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Monuments in Penafiel
Casa do Souto
- heritage
Rua António Augusto Pereira do Lago
4560, Guilhufe
A large house, old looking but recovred, private, interesting only for its exterior.
Castro de Monte Mozinho
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Galegos
4560-122, Galegos
Located about 8 km away from Penafiel, this is one of the celtic villages of the parish, named Citânia do Monte Mozinho, probably the largest in the Iberian Peninsula. It occupies a high part of the mountain, at an altitude of 408 metres. From there one can view the Marão Mountain (to the East) and the Montemuro Mountain (to the South). Elísio Ferreira started the excavations in 1943. In 1974, after a 20 years interval, they restarted and the findings are to be seen in the Municipal Museum of Penafiel. The findings confirm that there was a roman time occupation, …
Quinta de Segade
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Rua da Vila Irene, 85 - Bustelo
4560-042, Santa Marta
A house built in the 40s (during the war) by 400 families that worked here so they could find food in a hunger time. The farm has a wine cellar, fields (vineyards), water mills. It has also a chapel and a restaurant.
Gravuras Rupestres de Lomar
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Outeiro / Lomar
4560, Luzim
Oval shaped vestiges engraved on a granite block and dating back to 1500-500 bC, among the most important in the Penafiel parish.
Castelo de Penafiel
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Oldrões
4575, Oldrões
Ruins of a medieval castle that was the siege of the "Julgado of Penafiel de Sousa". On a rock, at the top of the castle, there is a sculpture of a warrior. Pre-historic paintings were found here.
Necrópole de São Martinho de Moazáres
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Rua de Santa Luzia
4560, Penafiel
Vestiges of the necropolis that can be found on the back path of the Chapel of Saint Luzia.
Homenagem ao Dr. Avelino de Sousa Santos
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Rua Doutor Avelino de Sousa Santos
4560, Rans
A granite monument built as a tribute to Doctor Avelino de Sousa Santos.
Fonte de Chelo
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Rua de Chelos
4560, Penafiel
A stone fountain with three faucets and a small covered tank.
Fontanário da Câmara Municipal de Penafiel
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Rua do Fontenário
4560, Abragão
Old stone fountain with a tank and a washing area, dating back to 1956.Rusty iron structure.