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10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Northern Portugal That You Shouldn't Miss
Brimming with both history and natural wonder, Northern Portugal is home to Porto, the city that gave the country its name, as well as the important ancient town of Braga. Also here is Peneda-Gerês, Portugal’s only national park, a gorgeous wilderness area of mountains, gorges, water features and wildlife. Many picturesque villages and manor houses dot the countryside. Two areas are UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alto Douro Wine Region, and the Paleolithic rock art in the Côa Valley.
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1. Capela da Senhora da Piedade da Quinta
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Two designations resulting from two Marian invocations born in the Medieval Ages are given to this Chapel, built in the place of Quinta: Lady of Piety and/or Lady of Quinta.
2. Capela das Almas
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4.5 based on 1,087 reviews
Reviewed By naila_al - Baku, Azerbaijan
Located in the middle of the pedestrian Santa Catarina street this beautiful church has an amazing exterior design. Take a minute (may be with coffee, as I did), sit on the bench and just observe the scenes reflected on the walls.
3. Anta da aboboreira
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
4. Santuario Nossa Senhora dos Remedios
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4.5 based on 1,024 reviews
Reviewed By Cres - Lisbon, Portugal
the Sanctuary is a place of unique characteristics. worth a visit as well the city of Lamego. easy access by car.
5. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
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4.5 based on 712 reviews
Reviewed By pierrepaulm_28 - Saint Julian's, Malta
An open space with a church that was visited by the pope. Beautiful place, quiet and the halls used for religious activities are worth seeing. View of Braga from that height is also memorable. Pity that this place is not as much known as the boun Gesu church. Only half an hour away. Not to be missed
6. Monastery of Saint Andrew of Ancede
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
Ancede is the legacy of an important economic and cultural centre; it was a Church and Monastery of the Canons Regular, after having belonged to the Dominicans. It became an important territory in 1141 and, from the old Romanesque Church, only the rose window and part of the chancel's lateral walls remain. In the churchyard, The Chapel of the Lord of the Good Delivery is a remarkable theatre where small stages narrate the life of Christ; it is an example of the importance of this Monastery during the Baroque period. This Monastery is part of the Route of the Romanesque.
7. Synagogue Kadoorie - Mekor Haim
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4.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By LoveToCTheWorld
I can't speak highly enough about the warm and inviting nature of the Porto Jewish community. Tours to see the synagogue are given in the afternoons (except Saturdays and holidays) - by previous appointment. You can just email them and set it up before your trip. If you want to attend services you will need to send a scanned copy of your passport. Hugo, the man who gives the tours of the synagogue is the nicest, warmest person with such a wealth of knowledge about Portuguese history and Portuguese Jewish history. The synagogue itself is quite impressive but Hugo's informative tour made it even more worthy as a tourist stop! He speaks several languages but our tour was in English. He showed us the small museum, the mikvah downstairs, and a beautiful sefardi sefer torah encased in silver. The community itself is fascinating - it's an Orthodox synagogue with an Orthodox rabbi but many members of the community are Reform and everyone prays together. Visitors are all welcome to join in services and I highly recommend a stop to the Porto Synagogue. It is accessible by metro (Casa da Musica stop) but it's a bit of a walk from there. I took a taxi from Porto's City Center and it was about 6 or 7 Euro.
