Route of the Romanesque | Portugal

Cultural Routeof the Council of Europe

Monastery of Paço de Sousa

Route of the Romanesque | Portugal

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Welcome to a Route that invites you on an in-spiring journey throughplaceswithHistory, nearsingular monastic ensembles, churches, cha-pels, memorials, bridges, castles and statelytowers. The Monastery of Paço de Sousa is amilestone of Romanesque architecture closelyconnected with one of the most powerful fa-milies in Portuguese History, in the Middle Age.The Monastery of Travanca standing out for thepresence of the highest medieval tower of Por-tugal. TheMonasteriesofPombeiroandFerreiraand the Castle of Arnoia are further highlightsalong this Route, internationally connected as apart of TRANSROMANICA since 2009.

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Monastery of Travanca

Monastery of PombeiroMonastery of Ferreira

Cultural Route of the Council of EuropeTRANSROMANICA connects the common Romanesque heritage of eightEuropean countries: Germany, Austria, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy,Serbia and Romania. Along the route, you can find historic buildings of thisera. Romanesque style emerged in the late 10th century as a new form ofarchitecture. Magnificent cathedrals, monasteries and peaceful churchesand castles held witnesses to this major European era. The first Europeformed in theMiddleAges is theorigin of our present EuropeanCommunity.Romanesque is unity indiversity; it is alsoanenchantedworld full of allegoryand regulation, power and imagination, deformationandorder representingthe Medieval period. Romanesque is the Middle Ages. Romanesque isTRANSROMANICA!

In August 2007, TRANSROMANICA wasofficially recognized as a "Major CulturalRoute of the Council of Europe". As such itprovidesaconcretedemonstrationof the fun-damental principles of the Council of Europe:human rights, cultural democracy, culturaldiversity and identity, dialogue, mutual ex-change and enrichment across boundariesand centuries.The Cultural Routes programme was laun-ched by the Council of Europe in 1987. Itsobjective is todemonstrate inavisibleway,bymeans of a journey through space and time,how theheritageof thedifferent countriesandcultures of Europe represents a shared cul-tural heritage.

www.culture-routes.net

TRANSROMANICA is committed topromoting theEuropeanheritageof theRomanesque art and architecture, and develop tourism so as to supportsustainable regional and economic development. The association has thefollowing goals. It strives to promote its member regions, buildings andsites, andmake themaccessible to the public. Through sustainable culturaltourismdevelopment anda targeted tourismmarketing, theconservationofbuildings will be achieved.

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Opening hoursTue - SunHolidays

UNESCO World Heritage SitesUNESCOhas committed itself to the preservation of the cultural and natural heritage of humanity. These five TRANSROMANICAsites have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town, QuedlinburgThe former collegiate church St. Servatii is one of the mostfamous high Romanesque buildings in Germany.

www.quedlinburg.de

Apr - Oct10:00 - 18:0010:00 - 18:00

Nov - Mar10:00 - 16:0010:00 - 16:00

Address: Schlossberg 1, 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany

Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, ModenaModena Cathedral is one of the most important witnessesof the Romanesque era which florished especially in Nor-thern Italy. www.unesco.modena.it/en

Address: Corso Duomo, 41100 Modena, ItalyOpening hours

dailyJan - Dec07:00 - 12:3015:30 - 19:00

Ghirlandinaspecial opening hours andfares

UNESCO Site of ModenaCollegiate Church of Quedlinburg

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Studenica MonasteryThe Romanesque decoration of St. Marry'schurch in Studenica represents one of therichest programmatic and stylistic creationsin the Serbian medieval art.

www.manastirstudenica.rs

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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Opening hoursdaily

Jan - Dec07:00 - 19:00

Address: 116, Brezova 36343, SerbiaStudenica Monastery

Stari Ras and Sopoćani

Address: 36300 Novi Pazar, SerbiaOpening hours

dailyApr - Oct06:00 - 19:00

Nov - Mar06:00 - 16:00

With the intention to create a perma-nent sourceofSerbianspirituality, artand culture, King Stefan Uros I builtSopoćani Monastery in the secondhalf of the 13th century.

www.serbia.travel

The Djurdjevi Stupovi Monastery,built on a hill above the city of NoviPazar, within the complex of StariRas, is among the jewels of Serbianmedieval state.

www.serbia.travel

Address: 36300 Novi Pazar, SerbiaNov - Mar

06:00 - 16:00Apr - Oct

06:00 - 19:00

Sopoćani MonasteryDjurdjevi Stupovi Monastery

Wine & Culinary DelightsA visit of the Romanesque sites alongTRANSROMANICA can always be combinedwith some culinary delights.

Still today „Salzwedeler Baum-kuchen“ from Saxony-Anhalt ismanually produced according to asecret recipe. Just like 200 yearsago, it bakes on a turning woodenroll over the open fire.

The "Vinho Verde" is a slightlysparkling white or red wine fromthe North of Portugal, which isunique in the world!

Charolais cattle isas characteristic ofthe countryside a-round Paray as Ro-manesque art. Tastethe beef on a Wed-nesday, day of thecattle market, inSaint-Christophe-en-Brionnais!

When in Castile andLeón be sure to trythe delicious localproducts and drinkfine wine from theRibera del Duero.They can be pur-chased at shops &restaurantsofSantoDomingo.

Ethno Householdäekler, in the Ser-bian village of Rud-no, offers localbread, buckwheatpancakes and yo-ghurt made in aconserved naturalenvironment.

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Wine & Culinary Delights

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The Traditional Balsamic Vinegar ofModena is taken from cooked grapemust, matured for natural fermentationand slow acidification.

Carinthian food ischaracterized by avariety of fish spe-cialities. You can en-joy the deliciousfreshwater fish atbeautiful places, ide-ally served with aglass of Carinthianwine.

Among the Italian provinces, Pavia holdsthe primacy of largest rice producer.Taste the "White Gold of the Plain"together with one of the significant winesfrom the territory of the Oltrepo pavese.

Visit the oldSaxon settle-ment Jidveiwhich is situ-ated 54 kmfrom Alba Iulia.The vineyard isone of the mostprestigious inthe country.

ClosetotheAbbeyofVezzo-lano you can taste the typi-calMonferratocuisineandvarious wines - includingthe Malvasia of Castelnuo-vo Don Bosco D.O.C. - andspirits obtained from thedistillation of the marc.

Discover Actively

Saxony-AnhaltFlying across the Rapp-bodetalsperre, discove-ring the Harz mountainsby Segway and runningdown a dam wall: theseactivities guarantee funand adrenaline.

www.harzdrenalin.de

Sousa,Douro&TâmegaDid you know that thePaiva is the best river inPortugal, and one of thebest in Europe, to gorafting? It offers a lot ofadrenaline,evenforthosewho usually practice thissport.www.rotadoromanico.com

BurgundyParay-le-Monial is thecentre of various bikingroutes, all of them spot-ted with other Roma-nesque churches.www.tourisme-paraylemonial.fr

Castile and LeónJoin in and be a pilgrimon one of the most im-portant cultural routes,theWay of Saint James,byfootorbybicycle.Youwill enjoy a unique expe-rience.www.turismo-castillayleon.com

ModenaFollow the "Romanes-que by Bike" trail anddiscover the beauty ofthe area between natureand art.

www.visitmodena.it10

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SerbiaWith200sunnydaysperyear, Kopaonik, "Moun-tain of the Sun", is Ser-bia's largest mountainrange.

www.serbia.travel

PaviaHiking, cycling, horse-back riding or driving:Pavia and its surroun-dings offer numeroustouristic routes to dis-cover the area. One ofthem is the EuropeanCultural Route Via Fran-cigena, the ancient Ro-man road connectingRome with the rest ofEurope.

www.visitpavia.com

Alba IuliaIn Alba Iulia you canrent abikeandhavea5km tour inside the en-trenchments or ride ahorse inside the for-tress. The AdventurePark is also a choicefor the adventure ama-teurs of all ages.www.visitalbaiulia.com

CarinthiaEnjoy the landscape andhistoricalattractionsalongthe45kmTRANSROMA-NICA-Tour. You pass bythe Carinthian lakes, ridethrough the "SchieflingerMoor" toMariaWörth.www.outdooractive.com

VezzolanoHiking along the "Trailin the wood" you candiscover the parks andprotected areas stret-ching from the Po riverbank to thehills.Oneofthem is Muscandia'sValley with its unusuallevel of environmentalquality allowing theformation of habitatsof rare plants and ani-mals.

www.muscandia.it

The Seasons of VezzolanoFrom April to December - four dateswww.astinternational.it

Event Highlights

Festival du BrionnaisEarly Augustwww.musique-en-brionnais.com

Festival Filosofia in ModenaSeptemberwww.festivalfilosofia.it

Ultrapadum Festival in PaviaJune to Septemberwww.festivalultrapadum.org

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TRANSROMANICA Journey of SoundMedieval concerts at all Carinthian sites in Augustwww.facebook.com/transromanica.kaernten

"Unter großen Bögen" | "Under great arches"Festival at the "Romanesque Road" in Saxony-Anhaltwww.strassederromanik.de

Event Highlights

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"Endoenças de Entre-os-Rios" in M. Canaveses and PenafielMarch or April, on Maundy Thursdaywww.cm-marco-canaveses.pt | www.cm-penafiel.pt

Celebration of "Los Jefes" in Santo Domingo de SilosLast Saturday in Januarywww.abadiadesilos.es

Days of Queen Jelenaî in Gradac MonasteryMay or Junewww.raska-turizam.rs

Changing the Guard Ceremony in Alba IuliaEvery day between April and September at 12:00 o'clockwww.visitalbaiulia.com

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ContactMs. Christin PrangeManaging directorPhone: 0049 (0) 391 / 73 84 350c.prange@transromanica.com

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Editing & DesignTRANSROMANICA AssociationDanzstraße 139104 MagdeburgGermany1. Edition / January 2016

Picture Credits

p.2: Rota doRomânico;p.3: Rota doRomânico; p.4:Rota doRomânico;p.5: TRANSROMANICA; p.6: Investitions- und MarketinggesellschaftSachsen-Anhalt mbH (IMG), Paolo Terzi/Archivio Museo Civico; p.7:National Tourism Organisation of Serbia (NTOS); p.8: Centre d'Etudesdes Patrimoines Culturels du Charolais-Brionnais (CEP), IMG, Rota doRomânico, NTOS, Official Website of Tourism of Junta de Castilla yLeón; p.9: Giovanni Tagini/Archivio Museo Civico d'Arte di Modena, Z.Czajlik, Kärnten Werbung/Martin Steinthaler, Comune di Pavia, Info-point InCollina; p.10: Harzdrenalin, Rota do Românico, Alain Doire/Bourgogne Tourisme, Junta de Castilla y León, StudioUndici; p.11:NTOS, Comune di Pavia, autografo, Ass. Terra/Boschi/Gente eMemorie, Kärnten Werbung/Franz Gerdl; p.12: CEP, Bruno Marchetti/Archivio des Comune di Modena, festivalultrapadium.org, BärbelSchön/LTV, Restauri Nicola di Aramengo, Burgenstadt Friesach; p.13:Benito Arnaiz Alonso, NTOS, Rota do Românico, autografo.

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