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Monuments in Caminha
Dólmen de Vile / Dólmen do Santo de Vile
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Rua Pinhal do Santo
4910-652, Sapor
Tumulus of prehistory, situated on the right bank of the Anchor River Valley about 15 meters in diameter and 2.5 m high, in a poor state of conservation in General.
Dólmen da Barrosa
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Rua Miguel Bombarda, 1081
4910-577, Vila Praia de Âncora
A national monument since 1910. An emblematic megalithic monument. Consists of the burial chamber, the bedside and nine stone pillars. It is also referred to as "Lapa dos Mouros".
Cividade de Âncora
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Laboradas
4910, Laboradas
Fortified settlement of II\/I centuries BC, where they were found several tools that help you understand the way of life at that time: coats, stone carvings, arrowheads, etc. Some of these objects are exposed in the archaeological museum Municipal de Caminha.
Mamoa de Aspra / Cova da Moura
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Rua do Paço
4910-024, Aspra
This is a megalithic tumulus with big dimensions with about 20 metres of diameter and three metres high rather damaged. It does not show any signal of a megalithic chamber and the burial were possibly done in big open ditches in the base grit.
Oratório do Senhor dos Passos
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Rua Doutor Teixeira de Queiróz
4910-021, Aspra
Oratory with two overlapping niches, 19th century style. The image is quite detailed, with concern in details, such as the face, his beard, his hands and feet.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
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Avenida Joaquim Maria Portela
4910-348, Seixas
Small baroque chapel, rectangular plant, with simple lines, showing the arms of Pita, family Walks, on the portal.
Cruzeiro das Laboradas
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Rua do Sobrado
4910-020, Lage
18th century architecture cruise, surmounted by a Latin cross, which, on the front face, has the image of Christ crucified.
Chafariz da Praça Municipal
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Praça Conselheiro Silva Torres
4910-122, Caminha
This fountain, of 16th century origin, is based on a platform surrounded by a balustrade graded, with pinnacles. The tank rises an ornate body, which supports both bowls where the water gushes.
Tanque de Santo António
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Calçada da Escola
4910-111, Caminha
Laundry made up of a rectangular tank with inclined sinks in all faces and by a porch, also rectangular, pillared asphalt and roof coverage of four waters.
Casa da Rua 5 de Outubro
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Rua 5 de Outubro, 76
4910-386, Vila Praia de Âncora
Urban eclectic House, with U-shaped plant and the different modinatura. The tiles that are on the outer facades of the building are, presumably, from the Factory of Devesas, Vila Nova de Gaia. This is private property, no visitable.