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Solar dos Condes de Caria
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Largo Comendador B. Mendes Almeida - EN18-3
6250-111, Belmonte
19th century building with a simple rectangular plan, with two floors and a main façade with a central portal. It has a chapel attached to the rear facade, connected to the house from the inside. Highlight for the decoration of the main facade, with windows flanked by plant pendants.
Miradouro de Belmonte
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Largo Bombeiros Voluntários, 129
6250, Belmonte
Space with stone benches, from where you can get beautiful panoramic views of the entire region.
Antiga Judiaria de Belmonte
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Rua Direita
6250-047, Belmonte
In the main square of the Jewish quarter is the famous ḥanukkah that lights up every year during the Festival of Lights, which usually takes place on the last weekend of the year. In this area, between the current streets Rua Direita and Rua Fonte da Rosa, you can find several small granite houses, with cruciform motifs on the threshold and on the small openings. The Jews were mostly artisans and merchants, so the lower floor of their houses was normally occupied by their workshop or shop.
Torre de Centum Cellas
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Rua dos Bombeiros Voluntários, 26
6250-056, Belmonte
It is on the way to Colmeal da Torre that you can find this enigmatic building of Roman origin, classified as a National Monument since 1927. There are several theories and legends linked to this rectangular building with three floors, whose initial function remains undefined, but which was possibly integrated into a Roman villa. One of these legends maintains that it was a prison with 100 cells, where Saint Cornelius, who formerly also named it, would have been imprisoned.
Igreja de Santiago / Panteão dos Cabrais
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Largo do Castelo
6250-067, Belmonte
Located in Largo do Castelo, this small church with a romantic style also features Mannerist and Gothic elements. It was built in the 13th century and its “ex libris” is the beautiful Pietá, in granite and polychromatic, which impressed the writer and Nobel Prize José Saramago, as reported in his book “Journey to Portugal”. Mural paintings and traces of a triptych with Our Lady, S. Tiago and S. Pedro can still be seen. The Cabrais Pantheon is next to the church.
Castelo de Belmonte
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Largo do Castelo
6250-067, Belmonte
As we approach the entrance to the village, we come across its Castle, classified as a National Monument. Pedro Álvares Cabral, the most famous inhabitant of Belmonte, was born here. The fort was built in the 13th century, at the behest of D. Afonso III, and in 1466 it became the residence of the Cabral family. One of its most emblematic points is the Manueline-style window from the 16th century, from where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the valleys and mountains that surround the village.
Fonte na Rua do Outeirinho
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Rua do Outeirnho
6250-171, Belmonte
Stone fountain with two cocks and a rectangular tank.
Fonte Grande
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Rua da Fonte Grande
6250-042, Belmonte
Backrest source built in 1868 and restored in 1907. It consists of a rectilinear backrest, Tuscan pilasters, two circular spouts and a rectangular tank.
Fonte da Mina
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Rua Fonte
6250-162, Belmonte
Diving fountain that is believed to have been built in the 16th century or 17th century. It consists of a rectangular plant, with main façade in vain back perfect and stonework coverage to two waters.
Fonte de Malpique
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Rua José Luís Rebelo
6250-111, Belmonte
Straight backrest source built in 1936. It consists of a backrest divided into three Washcloths, coffee and a rectangular tank.