Capela de Nossa Senhora da Consolação

Chapel of My Land.

Beautiful

local magnificent! Good Castro Galaico Festival in July! To not lose!

This religious temple of Nossa Senhora da Consolação was built during the 16th century, and there is no certainty of who ordered it to be built, as the Confraternity was only born in 1517. Like the Monte de Santa Marta das Cortiças, the Monte da Consolação also gives the name to the Castro and the Chapel. The chapel is located right next to the fort, perhaps symbolizing the transfer from a pagan place, in honor of some mythological deity, to a Christian place, with the building of a religious temple. This religious temple of Nossa Senhora da Consolação was built during the 16th century, and there is no certainty of who ordered it to be built, as the Confraternity was only born in 1517. It is also unclear whether the current temple corresponds to the primitive one or if it is a later construction , namely from the 18th century, although it is believed that it corresponds to the second possibility. Longitudinally developed with a rectangular plan and built in granite, it is formed by a rectangular nave and chancel. The façade has, in its widest opening, the door in a straight frame flanked by two small square windows and topped by a larger one, also square. At the end, two pyramidal pinnacles and, in the center, the Latin cross. On the left side of the chapel entrance, we can see the bell tower located in front of the sacristy space. This one has a dimension, relative to the chapel, much larger than the usual one, with a bell also of great dimensions. The bell tower is superimposed by a round arch, and at the end are two vase-shaped spiers with a cross-shaped lightning rod at the center. The interior is simple, in which the perfect round triumphal arch separates the nave and the chancel, which has a golden and white altarpiece from the end of the 18th century. In the center, the image of the patron saint is flanked by the images of São Joaquim and Santa Ana. This image replaces the one that was there before and which is now in the sacristy.

Beautiful 17th century chapel. Amazing view of the city of Braga. Green area around and picnic spot. Trails to enter and walk in the woods.