Latest news and stories about monuments in Portugal for expats and residents.
Information on the upcoming initiative to illuminate landmarks across Portugal in purple, explaining the locations involved and the significance behind the event.
Who ordered the construction of the Cava de Viriato in Viseu? What was it before? The texts of the “unaligned” and contemporary writers.
The Aid to the Church in Need (AIS) Foundation is planning an initiative to illuminate landmarks in Portugal with red light to raise awareness about the persecution of Christians worldwide.
What do the conservation and restoration reveal about the king's tomb? That the feet and the crown of the sculpture representing him were once smaller, but that the head was always larger than it should have been. King Dinis approved.
We also discuss improvements introduced in Viseu by its Initiative and Tourism Commission; this time it is the monument commemorating the 1st centenary of the birth of the poet and statesman Tomás Ribeiro.
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The Convent of Christ in Tomar is vying for a spot in the final round of the New 7 Wonders of Portugal competition.
French activist will not even pay for the graffiti cleaning - nearly 3,000 euros.
MMP manages 37 national museums, monuments, and palaces distributed across 21 cities and towns, including sites classified as UNESCO World Heritage.
Home Lisbon The artistic palace in Sintra The artistic palace in Sintra Hidden within the mist-shrouded hills of the Sintra Mountains, the Palácio de Monserrate stands as a materialised dream of Romanticism.
Home Lisbon The Tilemakers statue in Lisbon The Tilemakers statue in Lisbon Standing quietly amidst the grand plaza of the Praça dos Restauradores, the bronze monument dedicated to the _Azulejadores_ (the tilemakers) offers a grounded, human-scale tribute to the artisans who physically shaped Por
The monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça were not included in the final list of the New 7 Wonders of Portugal.
The columns of Eduardo VII Park, and their respective palm crowns, can and should be preserved. The vegetal scenography is not sacred.
The National Pantheon in Lisbon closed today for “refurbishment works” that will last 10 days, with reopening scheduled for the 25th, announced Museus e Monumentos de Portugal (MMP).
Access to the Sintra mountain forest perimeter is no longer restricted as of today due to a reduction in rural fire risk, and monuments will remain open, according to the local council and Parques de Sintra.
The Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar in inland Portimão will once again provide the backdrop for a unique summer solstice celebration when Pré-História ao Luar (Prehistory by Moonlight) returns on Sunday, The post Prehistory by Moonlight returns to Alcalar for summer solstice celebration appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A historic fortress in a state of disrepair has been put forward as a candidate for the '7 Wonders of Portugal' competition.
A list of 147 sites and landmarks that are potential candidates for the New 7 Wonders of Portugal campaign.
Home News Emblematic monument in Portugal to reopen Emblematic monument in Portugal to reopen The Belém Tower in Lisbon, one of the country's most visited monuments, reopened on 27 May, “shining” after a year of restoration work and with a new public access model designed to reduce waiting lines.
