A church with medieval foundations, built on the site of na ancient mosque. It is a monument of the second half of the 13th century, where one should notice the gothic ogival portico of the front, the belltower with baroque decorations and, in the interior, the lateral chapels de Nossa Senhora da Consolação, Saint Brás and the chapel of the Souls.

Construída durante os séculos XVII e XVIII, apresenta um estilo barroco, com três naves e um altar-mor em talha dourada. Destaque, na capela do Santíssimo Sacramento, para o painel de azulejos representando o Agnus Dei.

Building outside the walls of the fortress of Valença, designed by the architect Ventura Terra. It was built in the 20th century and throughout its history has had various occupations, first as a former Asylum Fonseca, after Portuguese School, Municipal School of Secondary Education and, currently, Escola Superior de Ciências Empresariais.

The restaurant Foral de Melgaço is located in the Hotel Monte Prado. It has a modern atmosphere, with a sober decor and panoramic views of the Minho river and of the Spanish hillsides, especially if one chooses the terrace that overlooks the landscape. In this restaurant one can find the best traditional Portuguese cuisine with several regional dishes.

Marcadamente com ligações à terra e ao mar, o restaurante dá nova vida aos produtos da horta biológica, que fica quase em frente à cozinha, e ajusta a oferta com o que as estações são capazes de produzir.

The monastery of this Palace was inhabited by Monks from 1451. In the Church, highlighted by a tomb set dating from the 15th and 16th centuries: Tomb of Fernão Teles de Meneses, dated 1481, and Tomb of João da Silva and Aires da Silva, designed by the sculptor Diogo Pires Manueline-o-Boy.

The Queen Santa Isabel Bridge, designed by engineer António Reis, is the latest road crossing over the River Mondego, consisting of two lanes to three lanes in each direction. Its inauguration in 2004, allowed faster access to the zone of the Valley of flowers and the Polo II da Universidade de Coimbra.

Founded in 1896 on land provided by Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Santo Tirso, the spinning factory began operating in 1898. It is still possible to see the working-class neighborhood today, dating back to the 40s of the 20th century. The company was in operation until 1990. It currently operates as a space for events.

The Leões Fountain, from 1878, is at the Praça Gomes Teixeira centre. This fountain, made in cast iron, was created in 1877 by the Compagnie Générale des Eaux pour L'Etranger. This company was responsible of the water in the city. The fountain has three overlapped cups and four winged lions where the water flows from.

When it comes to its mouth, in lovely Esposende, the Cávado river forms almost a tidal stream. It leaves 130 km behind, since the Larouco Hill. In the ocean, by the mouth, there is a group of rocks named Cavalos de Fão (Horses of Fão). By the mouth of the Cávado river there is an old lighthouse and its house.