Lar Nevarte Gulbenkian

Lar Nevarte Gulbenkian is a social service facility in União das freguesias de Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto), Braga. Lar Nevarte Gulbenkian is situated nearby to the public building Shopping de São Lázaro / Clínica de São Lázaro, as well as near the hospital Lusíadas Braga.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raio Palace and Fountain of the Idol.

Raio Palace

Museum

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The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by Portuguese architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement. Raio Palace is situated 140 metres north of Lar Nevarte Gulbenkian.

Fountain of the Idol

Museum

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The Fountain of the Idol is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal. Located in the former territory of the Callaici Bracari, the granite rock fountain/spring has Latin inscriptions, dedicated to the Gallaecian and Lusitanian gods Tongoenabiagus and Nabia. Fountain of the Idol is situated 180 metres northeast of Lar Nevarte Gulbenkian.

Theatre Circo

Theater building

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The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. Designed by the architect João de Moura Coutinho, it was first inaugurated on 21 April 1915 with a performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo's operetta La reginetta delle rose. Theatre Circo is situated 290 metres north of Lar Nevarte Gulbenkian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sé and São João do Souto.