Capela do Descimento
Capela do Descimento is a chapel in Nogueiró e Tenões, Braga. Capela do Descimento is situated nearby to Hotel do Templo, as well as near the chapel Capela de São Pedro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of the Good Jesus of the Mount and Castelo do Bom Jesus.
Basilica of the Good Jesus of the Mount
Church
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Basilica of the Good Jesus of the Mount is a church.
Castelo do Bom Jesus
Hotel
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castelo do Bom Jesus is a hotel, which is situated 410 metres north of Capela do Descimento.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
Church
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro or Sanctuary of Sameiro is a sanctuary and Marian shrine in Espinho, near the city of Braga, Portugal. The Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro remains one of the most frequented places of Marian devotion in Portugal, the complex itself surpassed in size only by the Sanctuary of Fátima. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro is situated 1½ km southeast of Capela do Descimento.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tenões and Espinho.
Tenões
Village
Nogueiró e Tenões is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, in the Portuguese district of the same name. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Nogueiró and Tenões. The population in 2011 was 5,129, in an area of 4.43 km2.
Espinho
Village
Espinho is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 1,181, in an area of 4.48 km². The Sameiro Sanctuary is situated in Espinho.
Gualtar
Village
Gualtar is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 5,286, in an area of 2.74 km2.
Capela do Descimento
- Type: Chapel
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Nogueiró e Tenões, Braga, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.55424° or 41° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-8.37759° or 8° 22′ 39″ westOpen location code
8CHHHJ3C+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 737049070OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapel
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In Other Languages
“Capela do Descimento” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Capilla del Descendimiento”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hotel do Templo and Capela de São Pedro.
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