This curious building, which surprises those who walk along the Caldeireiros street for the first time, has been the home of the Confraria (Brotherhood) of Nossa Senhora da Silva since the fifteenth century. Its façade ...
The former chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, or Cais, in the heart of the Ribeira do Porto, dates from the seventeenth century. Its current name is due to the fact that the image of the Senhora do Ó was transferred here ...
The Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio was built in the second half of the eighteenth century and is located in the Ribeira do Porto area, very close to the Lada Elevator. This baroque church used to be near the old city ...
Built in the early eighteenth century, the Chapel of Souls is one of the most beautiful churches of Porto. Its exterior is beautiful. It was covered in 1929 with tiles representing moments in the life of Saint Francis of ...
Inaugurated in 1893, the Chapel of Fradelos now has as neighbor the Silo-Auto building, a multistorey car park built in 1964. The chapel is a rectangular Neoclassical building with a single nave. It has a bell tower and two ...
The S. Miguel-O-Anjo Lighthouse Chapel was built in 1527 by D.Miguel da Silva who was prebendary of the monastery of Santo Tirso, to which the S. João da Foz estate belonged. The building, on the way to Foz do Douro, features ...
Built in 1554, the Chapel of Alfaiates houses a clay image of Nossa Senhora de Agosto (Our Lady of August) – the name by which is also known this small temple near Praça da Batalha – outer facade. It was designed ...
Located in an old part of the city, adjacent to several alleys and typical streets, it is one of the oldest monuments of Porto and Portugal. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. It combines several architectural ...
Construction for the Church of Lapa began in the second half of the eighteenth century, but the Neoclassical style building went through minor modifications over time. It belongs to the Brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Lapa, ...
The Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição was built between 1938 and 1947. It has a monumental granite façade, with two massive towers, one more than 50 metres high, and a front yard with white and black pavement. In the ...
The construction of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Esperança began in 1746 and its design has been attributed to Nicolau Nasoni. Inside this private church, which is owned by Santa Casa da Misericordia of Porto, you can see ...
The Church of Nossa Senhora da Vitória was built by Bishop Frei Antonio de Sousa between 1755 and 1769, to replace an older church. The church, which is located in the heart of the historic center of Porto, was badly damaged ...
