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Igreja de Santa Maria de Barrô
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Calçada da Igreja
4660-034, Barrô
Located on a steep slope overlooking the Douro River, the Church of Barrô is a well-preserved example of medieval architecture, despite the changes of the Modern Period. The main façade and the chancel are worth highlighting. The facade of the Church presents a program with some monumentality, reflected in the careful portal and the arrangement of the false large window.
Pelourinho de Sernancelhe
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Praça da República
3640-222, Sernancelhe
Four steps elevate the pillory. It has an octagonal shaft and a square base. The shaft has a triple frame border consisting of a short listel. The cage has eight columns located in its eight corners.
Casa da Comenda da Ordem de Malta
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Avenida Abade Vasco Moreira
3640-210, Sernancelhe
It is a house that hosts a rural tourism project and is located in the historic center of Sernancelhe. The building shows an austere and sober nobility, built at the beginning of the 17th century, with baroque influences.
Igreja Matriz de Fonte Arcada
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Fonte Arcada
3640-110, Fonte Arcada
Church with a longitudinal plan comprising nave and chancel, transept, side chapels and sacristy. On the main facade, the full-arch portal stands out with voussoirs and imposts decorated with semi-spheres, a cross in relief and a bell tower with two windows.
Igreja do Mosteiro da Ribeira
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Sernancelhe
3640-201, Sernancelhe
Church with main altarpiece, throne and crucified Christ, flanked by Solomonic columns. It features Mannerist and Baroque religious architecture. The church has a single nave and chancel, the decoration is in gilded woodwork.
Convento Nossa Senhora do Carmo
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Freixinho
3640-120, Freixinho
Founded in the 17th century, more precisely in 1663, it still has great historical, architectural and cultural symbolism. It is currently used as a Rural Hotel.
Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora da Assunção de Tabosa
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Largo do Convento
3640-030, Tabosa do Carregal
The Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Assunção de Tabosa was the last Cistercian monastery to be founded in Portugal. Integrated into the Douro nucleus of monasteries and convents of the Cistercian Order, in the extreme south of the Varosa valley, and located in the so-called "Lands of Devil", they maintain the spirit of silence and recollection of their foundation.
Igreja de São João Baptista / Igreja Matriz de Sernancelhe
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Praça da República
3640-247, Sernancelhe
The facade features a Romanesque portal with three archivolts with a full arch, decorated with angels in relief on columns with carved capitals. Two niches, with three images, flank the portal. Inside, 16th century frescoes and gilded altars stand out.
Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Lapa / Museu da Lapa
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Avenida Padre Francisco Pinto Ferreira
3640-170, Lapa
Temple with a single nave, of Jesuit influence, with a classical portico. It is integrated into a sanctuary structure, to which it is connected by a walkway. It features a sacred granite outcrop inside the main chapel.
Castelo Medieval - Porta do Sol
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Rua do Castelo, 12
3640-231, Sernancelhe
It is at the top of a hill that we find the remains of the walls of Sernancelhe Castle. This rock castle dates back to the 12th/13th centuries, featuring an irregular circular plan. Don't forget to pay attention to the Porta do Sol, with its full arch. Very close by, we find the Cruzeiro do Senhor dos Aflitos.