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Igreja Matriz de Oliveira de Azeméis
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Rua da Igreja Matriz, 42
3720-214, Oliveira de Azeméis
Built in 1719, this church was rebuilt in the mid-19th century. The facade features a portal flanked by two bell towers and a sculpture of Saint Michael. Access to the church is via a staircase made up of several baselines with intermediate levels. Of particular note are the baroque gilded altarpieces and in particular the main altarpiece, from 1731.
Igreja Matriz da Carregosa
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Rua Dona Eduarda Vasques
3720-017, Carregosa
Church with two towers with bells, clock, atrium with well-kept gardens and tiles on the facade.
Biblioteca Municipal Ferreira de Castro
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Rua General Humberto Delgado
3720-254, Oliveira de Azeméis
Library distributed in different spaces and environments, which invite you to discover the collection and information resources.
Baixa de Oliveira de Azeméis
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Oliveira de Azeméis
3720, Oliveira de Azeméis
This tour allows you to learn a little about the city's history and appreciate the architecture of typical Oliveira houses and old manor houses. You can also visit the Main Church, one of the most important monuments, and stroll through beautiful gardens.
Casa-Museu Regional de Oliveira de Azeméis
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Rua António Alegria, 119
3720-234, Oliveira de Azeméis
Here you can appreciate crockery, glass and clay objects made in Oliveira de Azeméis. A room dedicated to Ferreira de Castro stands out, with the manuscript of "Os Emigrantes". The crockery, clay and glass objects made in Oliveira de Azeméis stand out.
Museu Regional da Vila de Cucujães
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Rua Abade João Domingos Arede
3720-664, Vila de Cucujães
Museum located in the building of the former Progresso Primary School, which brings together objects from various traditional activities, regional costumes and archaeological materials.
Parque Temático Molinológico
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Rua da Ponte da Igreja, 193
3720-604, Ul
This park is made up of eleven mills located on the banks of the River Ul, where you can watch the bread-making process. This Theme Park combines the water mills present in this region for more than two centuries. It occupies 29 hectares of open space.
Capela de Nossa Senhora de La Salette
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Oliveira de Azeméis
3721-909, Oliveira de Azeméis
This was the first temple built in Portugal for the worship of this saint. It is located on top of a hill in La Salette Park, a wooded area with romantic gardens and a lake, bandstand and fountain. Religious building, with a neo-medieval character, built at the end of the 19th century by António Correia da Silva (architectural project), Henrique Moreira (façade sculpture), Ricardo Leone (stained-glass windows) and Jerónimo Monteiro da Costa (park project).
Casa-Museu Ferreira de Castro
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Rua Escritor José Maria Ferreira de Castro
3720-189, Ossela
This is the former home of writer José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898-1974), author of books such as "A Selva", which describes the drama of emigrants and the exoticism of the Amazon jungle, and "Volta ao Mundo", a description of his almost two-year journey shortly before the Second World War. This building, dating from the mid-19th century, is now a museum that brings together the writer's books, manuscripts and personal objects, including the shoes and suitcase that accompanied him on this trip around the world.