Historical Monuments in Costa de Beiras

Located in the lively May 8th Square, the Santa Cruz Monastery was founded in 1131 by the canons of the St. Augustine order. Today

This is the main gate in the medieval wall. The oldest part of the door dates back to the 9th century, and was originally made up

University Tower (or Clock Tower) is Baroque and is in one of the two corners of the courtyard of the Old University (Largo da Por

In Sé Velha Square is the Old Cathedral (or Sé Velha) and when we were in the square there were many people selling antiques/trink

Although I don't know the exact address, this Major Seminary is just meters from the Botanical Garden and was constructed during t

This monument, dedicated to Joao Afonso, was funded by the Ministry of Public Works. The Portuguese sculptor Cunha Vaz unveiled it