Raposeira
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Raposeira is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Bispo
in the Algarve region of Portugal
, with 25.71 km² and 441 inhabitants (2001).
It is one of the parishes covered by the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
.
Raposeira was one of the places where the 15th C. Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator set up residence during his lifetime. Henry was known to have attended mass at the isolated but spacious chapel dedicated to the cult of Our Lady of Guadalupe, believed to have been originally erected by the Templar knights in the latter part the 13th C., and one of the few Medieval structures in this region of the Algarve to have survived the 1755 earthquake
intact.
There are several groups of megalithic menhir
s nearby.
Vila do Bispo
Vila do Bispo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 179.0 km² and a total population of 5,381 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro...
in the Algarve region of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, with 25.71 km² and 441 inhabitants (2001).
It is one of the parishes covered by the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park is a natural park in the Alentejo Region of south-central Portugal.It is one of the 30 Natural Park areas which are officially under Portuguese protection in the country.-see also:...
.
Raposeira was one of the places where the 15th C. Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator set up residence during his lifetime. Henry was known to have attended mass at the isolated but spacious chapel dedicated to the cult of Our Lady of Guadalupe, believed to have been originally erected by the Templar knights in the latter part the 13th C., and one of the few Medieval structures in this region of the Algarve to have survived the 1755 earthquake
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, was a megathrust earthquake that took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning. The earthquake was followed by fires and a tsunami, which almost totally destroyed Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal, and...
intact.
There are several groups of megalithic menhir
Menhir
A menhir is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found singly as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably; but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top...
s nearby.
Patrimony
- Menhir of Aspradantes
- Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
- Igreja da Raposeira
- Casa do Infante
- Battery of Zavial