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Casa Museu Manuel Ribeiro de Pavia
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Largo dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra, 11
7490-422, Mora
Manuel Ribeiro de Paiva was born in Pavia in 1910 and was a neorealist draftsman, watercolorist and illustrator. His illustrations can be seen in books by writers, such as Alves Redol. The themes of his works refer, above all, to the Alentejo and the peasants. He died in 1957. This space has been operating in his honor since 1984 and preserves around twenty paintings, original drawings, some reproductions and several illustrated books.
Anta de Pavia / Capela de São Dinis
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Rua São Diniz
7490, Mora
Funerary monument in granite and masonry, used as a chapel. On the front main altar you can see 18th century and baroque tiles. It is one of the largest in the Iberian Peninsula.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Mogadouro
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Largo da Misericórdia
5200-227, Mogadouro
Mannerist and Baroque church, with a rectangular plan with an internal longitudinal axis, consisting of a nave, a narrower chancel, an annex and a sacristy. Inside, highlights include the high choir, the pulpit on the Gospel side, the paintings in the main chapel and the gilded main altarpiece.
Igreja do Convento de São Francisco
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Rua de São Francisco, 59
5200-224, Mogadouro
17th century church with a Latin cross plan with three naves, main chapel, sacristy and annex. The altarpieces of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Bonaventure stand out, next to the main altar.
Castro de Vilarinho dos Galegos
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Vilarinho dos Galegos
5200-572, Mogadouro
Castro dating from the Iron Age, located on a cliff above the Douro River, a difficult-to-access location, chosen because it has good natural defenses. The defenses were reinforced with a field of set stones, a moat, a turret and a line of walls. Here you can find rare fauna, from the Bonelli eagle, to the black stork and the Egyptian vulture.
Sala Museu de Arqueologia de Mogadouro
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Rua Dom Afonso II
5200-241, Mogadouro
This museum is made up of archaeological pieces found in the municipality, the result of archaeological excavations and surface remains, some of which are rare, both nationally and on the peninsular level.
Castelo de Penas Róias
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Penas Roias
5200-311, Mogadouro
A short distance from the village of Penas Roias are the remains of this castle with a quadrangular structure. All that remains of the castle is the keep, the remains of a circular cube and some sections of the wall. This castle provided the first line of defense in the northeast of Trás-os-Montes, together with the castles of Algoso, Miranda do Douro, Outeiro, Vimioso and Mogadouro, with which it formed a strong defensive group.
Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria de Azinhoso
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Rua do Passo
5200-010, Mogadouro
It is a Gothic temple with a Romanesque design, whose foundation is attributed to the Templars, with a longitudinal plan, consisting of a single nave and a porch on the gospel side, where the Romanesque door stands out on the opposite elevation. Highlight the enormous diversity of dog motifs and the central framing of the bell tower with three windows.
Castelo de Mogadouro
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Rua João de Freitas, 32
5200-277, Mogadouro
The castle of Mogadouro was donated by D. Afonso Henriques to the Templars and, a few years later, passed to the Order of Christ, its successor. Today, only two sections of walls remain, an isolated tower with rectangular faces and some scarce remains of carved walls.
Capela de São Brás
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Rua Dom Sancho I
6040-024, Belver
Religious type architecture, with a marked Renaissance influence. The main highlight is the main altarpiece from the 16th century, which houses 28 reliquaries and the image of Saint Blaise.