Costa de Prata: Places
Igreja de Santa Cruz
The Convent of the Holy Cross, founded in 1131, lodged Augustine friars. During the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, new buildings were added and it bec ... more »
Igreja de Santa Justa
Building from the 18th century, formed by three floors and two belltowers. With many 17th-century characteristics, visible in the ashlar masonry with ... more »
Igreja de Santiago
Roman church with three naves, separated by square and circular sets of pillars. Inside, it is worth admiring the chapel of St Peter, from the 15th ce ... more »
Igreja de Santo António
Igreja de Santo António is all that remains of the Saint Anthony Convent, founded in 1524. The façade dates from the 18th century, according to the Fr ... more »
Igreja de Santo António dos Olivais
The church that can now be seen dates from the 18th century, but the original convent building, of bigger dimensions, was raised in the 13th century. ... more »
Igreja de São Bartolomeu
The church that now exists dates from the 18th century, but the original construction was built in the 12th century. The portal and the two belltowers ... more »
Igreja de São João Evangelista
Also known as Igreja das Carmelitas (Carmelites Church), Igreja de São João Evangelista belonged to the convent of the same name, of Carmelite nuns. F ... more »
Igreja de São Pedro
A simple 17th-century building, later altered, which originally belonged to the ancient St Peter University College of the Franciscan monks. The build ... more »
Igreja de São Salvador
Little remains of the original Roman temple, restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. The portal of the façade is formed by archivolts over pillars wi ... more »
Ilha da Berlenga
Located 11 kilometres from Peniche, the Berlenga island forms, with the islets of Farilhões, Estelas and Forcadas, the archipelago of Berlengas. With ... more »