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Monuments in Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Estação Arqueológica do Prazo
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Freixo de Numão
5155, Cedovim
Ruínas arqueológicas que integram uma complexidade de estruturas que nos desvendam uma multiplicidade de ocupações desde do neolítico até à idade média. É possível observar vestígios bem conservados de um templo paleocristão, sepulturas com ossadas de diferentes épocas, uma "estela antropomórfica" de grandes dimensões e um imponente Menir. A presença de uma casa senhorial e da zona balnear testemunham a importância desta "Villa Senhorial Romana".
Castelo de Castelo Melhor
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Rua do Castelo, 15
5150-109, Castelo Melhor
Possibly built on a castro lusitano, this castle is situated on a hill. Saves some wall panels, doors, a cistern and all regular plant. You can see the perimeter of the wall surrounding Interior courtyards and the keep. From a distance, it looks like the Crown of a King planted in cabeço de land.
Casa de Almendra / Solar dos Viscondes do Banho
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Largo da Amoreira - EN332
5150-014, Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Built in the 18th century, this House is considered one of the finest examples of Baroque civil architecture. Built in granite, Rococo décor focused on the Windows and the front door. This construction denotes elements of the Baroque building of the Douro, influenced by Nicolau Nasoni. In the early 19th century, they settled here Napoleonic troops, burning after the building in 1810, when he withdrew. From 1895 suffered a partial reconstruction, on the initiative of the 3rd Viscount of bath.
Castelo de Numão
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Rua Direita
5155-617, Numão
This castle was one of the best defensive walls of border. Currently, there are only some doors, wall panels and towers that Crown the top of the mountain. By the door spring also remain several anthropomorphic graves. His plan featured a irregular configuration, almost no battlements and with three doors (to the West, the arc and the de São Pedro), a watchtower and four towers.
Igreja Matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa / Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pranto
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Praça do Município, 16
5150-642, Vila Nova de Foz Côa
This church is composed by three naves, a main – chapel, sacristy and office, attached to the main chapel. On the façade, it is worth to mention a portico in plain arch with Manueline decoration (sided by two national Coat of Arms), armillary spheres, fleur – de –lis and the Cross of Christ being overlapped by a framed round opening. It is topped by a campanile with four Renaissance busts. On the inside of the church it should be mentioned the baroque altars, the main chapel coffers, the imagery and the columns inclination.
Pelourinho de Foz Côa
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Praça do Município
5150-642, Vila Nova de Foz Côa
It is composed by a square shaft with a ring decorated with Manueline elements. The capital is ornate with strings and scallops standing four pinnacles with escutcheons evolving central elements finished with one fleur-de-lis.
Pelourinho de Freixo de Numão
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Largo Doutor José Augusto Pinto de Magalhães
5155-237, Cedovim
It possesses cylindrical shaft topped by a capital, decorated with volutes and acanthus leaves. This supports an orb and one shield with D. Maria and the Municipality arms, finished by a Crown.
Pelourinho de Muxagata
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Largo da Praça
5150-331, Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Pillory with an octave shaft with a closed orb finished by a spire with armillary sphere topped by an iron Cross.
Pelourinho de Horta
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Rua do Pelourinho
5155, Cedovim
Pelourinho dating from the 18th century, comprising three circular steps and a shaft of column at prisma.