Arcos de Valdevez

Paço da Giela

Arcos de Valdevez

This is a fortified manor house, an example from the Lords residence on the Portuguese Middle Age. The tower from the 14th century attached palaced buildings from the 16th century. It is worth to mention to the Manueline window.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Arcos de Valdevez

Arcos de Valdevez

Temple built in the 16th century, was rebuilt in the 18th century. Inside stands a statue of St. Anthony, which displays a caption referring to the expulsion of the Napoleonic troops.

Torre, Casa e Quinta de Aguiã

Arcos de Valdevez

This baroque house is composed by a big central body with double arcade and two symmetric stairs that are developed perpendicularly to the façade. Incorporated to the building there is a medieval tower in the middle of the house, with …

Casa das Artes de Arcos de Valdevez

Arcos de Valdevez

The Casa das Artes de Arcos de Valdevez is located in a building of the 1700s, classed in 1982 as a Public Interest Construction and known as the House of the "Terreiro" or of the "Conselheiro". It has a vast …

Igreja da Lapa

Arcos de Valdevez

The uniqueness of this temple is of monumental height of the nave, of plant and slightly oval walls, contrasting with the low and rectangular shapes of the vestibule and the chancel. The portal, surmounted by Windows, is framed and drawn …

Mosteiro de Ermelo

Arcos de Valdevez

This is a Cistercian Abbey in which is possible to observe several arquitectonic elements from the Romanic period, namely, the ornate capitals with isomorphic motifs, the opening with small columns and the worked rose window.

Ponte sobre o Rio Vez

Arcos de Valdevez

Point built between 1876 and 1880 which sought to maintain the architectural line of the former medieval bridge which stood here. It consists of four arches of volta redonda.

Centro Histórico de Arcos de Valdevez

Arcos de Valdevez

As indicated by the name, Arcos de Valdevez is located in the valley of the Vez river. Besides the shoreline, limited by the Campo do Trasladário, it is a lovely, monumental town with typical, narrow streets of the Minho region.

Anta do Mezio

Arcos de Valdevez

The Dolmen of Mezio is integrated into the set of megalithic monuments known to Antas da Serra do Soajo. This is an exemplary prehistoric funerary built about 5000 years.

Capela de São João Baptista da Comenda

Arcos de Valdevez

Temple with a facade topped by a belfry with two ventanas. Highlights the capitals decorated with plant motifs and Zoomorphic and the cracks with carved columns, topped with depictions of the patron saints of the order of Malta, St. John …

Torre de Grade ou Torre de Faro

Arcos de Valdevez

This is a fourteen hundreds construction in which façade there is one tower interrupted by a straight door lintel, two windows and one of them has a portcullis with a coat of arms craved in stone. The tower is topped …