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Villages in Sernancelhe
Escurquela
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Escurquela
3640, Escurquela
Located at an high point, this is the place to visit the mother church and the chapels of Saint Tiago, Saint Bárbara and of the Lord of the Aflitos.
Freixinho
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Freixinho
3640, Freixinho
A small village where the ruined Convent of Our Lady of Carmo stands out, as well as the Mother Church and the chapels of Saint Pedro and Saint Bárbara. The "cavacas do Freixinho", a local sweet, are famous.
A-de-Barros
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A-de-Barros
3640, A-de-Barros
The 19th century Noronhas manor, usually called House of Dom Dinis because the "poet king" once stayed there, stands out in this village. A special note to the Mother Church, the penso and A. De Barros manors and the Carrascal House as well. The local craftswork is based on stone sculptures.
Faia
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Faia
3620, Faia
Located on the left bank of the Távora river, Faia i close to the Vilar Dam. Its architectural heritage includes the Mother Church and stone tombs on the street. Its craftswork includes tin objects.
Carregal
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Carregal
3640, Carregal
The plac where the writer Aquilino Ribeiro was born in 1885. Its architectural heritage includes the Mother Church, the Convent of Saint Bernardo, The Tabosa Fountain, the bridge, the chapels of Saint Estêvaõ, Saint Quitéria (village of Santo Estêvão), Saint Amaro, the Lord of the Miracles and Saint Bárbara and the manor. The craftswork includes wood objects (ox carts).
Vila da Ponte
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Vila da Ponte
3640, Vila da Ponte
Located on the banks of the Távora river, Vila da Ponte, the "Pearl of Távora", is famed for its traditional small river fishes. This village has about 700 inhabitants who are mostly farmers and cattle raisers. Theere are also small firms. The roman bridge on the Távora is about 50 metres long and stands on four arches. The 17th century pillory signals the turning to a parish siege in 1661.
Sernancelhe
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Sernancelhe
3640, Sernancelhe
Built at the location of an old castro (a celtic village), near the Távora river, the romanesque Mother Church of Saint John the Baptist stands out, with its portal and its archivolts, the niches, the carvings and a visigoth chapiter. On the lovely and well preserved square, one finds the pillory (Public Interest Construction). A special note to the houses of Comenda da Ordem de Malta and of the Barons of Moçâmedes, the Carvalhos Manor, the bridges on the Medreiro and Abade rivers, the Fountain of the Chafurdo da Ponte do Rio and the Monaster's Convent as well. The local …
Fonte Arcada
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Fonte Arcada
3640, Fonte Arcada
A typical village on the right bank of the Távora river, with traditional houses and granite cobblestone streets. A special note to the romanesque church, restored in the 16th century, a romanesque fountain, the House of Paço, with a gothic portal, the Fountain of Mergulho, with a granite barrel vault and the Place of the Toca da Moura (The Moor Woman's Lair), a natural shelter. It has astounding views of the village and of the dam from a belvedere.