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Monuments in Penacova

Moinhos de Portela de Oliveira

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Portela de Oliveira
3360, Sazes do Lorvão

Penacova

Set of old windmills that transformed cereals into flour. Some are in good condition and others are in a high degree of degradation.

Moinhos da Atalhada

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Atalhada
3360, Friúmes

Penacova

Set of old windmills recovered and adapted for rural tourism.

Cruzeiro de Penacova

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Largo Leão Leite
3360, Penacova

Penacova

Cross dating from the 17th century, located near the old Castle of Penacova, based on steps of large medieval ashlars with acronyms, from the old castle. The column, in Doric style, is more recent. This cruise has the particularity of having been dismantled between 1950 and 1952. It is not certain that it is from the 16th century.

Igreja Matriz de Penacova / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção

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Largo Alberto Leitão
3360-341, Penacova

Penacova

Building from the 16th and 17th centuries with a Renaissance typology. It has a gardened churchyard, from which it is possible to glimpse a large surrounding area. The village's patron saint, Nossa Senhora da Assunção, gives the church its name.

Pelourinho de Carvalho

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Largo da Fonte
3360, Carvalho

Penacova

Pillory with a probable construction date of 1514, the year in which D. Manuel granted the town's charter. With an octagonal shaft and topped by a capital with a pyramid-shaped finish, it is decorated with a cross and heraldic symbols on two of its faces. The rest features the Cross of Christ.

Mosteiro de Santa Maria do Lorvão

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Rua Evaristo Lopes Guimarães
3360-106, Penacova

Penacova

Although the first buildings date back to the 9th century, the remains that are visible today belong to buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. The majestic Johannine-style church of Mafra and the Mannerist cloister are a special highlight of the monastery. Also, noteworthy are the tombs of Santa Teresa and Santa Sancha, the imposing baroque chair, the neoclassical organs and their grille, the paintings by Pasquale Parente and the stone and gilded altarpieces.

Moinhos de Vento de Aveleira

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Aveleira
3360, Lorvão

Penacova

Set of old windmills that transformed the grain into flour.

Fonte de Carvalho

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Largo da Fonte
3360, Carvalho

Penacova

Font with a spout, a semicircular base surrounded by two banks and, on top, a pillar. Is in a poor state of conservation.

Relógio de Sol da Igreja Matriz de Penacova

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Largo Alberto Leitão
3360, Penacova

Penacova

Sundial situated in torre da Igreja Matriz de Penacova.

Moinhos de Vento de Gavinhos

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Rua da Serra
3360, Figueira de Lorvão

Penacova

Set of 16 windmills that once transformed the grain into flour.

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