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Praia Fluvial de Fráguas
- beach
Rua da Praia
3650-020, Fráguas
An area of great natural beauty, with clean water, benches and stone tables where peace prevails.
Orca de Pendilhe
- heritage
Pendilhe
3650-032, Pendilhe
Of prehistoric origin, is well signposted, has good access and is located in a highly visible location. It is a corridor dolmen, of which only a few pillars are preserved. The covering slab has inscriptions.
Moinhos de Pisão
- heritage
Fáguas
3650-020, Fráguas
The Pisão mills are located on the banks of the Paiva River. On the right bank there are two of them and on the other bank only one. The mills are well signposted and have good access. It is a visit that you cannot miss.
Praia Fluvial da Quinta da Azenha
- beach
Praia Fluvial da Quinta da Azenha
3650, Alhais
Wooded area, where there is a picnic area, shady areas, toilet, barbecue and a terrace café. Near here there is a watermill.
Praça do Município
- heritage
Praça do Município
3650-193, Vila Nova de Paiva
This large square, mostly made of cement, but with some garden spaces, has a set of fountains. This square is the most noble area of the town, due to the existence of shops, a museum, a municipal auditorium and an open-air auditorium.
Quinta da Azenha
- country
- leisure
Alhais
3650, Vila Nova de Paiva
This very pleasant and well-kept farmhouse has wooden tables and benches, a sheltered barbecue and a picnic area delimited by a wooden fence. In addition, there is a café-terrace, WC, shaded areas and a river beach.
Igreja de São Sebastião / Igreja Matriz de Vila Nova de Paiva
- heritage
Largo do Carvalhal, 75
3650-207, Vila Nova de Paiva
The original construction of the church dates back to the 11th/12th century, and in the 18th/20th centuries it was the subject of reconstruction works. On the outside it maintains some Romanesque features, but inside its decoration is essentially Baroque.
Museu Arquelógico do Alto Paiva
- heritage
Praça do Município
3650-207, Vila Nova de Paiva
The Museum occupies a building built from scratch. It has two exhibition rooms, a reservation room and a technical treatment room. It has documentary resources linked to social sciences and natural sciences.
Orca dos Juncais
- heritage
Queiriga
3650-051, Queiriga
Dating from the Late Neolithic, is in excellent condition. It is well signposted and has excellent access. This dolmen was classified as a National Monument and is protected by a fiber cement covering. It has a polygonal chamber with nine pillars, a corridor over seven meters long and well-preserved tombs. Furthermore, the atrium and the monumental roof slab on which dates and religious symbols are inscribed are clearly visible.
Museu Nacional do Pão
- heritage
Rua de Santana - Quinta Fonte do Marrão
6270-538, Seia
Space Museum opened in 2002, with three storeys and four exhibition halls, where displays the earliest artistic traditions and Portuguese bread. The space is divided in Bread cycle Room, Room of political, Social and religious Bread, Bread art Room and Pedagogical Room. There is also a restaurant where the King is, as expected, the bread. Be sure to visit the old grocery store, where they acquire various kinds of bread here produced. Tertulias and temporary exhibitions are frequent activities of the Museum.