Aldeias Históricas de Portugal

Villages

Capela de Santa Luzia

Trancoso

Trancoso

Already in existence in the late 12th century, this old parish church was rebuilt in the following century, and because it was constantly in a state of disrepair, it underwent various remodelling campaigns, especially beginning in the 17th century. Today, the only thing that remains of the Romanesque-Gothic medieval building is the main chapel, where the superb decoration of the corbel work and the triumphal arch stands out, and possibly the side door, with a lancet arch. As for the doorway of the facade, bevelled and in semi-circular arch, it would have come from the Convent of Santa Clara, which no longer exists. Classified as a Property of Public Interest in 1953.