Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
An 18th-century pilgrimage church on the hill above Lamego, reached by a monumental baroque stairway of almost 700 steps with tiles, fountains and statues.
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An 18th-century pilgrimage church on the hill above Lamego, reached by a monumental baroque stairway of almost 700 steps with tiles, fountains and statues.
Founded in the 12th century, with a Romanesque-Gothic tower, a Renaissance cloister and a painted baroque ceiling.
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Housed in the former bishop's palace, with Flemish tapestries, paintings by Grão Vasco and complete gilded baroque chapels.
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A tiny pre-Romanesque chapel in a green valley outside Lamego, one of the oldest churches in Portugal.
Verified: 2026-03-26
A medieval keep and walls at the top of the old town, with a rare vaulted cistern below.
A Romanesque church in the old town, by tradition the site of Portugal's first parliament.