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It is the oldest example of Gothic existing in the Algarve, it is likely that its construction was after the battle of Salado (1340), whose victory was attributed to the Virgin of Guadalupe.
It was a pilgrimage chapel from the fourteenth century, Romanesque-Gothic, under the invocation of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Just outside can be seen gargoyles and the powerful buttresses supporting the walls. In the front There is a rosette and a high-arched door, with capitals decorated by corded motifs and a human face. It has rectangular plan with only one nave and chancel, this one with ribbed vault, with 2 crockets, supported by pointed arches that rest on eight columns with capitels. These are decorated with branches, foliage, shells and human and animals representations. The triumphal arch and side columns of the chancel are in sandstone of different colors. Tradition tells us that Prince Henry prayed here.
This place where the chapel is, was related with fertility pagan cults. Next to it, there is the Centro Interpretativo da Casa Rural da Ermida (Interpretive Center of the Rural House of the Chapel) that features the interesting exhibition "Henry the infant who changed the world".
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Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Hermitage
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It is the oldest example of Gothic existing in the Algarve, it is likely that its construction was after the battle of Salado (1340), whose victory was attributed to the Virgin of Guadalupe.
It was a pilgrimage chapel from the fourteenth century, Romanesque-Gothic, under the invocation of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Just outside can be seen gargoyles and the powerful buttresses supporting the walls. In the front There is a rosette and a high-arched door, with capitals decorated by corded motifs and a human face. It has rectangular plan with only one nave and chancel, this one with ribbed vault, with 2 crockets, supported by pointed arches that rest on eight columns with capitels. These are decorated with branches, foliage, shells and human and animals representations. The triumphal arch and side columns of the chancel are in sandstone of different colors. Tradition tells us that Prince Henry prayed here.
This place where the chapel is, was related with fertility pagan cults. Next to it, there is the Centro Interpretativo da Casa Rural da Ermida (Interpretive Center of the Rural House of the Chapel) that features the interesting exhibition "Henry the infant who changed the world".
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Algarve
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Vila do Bispo
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Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Nature Park
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Direção Regional de Cultura do Algarve
Identification and Access
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Yes.
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By car
Access to the hermitage coming from:
- Lagos (about 17.2 km) - N125 (direction Vila do Bispo). After passing Figueira there’s a road to you right, parallel to N125, take it for about 1.6 km. The hermitage is on the right.
- Vila do Bispo (about 5.2 km) - N 125 (direction Lagos). About 1.5 km after Raposeira on the left there’s the sign to Guadalupe, turn there. The hermitage is on the left after 700 m.
Public transport - bus from Portimão/Lagos and Vila do Bispo/Sagres.
By foot - 4h from Lagos and 1 h from Vila do Bispo. Bring water , sun screen and a hat.
Bicycle – there’s no specific lane for bikes, but the road is good and allows the use of bicycle in relatively safe conditions.
Contacts, Schedules and other informations
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Museum
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Store
Exhibition | interpretation space of natural and cultural values
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Ermida de N. Sra. de Guadalupe
Quinta da Guadalupe - Estrada Nacional 125
8650-285 RAPOSEIRA
E-mail: guadalupe@cultalg.pt
Telephone: (00351) 282 639 042
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Consulte http://www.monumentosdoalgarve.pt
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See http://www.monumentosdoalgarve.pt
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Monday and January 1st and 22nd (municipal holiday), Easter Sunday, May 1st and December 25th.
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Yes
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Wheelchairs ramp and adapted WC.
Tips
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You can visit the Interpretive Center at a lower price if you purchase a ticket to one of the cultural routes (these include entries in several Algarve monuments).
