Explore the best places
Heritage in Portugal
Povoado Pré-histórico do Castelo
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Ariz
3620-080, Ariz
Town dating back to the 3rd millennium BC, which preserves remains of a stone wall.
Ponte Românica de Ariz
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Ariz
3620-080, Ariz
Small Roman bridge in good condition, but invaded by vegetation.
Biblioteca Municipal Aquilino Ribeiro
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Terreiro das Freiras, 1
3620-356, Moimenta da Beira
This library consists of free reading rooms, computer stations with Internet access, an audiovisual space and a periodical reading area.
Rota das Vinhas de Cister
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Avenida 25 Abril, 186
3620-306, Moimenta da Beira
Route of themed itineraries that takes us through memories of medieval times and nationality, a mix of history, heritage built by Cistercian Monks, cellars and the stunning Douro landscape.
Convento de Nossa Senhora da Purificação
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Largo do Terreiro das Freiras - Rua Luis Veiga Leitão, 26
3620-356, Moimenta da Beira
Former Benedictine women's convent consisting of a church, cloisters and a fenced agricultural property. Mannerist, Baroque and Rococo religious architecture.
Igreja Matriz de Leomil / Igreja de São Tiago
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Largo Doutor António Ferreira Seves
3620-170, Leomil
In this Church, dating from the 17th century, the interior features a Chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Penha de França, with an altarpiece in polychrome gilded woodwork, 18th century tiles and a stone coffered vault.
Solar dos Guedes / Biblioteca Municipal Aquilino Ribeiro
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Terreiro das Freiras, 1
3620-356, Moimenta da Beira
Emblazoned house from the 18th century located next to an old Benedictine convent. It has a two-story facade with a balcony over the main door, surmounted by the coat of arms and a ducal crown. Inside, a plaster ceiling with paintings is worth highlighting. It currently houses the Aquilino Ribeiro Municipal Library.
Casa-Museu Aquilino Ribeiro
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Rua Juíz Conselheiro Aníbal Aquilino Ribeiro
3620-443, Soutosa
Cultural Foundation created in the location where Aquilino Ribeiro lived, more precisely in a manor house dating from the 19th century where the writer lived. The house-museum has a private chapel, an interior courtyard and farm outbuildings. Here you can find hundreds of the writer's personal objects on display, including books, postcards and photographs.
Pelourinho de Vila de Rua
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Largo do Pelourinho
3620-463, Rua
This pillory consists of a platform with six steps on which a column with a square base rests. The inverted trunk-pyramidal capital features four crowned heads, separated by a rosette. In the center, a larger spire is decorated with winged figures.
Espaço Memória dos Exílios
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Avenida Marginal, 7152A
2765-588, Estoril
This space, located in a Portuguese modernism building, intends to remember an important part of the recent history of the parish: it has been a refuge for thousands of exilees and refugees that came in the sequence of several conflicts.