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Passeio pela Margem da Ribeira de Isna
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Alameda da Carvalha
6100, Sertã
The ribeira da Isna lies in the catchment area of the Tagus and is a tributary of the River Zêzere. This rises in the Serra do Cabeço da Queen and in albufeira of the Castelo do Bode, near Vila de Rei. This tour provides a good moment of leisure, favouring the contact with nature, through a landscape in shades of green and of great beauty.
Moinho de Vento do Pergulho
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Pergulho
6150-353, Proença-a-Nova
Mill very well recovered by Alfredo Almeida, imposing, surrounded by a beautiful landscape. The interior can be visited: in low produced cereals and, on top, you can see the wheel mechanism.
Centro Ciência Viva da Floresta
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EN241, 97
6150-345, Proença-a-Nova
Center for the promotion of forest and their importance as a source of knowledge that promotes numerous initiatives and interactive experiences that incorporate science and culture. Has a laboratory and a library.
Igreja de São Vicente / Igreja Matriz de Galafura, Campanário e Cruzeiro
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Largo do Eiró
5050-041, Galafura
This church is composed by one only nave and lower and narrower rectangular main chapel with pilasters on the façade corners, in which the lateral are scoured with cornices and have two windows. On the inside it is still visible the high choir above lower arch in wood, pulpit on the Gospel side, two lateral chapels with carved altarpieces, wall on the triumphal arch totally covered in golden polychrome carving. The wooden ceilings were vaulted with painted coffers with Hagiologic Saints and on the main chapel there is a carved throne altarpiece with fitomorphic motifs. The Calvary is composed by …
Estação Ferroviária de Peso da Régua
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Avenida da Estação
5050-237, Peso da Régua
19TH century train station which includes passenger building. Has several support buildings: health, longitudinal plant warehouse, in turn, completely built in wood.
Azulejos da Linha do Douro
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Rua José Vasques de Osório
5050-280, Peso da Régua
Old tiles depicting the grape harvest and the gentes of the Douro. Are also a tribute to the Marquis of Pombal, responsible for having delimited the demarcated Douro Region, in 1756, currently the oldest in the world. Peso da Régua is considered the capital of the demarcated Douro region.
Solar da Família Vaz Osório / Casa dos Vazes / Casa Vaz
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Avenida Manuel de Arriaga
5050-225, Peso da Régua
Baroque building dating from the 18th century. Composed of two floors, presents, in the piano nobile, Bay Windows with iron railings based on carved stone medallions. The main façade boasts a stone weapons. Inside are the roofs of mixer in woodwork.
Estação Rupestre da Fonte do Milho
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Canelas do Douro
5050, Canelas
Roman fortified village, with two imposing lines of walls in shale, identifying an access door on the inner wall. Note-If the mosaics representing fish in a bathtub with about a meter of depth, which archaeological excavations uncovered.
Comboio Histórico da Linha do Douro
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Estação de Comboios de Peso da Régua
5050, Peso da Régua
The Douro Line, with a total of about 200 kilometers, goes through, in part of the section, very close to the river, offering a wonderful view over the river and the vineyard slopes. There is also, on Saturdays from June to October, a steam locomotive dating from 1925 that runs the section between Régua and Tua stations, on a time travel... a slice of regional salt cake, to the sound of traditional songs. At the Pinhão station taste or buy wines and gourmet products from the region, and admire the fantastic tile panels on the outside of the building.
Museu Monsenhor Augusto Nunes Pereira
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Largo do Museu
3320-080, Fajão
Located in the village of Fajão, this space was inaugurated in September 1997. It exhibits ethnographic objects and works by Monsenhor Nunes Pereira.