Capela de São Tomás de Aquino
Capela de São Tomás de Aquino is a ruins in Caparica e Trafaria, Almada, Setúbal District. Capela de São Tomás de Aquino is situated nearby to FCT/UNL Pond, as well as near the ruins Quinta da Torre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruins
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Almada, Portugal
- Also known as: “Ermida de São Tomás de Aquino”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belém Tower and Monastery of the Hieronymites.
Belém Tower
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Belém Tower is situated 3 km north of Capela de São Tomás de Aquino.
Monastery of the Hieronymites
Protected area
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. Monastery of the Hieronymites is situated 3½ km north of Capela de São Tomás de Aquino.
Monument to the Discoveries
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 3 km north of Capela de São Tomás de Aquino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monte de Caparica and Banática.
Monte de Caparica
Town
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caparica is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged with the civil parish of Trafaria into the new parish Caparica e Trafaria.
Banática
Hamlet
Banática is a small town at Almada, Portugal. Its name may derive from the Arabic language word for prince. It is the first port at the Tejo. It has a Repsol oil refinery, a sports club, Clube Recreativo e Desportivo de Banática, and a coast control unit of the Portuguese Republican National Guard.
Porto Brandão
Hamlet
Porto Brandão is a locality in the freguesia of Caparica e Trafaria, Almada Municipality, Portugal. With an excellent strategic location, it is situated by the Tejo river.
Capela de São Tomás de Aquino
- Categories: chapel, cultural heritage, church, building, and historic site
- Location: Caparica e Trafaria, Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.66502° or 38° 39′ 54″ northLongitude
-9.2047° or 9° 12′ 17″ westOpen location code
8CCGMQ8W+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 562849241OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q66815043
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In Other Languages
“Capela de São Tomás de Aquino” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Capela de São Tomás de Aquino”
- Portuguese: “Ermida de São Tomás de Aquino”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include FCT/UNL Pond and Quinta da Torre.
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