This Convent was donated to the Canons regular of Augustinian Rule was sacred on the 16th century after some renovations. In 1562 it started to belong to the friars from Santa Cruz de Coimbra convent and was extinguished in 1770. This construction is under the renaissance style and it has some important features from it, such as the church, the Monastery house and all the land inside of the fence.
A stone monastery with two towers and a garden surrounding it. The granite façade, the gothic coat of arms, the Romanesque baptistery and the medieval tower stand out. The collection of 20 images, namely those of Saint Peter and Saint Michael, deserve a close look.
Founded in 1059 according to popular tradition, although the oldest documentary reference dates back to 1099, the Monastery of Pombeiro enjoyed privileges and justice of its own as early as 1112, as evidenced by the Charter of Couto granted on that date by D. Teresa. This monastic institution has been documented since 853, which makes it one of the oldest in the territory, although there is no material evidence of its first establishment. Located at the intersection of two of the main roads of medieval times, one that connected Porto to Trás-os-Montes and a second that connected Beira to Alto …
This temple was constructed in 1530 and it suffered several transformations especially during the 18th century. From the original outline it kept the giants sustaining the main chapel. It presents a portico with round arch with cherubim. On the inside it is possible to see Dom Jorge Melo tomb dating from 1540, one of the most sumptuous in Portugal.
The convent of São Vicente, founded in 1147, was delivered to the observing canons of Santo Agostinho. In 1582 the primitive building was destroyed and the construction of the new church began, being the first mass celebrated in 1629. It later suffered other changes.
