7 Sights in Setúbal, Portugal (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Setúbal, Portugal! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Setúbal. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

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1. Igreja do Mosteiro de Jesus

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The Monastery of Jesus is a historical religious building in Setúbal, Portugal, which served a monastery of Poor Clare nuns. It is one of the first buildings in the Manueline style, the Portuguese version of late Gothic. The cloisters of the complex houses a museum of the monastery. In 2013, pan-European heritage organization Europa Nostra declared the monastery to be one of the 7 most endangered monuments in Europe.

Wikipedia: Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

2. Palácio e Quinta da Bacalhoa

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Palácio e Quinta da BacalhoaTheo França from São Paulo, Brasil / CC BY 2.0

Quinta da Bacalhoa is a former property of the Portuguese Royal House. The farm with the famous Palácio da Bacalhoa - also known as Palácio dos Albuquerques - is located in the parish of Azeitão, municipality of Setúbal, more precisely in the small village of Vila Fresca de Azeitão.

Wikipedia: Quinta da Bacalhoa (PT), Website, Heritage Website

3. Convento de Nossa Senhora da Arrábida

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The convent of Our Lady of Arrábida, Santa Maria da Arrábida convent or just Arrábida Convent, was a convent of Franciscan religious who belonged to the Franciscan province of Arrábida, located in the southern slope of Serra da Arrábida, facing the sea, in the present Municipality of Setúbal.

Wikipedia: Convento de Nossa Senhora da Arrábida (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

4. Forte de São Filipe

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Forte de São Filipe No machine-readable author provided. OsvaldoGago assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Fort of São Filipe de Setúbal, also referred to as the São Filipe Castle or the São Filipe Fortress, is in the city of Setúbal in the Setúbal District, of Portugal. The fort was built on the orders of Philip II of Spain, who personally witnessed the laying of the cornerstone of the new fortification in 1582. It stands in a dominant position on the right bank of the mouth of the Sado River, overlooking the centre of Setúbal to its east and guarding access to the river. Named after the king during the Iberian Union, the fortress was designed by Giovan Giacomo Paleari Fratino and had the Italian military engineer Filipe Terzi, who worked for the Spanish Royal Court, as its chief engineer. It was completed in 1600 under the guidance of Leonardo Torreano due to the death of Terzi.

Wikipedia: Fort of São Filipe de Setúbal (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

5. Cruzeiro de Setúbal

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The Cruzeiro de Setúbal or Cruzeiro do Largo de Jesus is located in Largo de Jesus in front of the Church of the old Monastery of Jesus, in the former parish of São Julião, in the municipality of Setúbal, district of Setúbal, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Cruzeiro do Largo de Jesus (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

6. Igreja de Santa Maria da Graça

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The Our Lady of Grace Cathedral also called Setúbal Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that works as the Cathedral of Setúbal, a city in Portugal. It is located in the heart of the primitive medieval town of Setúbal, around which the most important medieval district of the city as well as the religious and administrative center developed.

Wikipedia: Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal (EN), Heritage Website

7. Farol da Azeda

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The Azeda Lighthouse went into operation on 6 June 1940 at the Quinta da Azeda in Setúbal, in Setúbal District, Portugal. Initially the light was mounted in a hut on a hill but new housing construction made it difficult to see and in 1996 a 31-metre tall cylindrical tower was constructed. The lighthouse is situated about 3 kilometres inland. In addition to supporting the light, the tower also functions as a water tower for the town of Setúbal.

Wikipedia: Azeda Lighthouse (EN)

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