diocese of Lamego, the construction […]
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 […]
The Mother Church of Armamar (or Church of St. Michael), whose construction possibly dates back to the twelfth century, is the only national monument Armamar1 municipality, Portugal. Has undergone several subsequent interventions to build in the XVII and XVIII. According to tradition the church was probably built with stones of the demolished Armamar Castle, before […]
The ruins of the Wall of Doors of Montemuro, Parada de Ester (Castro Daire) is an archaeological site considered as a Public Interest Property by IPPAR since 1974. In the thirteenth century was cited in inquiries of 1258. The archaeological site is shared by two neighboring municipalities: Castro Daire and Cinfães. According to some authors, the […]
