Porto atlântico privilegiado, a primeira estrutura defensiva deste importante burgo foi uma muralha iniciada ao tempo do rei D. Afonso IV (1325-57) e concluída no reinado seguinte, sob D. Pedro I (1356-67), com a função de conter os assaltos de piratas e de corsários oriundos, normalmente, do Norte de África.

With Islamic occupation between the 8th and 12th centuries, the Castle of Palmela was conquered by D. Afonso Henriques, in 1147 and definitively recovered by D. Sancho I. Definitive seat of the Order of Santiago, from 1443 until its extinction, in...
Located inside the primitive fence of the Castle of Palmela, in the parish of Palmela, the Church of Santiago de Palmela was promoted in 1443 and ended in 1482 with the pretext of transferring the order of Santiago to the village of Palmela in the...
The oldest structure identified in the Outão site is a coastal watchtower, erected by order of King João I (1385-1433) in 1390. Later, during the reign of King Manuel (1495-1521), it would have been benefited.
The Fort of São Filipe de Setúbal, also known as Castelo de São Filipe, is located in a dominant position on a hillock, opposite the coastal city of Setúbal, dominating the left bank of the mouth of the Sado River and the Atlantic Ocean, in Portug...
The Church of the former Monastery of Jesus or Convent of Jesus de Setúbal is a Gothic style church located in Setúbal, considered to be one of the first examples of the Manueline style. It was designed by the architect Diogo Boitaca in 1494, by v...
The Church of the former Monastery of Jesus or Convent of Jesus de Setúbal is a Gothic style church located in Setúbal, considered to be one of the first examples of the Manueline style. It was designed by the architect Diogo Boitaca in 1494, by v...
Setúbal, a privileged Atlantic port, the first defensive structure of this important town was a wall started at the time of King Afonso IV (1325-57) and completed in the following reign, under D. Pedro I (1356-67), with the function to contain the...
Located inside the primitive fence of the Castle of Palmela, in the parish of Palmela, the Church of Santiago de Palmela was promoted in 1443 and ended in 1482 with the pretext of transferring the order of Santiago to the village of Palmela in the...
Located inside the primitive fence of the Castle of Palmela, in the parish of Palmela, the Church of Santiago de Palmela was promoted in 1443 and ended in 1482 with the pretext of transferring the order of Santiago to the village of Palmela in the...
Com ocupação islâmica entre os séculos VIII-XII, o Castelo de Palmela foi conquistado por D. Afonso Henriques, em 1147 e definitivamente recuperado por D. Sancho I. Sede definitiva da Ordem de Santiago, de 1443 até à sua extinção, em 1834, a forti...
With Islamic occupation between the 8th and 12th centuries, the Castle of Palmela was conquered by D. Afonso Henriques, in 1147 and definitively recovered by D. Sancho I. Definitive seat of the Order of Santiago, from 1443 until its extinction, in...
Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Cabo Espichel, located at the westernmost point of the coast of Sesimbra, is a unique civil and religious architectural ensemble, which combines the monumentality of the building with the immateriality of religious de...
Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Cabo Espichel, located at the westernmost point of the coast of Sesimbra, is a unique civil and religious architectural ensemble, which combines the monumentality of the building with the immateriality of religious de...
The Castelo Church dates back to 1165, although it was only during the reign of King Sancho I that the construction of a larger Romanesque - Gothic church of Santa Maria do Castelo began, worthy of the county created in the meantime. In the year 1...