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Núcleo Museológico da Fotografia do Douro Superior
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Rua da Misericórdia, 14
5160-303, Torre de Moncorvo
The memory and history of a people are also created with photographs, this is, at least, the idea of Arnaldo Duarte da Silva, professor and passionate about photography, who decided to create a Douro Superior Photography Museum Center. The collection includes photographs taken in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta, Mogadouro and Vila Nova de Foz Coa, and material, namely, cameras and other equipment, from 1886 to the present, as well as a collection of films from the 40s and 50s of the 20th century. These are objects that the group's mentor collected throughout his life, especially …
Museu do Ferro e da Região de Moncorvo
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Largo Doutor Balbino Rêgo, 9
5160-241, Torre de Moncorvo
The Iron Museum in the Moncorvo Region is a museological and cultural institution designed to promote knowledge and dissemination of the archaeological and mining heritage of the territory, the villages and communities that were formed in the surroundings of the Roboredo mountain range and the Vilariça Valley, with particular emphasis on activities related to the iron exploitation.
Igreja Matriz de Torre de Moncorvo
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Rua do Hospital, 14-24
5160-272, Moncorvo
Renaissance temple with a façade integrated into an impressive stonework tower. It has a full arched portal framed and topped by seven niches with images. Inside, it is possible to see fragments of frescoes and altarpieces of Joanine carving. A curious fact: it took around a century to be built, starting in the first half of the 16th century.
Castelo de Torre de Moncorvo
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Rua Tomás Ribeiro, 6
5160-294, Moncorvo
This castle was built by King Dinis between the 13th and 14th centuries. Some of the walls that surrounded the old town remain from the original construction. The area where the wall existed is currently occupied by housing.
Padrão de Tarouca
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Largo dos Heróis do Ultramar
3610-137, Tarouca
The Tarouca Pattern consists of three steps, a cubic base with a cross on each face, a smooth shaft and, at the top, an armillary sphere and a cross.
Mosteiro e Igreja de São João de Tarouca
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Largo do Terreiro
3610-082, Tarouca
It was the first monastery of the Cistercian Order founded in the Portuguese territory, in the 12th century, in a place with a strong monastic tradition evidenced in the monastery's invocation to Saint John, since, as a rule, the Cistercians dedicated their abbeys to the Virgin Mary. The facade of the church, rebuilt in the 17th century, retains an inscription with the date of its construction: 1152.
Casa do Paço de Dálvares / Museu do Espumante
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Rua Doutor Egas Moniz
3610-013, Tarouca
Medieval Palace with a U-shaped longitudinal plan. Today it is the headquarters of the Sparkling Wine Confraternity and the Murganheira Sparkling Wine Museum. The Casa do Paço de Dalvares was an honor created at the beginning of the Monarchy. In the Inquiries of Afonso III, well studied by Almeida Fernandes, it appears designated as the Honor of Alvares or Adalvares.
Arco de Paradela
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Valdevez
3610, Mondim da Beira
Memorial arch from the Middle Ages. It is associated with the passage of Count Pedro's funeral procession. For some, it is a monumental landmark that was erected to demarcate the limit of the Couto do Monastery of São João de Tarouca, for others it is a funerary monument built for the tomb of Diogo Anes, who in 1175 (12th century) was the owner of the land.
Ponte de Ucanha
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Rua da Torre e do Fundo da Rua
3610-175, Tarouca
Bridge over the Varosa river, made up of five broken arches, the central arch being taller and wider. The inclined board forms an obtuse angle, with a parapet. On the right side of the bridge stands a tower. Both were built in the 12th century. It is the most complete and expressive example of a medieval bridge with a protection and toll tower.
Torre Fortificada de Ucanha
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Rua da Torre e do Fundo da Rua
3610-175, Tarouca
Tower from the 12th century, located next to the Ucanha fortified bridge. It shows a square plan, homogeneous coverage with a hipped roof and three floors. In the past, it was the entrance to the Salzedas Monastery.