by Walter Osswald · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789723612509
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«Mosteiros cistercienses em Portugal: pequeno roteiro» is Walter Osswald's Cistercian guide, published by Edições Afrontamento in paperback (179 pages).
It links the Cistercian Order with the history of Portugal and covers the monasteries of the white monks of which vestiges survive or which still stand, from the Galician border to the Algarve, with greater density in the centre of the country. It includes an introduction to Cistercian culture and details on location, coordinates, visits and accommodation.
The 2012 edition is in Portuguese and includes a preface by Maria Alegria Marques and bibliographic references.
A reference work for those interested in Cistercian architecture, the monastic history of Portugal and visiting its religious heritage.
