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   Monuments

   Castelo de Freixo de Espada à Cinta

   Surviving to this day is the unique Torre do Galo. This heptagonal tower was part of the castle rebuilt by D. Dinis. Fragments of the wall go around the Manueline Main Church, a 16th-century temple. The town’s old coat of arms can be seen on the (...)

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   Monuments

   Santuário de São Salvador do Mundo

   The sanctuary consists of ten small chapels scattered all over the hillside, culminating in the one on Monte da Fraga (at an altitude of 711 metres). The panoramic view from the hilltop over Cachão da Valeira and the River Douro is most impressive.
   
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   Monuments

   Castelo de Numão

   Only a few battlements still remain of the wall which once undulated over rocky crags. There are still some of the gates, walls and towers which crowned the hilltop. There are also several anthropomorphic tombs close to the eastern gate.

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   Towns and Villages

   Vila Pouca de Aguiar

   Situated near the the Alvão Natural Park, the area around Vila Pouca de Aguiar still contains a number of remains from its very ancient settlement in the Iron Age (Castro de Cidadelhe), as well as evidence of its occupation by the Romans, such as a (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Vila Nova de Famalicão

   Famalicão, which was founded in the thirteenth century by the king D. Afonso III, is believed to have existed even before the foundation of the Portuguese nationality as the regional seat of the Terras de Vermoim. Its great development did not, (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Vila Nova de Cerveira

   Founded in the 14th century by Dom Dinis, on the condition that one hundred residents would be brought together to form the community, the town took the name of Cerveira due to the colony of deer (cervos) that were to be found in the region.Situated (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   São João da Pesqueira

   Situated on the banks of the River Douro, São João da Pesqueira owes its name to a natural lake that was once full of different species of fish. This turned the spot into a paradise for fishermen and it therefore became known locally as the (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Vila Nova de Foz Côa

   This small inland town stands on a plateau in the region known as the "terra quente" (hot land), so called because of the scorching heat that is felt here throughout the summer. It has recently gained international recognition as a result of the (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Santa Maria da Feira

   Situated in the centre of a region that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, was known as "Terras de Santa Maria" and provided the link between the north of the country and Coimbra, this place gave its name to a fair that was held in the area at that (...)

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    Towns and Villages

    Santa Marta de Penaguião

    Situated in the Douro demarcated wine region, Santa Marta de Penaguião is famous for its wine-making co-operative where some greatly appreciated table wines and fortified wines are produced. The landscape in this region is filled with vineyards (...)

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