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Monuments in Penafiel
Ponte Gamuz
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Largo de Gamuz
4560, Paço de Sousa
Small medieval stone bridge with one only arch above a small river dam.
Pelourinho de Penafiel
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Praça do Município
4560, Penafiel
A granite pillory that dates back to the 19th century. It has a cylindric scape and is finalized by a metal weather cock with the cross of Christ.
Mosteiro de São Miguel de Bustelo
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Rua do Mosteiro
4560, Bustelo
A benedictin convent that dates back to the 12th century, totally remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries. The façade is sided by two belltowers that end a fronton topped by a cross. The church, in the shape of a cross, has a nave with a cylinder shaped dome. The cloyster has, on the lower floor, six toscane archways and a baroque fountain in the centre.
Igreja Matriz de São Martinho
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Rua Direita
4560, Penafiel
It was built in 1569 by João Correia. It is a Renaissance church from which the portico on the flat wall stands out, sided by four ionic columns and a glassed rose window. The interior is composed by three naves, separated by arcades and supported in ionic columns. On the Gospel side there is a manueline chapel that kept its original vault and an arch flanked by two sculpted capitals.
Igreja de São Miguel de Entre-os-Rios
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Lugar de Entre-os-Rios
4575-219, Entre-os-Rios
The place where it was deployed this temple, originally in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 13th century, is of great importance both as strategic geographic, in following the politics of King Alfonso III of Asturias in secure population in the Douro Valley and create security conditions in the area during the Reconquista. Late Romanesque architecture displays, resulting radical renovations between the 13th and 14th centuries, and modest construction, because the Eja influence would be reducing despite the importance of the territory of "Anegia" from 870. The altar was renovated during the Baroque era, displaying national-style gilded, sectioned by …
Igreja da Misericórdia de Penafiel
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Largo da Misericórdia
4560, Penafiel
A church with a main façade all in masonry.
Basílica da Nossa Senhora da Piedade
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Avenida Zeferino de Oliveira, 239
4560, Penafiel
Located in the Zeferino de Oliveira Park (author of the monument), this basilica, dated of the end of the 20th century, is the town's ex-libris. A special note to the bells and to the wonderful views of the Sousa river.
Ponte Duarte Pacheco
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Entre-os-Rios
4575, Entre-os-Rios
An old bridge with three arches, over the Tâmega river.
Escultura Alusiva à Ponte Duarte Pacheco
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Entre-os-Rios
4575, Entre-os-Rios
A granite sculpture that alludes to Duarte Pacheco.