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Trilho do Azeite
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Rua do Abecheiro
5200-090, Mogadouro
Short walking route, suitable for walking or driving, integrated into the Douro International Park. With a length of around nine kilometers, it takes four hours on foot and one hour by car. It begins and ends at the Rural Interpretation Center, in the village of Bruçó, following paths through olive groves, among the cliffs of the Douro River. At the end of the trail, you can visit the traditional olive oil press, in the same village.
Trilho da Castanha
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Bruçó
5200-090, Mogadouro
Short route, intended to be done on foot or by 4X4, with a length of around eleven kilometers. It takes five hours on foot or an hour and a half in a 4X4. It starts and ends at the Rural Interpretation Center in the village of Bruçó (where you can purchase products made with chestnuts), traveling through land occupied by chestnut trees, with emphasis on a century-old chestnut tree.
Parque Natural do Douro Internacional
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Rua Dr. Francisco António Vicente, 4
5200-241, Mogadouro
Integrating the municipalities of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta, Miranda do Douro and Mogadouro, the Douro Internacional Natural Park covers the 122 kilometers of border section of the Douro River and extends south, to the Douro Valley. From a very deep valley and two plateau areas (essentially granite), one to the North with altitudes of around 700-800 meters and the other to the South with altitudes of around 600-700 meters. The gorges carved by the Douro and Águeda rivers are extremely deep (up to 200 meters) and of great beauty. The Park reaches its maximum altitude (895 meters) …
Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria de Azinhoso
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Rua do Passo
5200-010, Mogadouro
It is a Gothic temple with a Romanesque design, whose foundation is attributed to the Templars, with a longitudinal plan, consisting of a single nave and a porch on the gospel side, where the Romanesque door stands out on the opposite elevation. Highlight the enormous diversity of dog motifs and the central framing of the bell tower with three windows.
Castelo de Mogadouro
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Rua João de Freitas, 32
5200-277, Mogadouro
The castle of Mogadouro was donated by D. Afonso Henriques to the Templars and, a few years later, passed to the Order of Christ, its successor. Today, only two sections of walls remain, an isolated tower with rectangular faces and some scarce remains of carved walls.
Parque de Campismo da Quinta da Agueira
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Complexo Desportivo Municipal
5200-244, Mogadouro
The campsite at Quinta da Agueira, located in the Centre of Mogadouro, is the ideal place to enjoy pleasant moments of relaxation in nature. Meet the wonderful landscapes full of color of the broom and the almond trees, where the plateau stands in contrast with the arribes del Duero, in the Natural Park of Douro international, rich in fauna and flora. Visit to the monuments and the beautiful historic district of Mogadouro.
Ruínas da Capela de São Fagundo / Capela dos Mouros
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Urrós
5200, Mogadouro
Chapel in ruins, keeping only part of the main façade and the triumphal arch. Consisted of a nave and a chancel lower and narrow, showing the main facade a perfect round portal and a triumphal arch in arc pointed.
Passos de Azinhoso
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Rua do Passo
5200-010, Mogadouro
Enclosed steps in property wall, being composed of a niche desnudo. This was one of the stations of Calvary in the pageant of Endoenças that unfolded the mother church to the Chapel of Lady of the Executioner, at the other end of the village.
Capela de Castro Vicente
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Rua do Cabo
5350-201, Mogadouro
A 16th century chapel of longitudinal plan simple. The portal is large compared with the size of the Chapel and the window above.
Igreja Paroquial de Castro Vicente
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Rua da Igreja
5350-201, Mogadouro
Church of longitudinal plant consisting of a nave of three bays. It is possible to observe traces the 16th century arched portal pointed out. The chancel has Baroque decoration, still intact.