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Monuments in Mesão Frio
Igreja Matriz de Oliveira / Igreja de Santa Maria
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Lugar da Igreja
5040-211, Oliveira
Baroque and Rococo church, dating from the 17th century. The interior is lavishly covered in baroque and rococo gilded carvings. It has a bell tower attached to the side. It features painting on the ceiling with relief engravings on wood.
Igreja de Cidadelhe / Igreja de São Vicente
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EM602-1
5040-154, Cidadelhe
Baroque church that features plant and shell elements and great decorative richness.
Castro de Cidadelhe
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Cidadelhe
5040-154, Mesão Frio
Protohistoric settlement with Roman and medieval occupation.
Igreja Matriz de Mesão Frio / Igreja de São Nicolau
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Rua de Santo António, 36
5040-310, Mesão Frio
Although the antiquity of the church is evident in the thickness of the walls, clearly visible in the deep cut of the windows, and it is believed to have Romanesque roots, the temple probably only dates from the 14th century. It underwent extensive renovations in the mid-18th century, which gave it the baroque and rococo character it presents today. Inside, with a single nave, the domed and paneled roof, with 66 paintings, and the main chapel ceiling, which is divided into 18 paintings, stand out. The altar features a gilded altarpiece. Tradition says that this church was built by Queen …
Arcas Tumulares Românicas
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Avenida Conselheiro José Maria Alpoim
5040-310, Mesão Frio
It is a set of seven trapezoidal sarcophagi dating from the end of the Middle Ages, placed in the churchyard of the Parish Church of Mesão Frio. Each of them consists of a chest and a lid, two of which are uncovered, with the lid on the side, having a tomb cavity with anthropomorphic contours. Five of them have a lid with a polygonal section with six planes and the other two have a lid of a different type, with a pentagonal section and a gabled volume.
Convento de São Francisco / Igreja de Santa Cristina
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Avenida Conselheiro José Maria Alpoim, 432
5040-310, Mesão Frio
Former Mannerist Franciscan convent. Currently, the Mesão Frio City Council, the Land Registry and the Tourism Office operate in the convent building. The interior of the church features wooden ceilings, a nave with a high choir, pulpits and two chapels. Together with the Convent of São Francisco de Vinhais, it constituted one of the two convents of the Order of Friars Minor that were Apostolic Seminaries in the district.
Quinta do Côtto
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Cidadelhe
5040-154, Mesão Frio
The farm, with 70 hectares of vineyards, is used for residential and tourist purposes, for residential and commercial tourism, as it exports and sells Vintage Port and red and white wines that bear the name of the farm. The manor is a large and elegant building from the beginning of the 18th century superimposed on a building from the 15th/16th century of which traces can still be found. There are also ruins from the Middle Ages, on the rear facade, which tradition attributes to the first establishment of the Montez family in the place, before the founding of the Monarchy …
Igreja de Vila Marim / Igreja de São Mamede
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CM1326-1
5040-462, Lugar de Vila Marim
Refurbished Baroque church consists of a nave and a chancel, with rectangular side chapel located near.
Edifício do Hospital da Misericórdia de Mesão Frio
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Rua Sampaio Moreira
5040-354, Mesão Frio
18th century building with the work of spans and the sumptuous heraldic composition to the center of the main façade the highlights. Inside are the lobby and noble staircase.
Capela de São Silvestre
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Vila Jusã
5040-428, Vila Jusã
19th century chapel. The popular and simple architecture, with strong colors in the interior and painting the wooden ceiling, with strong contrast.