Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Setúbal, Portugal

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7 sights
1.7 km

11 m
21 m

Experience Setúbal in Portugal in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Setúbal Individual Sights in Setúbal

Sight 1: Igreja de Santa Maria da Graça

Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0

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

443 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Igreja Matriz de São Julião

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St. Julian's Church is an 18th-century church located on the Praça de Bocage in Setúbal, Portugal. It is the main church (matriz) of the city classified as National Monument in 1910.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Julião (Setúbal) (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Fortaleza de Setúbal

The walls of Setúbal that surrounded the city of Setúbal, in Portugal, date back to the fourteenth century, and, in a second phase, to the seventeenth century.

Wikipedia: Muralhas de Setúbal (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Igreja do Mosteiro de Jesus

Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0

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

34 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 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

574 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Chafariz da Praça Teófilo Braga

Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Teófilo Braga Square Fountain, with its initial name Sapal Fountain, was built in 1697 by the Municipality of Setúbal in the Marsh Square, now Bocage Square.

Wikipedia: Chafariz da Praça Teófilo Braga (PT), Heritage Website

226 meters / 3 minutes