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Built in the late thirteenth century,  early fourteenth century by 'Dona Vetaça Lescaris', grantee Byzantine princess of Santiago do Cacém, Sines and Panóias. It was rebuilt in the early sixteenth century on the initiative of Vasco da Gama, so this church is an example of Manueline architecture, characteristic of the Age of Discoveries, in southern Portugal. It has a single nave there is the gilded, with the image of Our Lady of Salas, located on the main altar, the maturity of the Lord of the altarpiece, two tombstones with weapons of the Gama family and a panel of tiles related to the life of Mary.
 
Also has a treasury with jewels and religious ornaments that, over the centuries, were offered to the image of the Virgin.
 
In August 15 there's a feast in honor of Our Lady of Salas or Salvas (patron saint of Sines fishermen) with processions by sea and land.

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  • N. Sra. das Salas Church (Our Lady of 'Salas')

  • Built in the late thirteenth century,  early fourteenth century by 'Dona Vetaça Lescaris', grantee Byzantine princess of Santiago do Cacém, Sines and Panóias. It was rebuilt in the early sixteenth century on the initiative of Vasco da Gama, so this church is an example of Manueline architecture, characteristic of the Age of Discoveries, in southern Portugal. It has a single nave there is the gilded, with the image of Our Lady of Salas, located on the main altar, the maturity of the Lord of the altarpiece, two tombstones with weapons of the Gama family and a panel of tiles related to the life of Mary.
     
    Also has a treasury with jewels and religious ornaments that, over the centuries, were offered to the image of the Virgin.
     
    In August 15 there's a feast in honor of Our Lady of Salas or Salvas (patron saint of Sines fishermen) with processions by sea and land.

  • Alentejo

  • Sines

  • Lagoas de Santo André e da Sancha Nature Reserve

  • Município de Sines

  • Yes.

  • By car

    Access to Sines, from:

    - Lisbon, take one of the bridges (25 de Abril or Vasco da Gama), direction Algarve (A2 / South highway). In the A2 exit to Alcácer do Sal and Grândola, direction Sines.

    - Algarve, take N125 and then IP1 to enter the South highway (A2). Exit to Alcácer do Sal and Grândola, direction Sines..

    - Alentejo, if you prefer the motorway, take the N114 and take the A6 towards Lisbon, after entering the South motorway (A2) towards the Algarve. Exit to Alcácer do Sal and Grândola, direction Sines.

  • Temple

  • Igreja e Tesouro de Nossa Senhora das Salas

    Largo de Nossa Senhora das Salvas

    7520-147 SINES

    Telephone: (00351) 269 632 237

    E-mail: dphadb@sapo.pt

  • 1,5 € (Tesouro da Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Salas). Preçário completo em www.mun-sines.pt.

  • Weekends - 10 am 12:30 and 2 pm-5 pm. Summer – 10 am 12:30 and 2:30 pm-6 pm).

  • Business days and Christmas, Easter and January 1st.

  • No

  • On August 15th, there’s a feast in honor of Our Lady of Salas (saint of Sines fishermen) with processions by sea and land.