Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança
Considered by many to be the "Most Manueline Village in Portugal", it was almost an enigma. In the countryside of Trás-os-Montes, agricultural, without great known patrons, almost without road connections to the most developed cities in the country where art reached forms of erudition worthy of note, it was possible to develop and maintain this new form until today. artistic expression, rich in decoration, expensive, which needed good masons and artists for its execution. All this quality and quantity have a logical explanation and are simple to understand if we think that it was essentially during the second half of the 15th century and the beginning of the 20th century. 16 that numerous Jewish families settled in this village, who, being overwhelmingly traders, had the necessary cash to buy or order works of art from the master masons.
Main Chapel: The altarpiece of the main chapel in national style, from the beginning of the century. XVIII during the reign of D. João V. The paintings and part of the decoration of an old altarpiece painted between 1520 and 1535, which was disman...
Manueline church built between 1520-1550, following the conception of the church hall and the unification of space, as in the church of the Jerónimos monastery (1500-1522), with elegant single cylinder pillars that support ribbed vaults in the 3 n...
Freixo de Espada à Cinta is considered by many to be the "most Manueline village in Portugal", which is almost an enigma. In the countryside of Trás-os-Montes, agricultural, without great known patrons, almost without road connections to the most ...
Manueline church built between 1520-1550, following the conception of the church hall and the unification of space, as in the church of the Jerónimos monastery (1500-1522), with elegant single cylinder pillars that support ribbed vaults in the 3 n...
Collateral chapel on the side of the Gospel: Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Dores (former chapel of the Blessed Sacrament). On the left side of the outer wall is an Arcossolium.
Collateral chapel on the side of the Gospel: Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Dores (former chapel of the Blessed Sacrament). On the left side of the outer wall is an Arcossolium.
Built in 1673, the convent housed a house of religious (priests), who followed the congregation of S. Filipe Néri created in Italy in 1575. It was the troubled time of the wars for the restoration of independence in 1640-63. The architecture used ...
Built in 1673, the convent housed a house of religious (priests), who followed the congregation of S. Filipe Néri created in Italy in 1575. It was the troubled time of the wars for the restoration of independence in 1640-63. The architecture used ...
Considered by many to be the "Most Manueline Village in Portugal", it was almost an enigma. In the countryside of Trás-os-Montes, agricultural, without great known patrons, almost without road connections to the most developed cities in the countr...
A good example of a Manueline style house from the 16th century. The urban core includes a set of Renaissance windows in some older buildings in Freixo
Medieval village of royal jurisdiction with castle and urban fence. We are in the square of Igreja Matriz, dedicated to São Miguel, a contemporary church to that of the Jerónimos in Lisbon, and following the same principles of church-hall (Hallenk...
