Bergen: Plaatsen

Medelim

Known as the «village of balconies», it is surely one of the villages of the Beira region with more of these characteristic and simple verandas made o ... meer »

Monsanto

The place that was voted in 1938 the «most Portuguese village in Portugal» nestles on the slope of a steep hill (the Monsanto head, known in Latin as ... meer »

Monsanto: Capela de São Miguel

Near this Romanic chapel in ruins, dating from the 12th and 13th centuries and situated outside the Monsanto castle´s walls, it is easy to find the g ... meer »

Monsanto: Capela do Espírito Santo

Leaving the Largo do Cruzeiro square, on the entrance to Monsanto, and turning left in the opposite direction to the Post Office, the visitor finds hi ... meer »

Monsanto: Casa e Consultório de Fernando Namora

Among its treasures, Monsanto includes the house where Fernando Namora lived (at the street named after the novelist) and another, a few yards away, w ... meer »

Monsanto: Castelo

In the 19th century, an explosion in the powder-room of the imposing Monsanto castle, built 700 years earlier, completely destroyed what remained of i ... meer »

Monsanto: Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo

The small church which can now be seen within the walls of the Monsanto castle results from the reconstruction of an earlier temple, built by the Tem ... meer »

Monsanto: Igreja Matriz

It marks the entrance to Monsanto, shielded by old cannons and standing at the end of a steep climb, a little after the former bulwark, a site now tur ... meer »

Monsanto: Solares

The Rua Marquês da Graciosa, the main street of Monsanto, exhibits at least three remarkable buildings: at the entrance, the Post Office, a skilful b ... meer »

Monsanto: Torre de Lucano

Also known as the «Clock Tower», it is visible from almost every point of the village. At the top of the tower there is a showy replica of the Silver ... meer »