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A Igreja Matriz outrora antiga Misericórdia, apresenta um estilo renascentista (século XVII-XVIII) com influências populares. Possui um importante conjunto de arte sacra, como “a tela com a Senhora da Misericórdia do século XVII e uma imagem barroca de Cristo crucificado”. Possui uma planta retangular de uma única nave com “capela-mor inscrita, sobrelevada e rodeada por bancada para assento da irmandade, de inícios do século XVII. Na sua fachada está uma porta com arco de volta perfeita, com uma Cruz de Tau “envolvida por seis contas e encimada por exíguo nicho”. Possui molduras no portal decoradas com elementos geométricos e vegetalistas”. No lado lateral da fachada encontra-se uma torre sineira, talvez do século seguinte. A escadaria de acesso ao templo termina em patamar. Na década de 70 do século XX foram realizadas algumas obras que tornariam o templo muito diferentes no seu interior. Mais recentes foram as últimas remodelações no templo onde foram repostas “as soluções originais em concordância com um traço arquitetónico contemporâneo”.
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.
