Amares

Restaurante da Pousada Mosteiro de Amares

Amares

A recent Pousada of Portugal, built in a monastery of the order of Cister, dating back to the 12th century. The restaurant is imposing, with a high ceiling and a stone table, where oncee used to be the monk's dining …

Discoteca Lagar's

Amares

A disco with three diffrent areas, one devoted to the more commercial sounds and another to electronic music, as well a a third floor with latin music and ballroom dancing, where one may learn from specialized teachers every week.

Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Abadia

Amares

This Sanctuary in the present days is composed by chapels, buildings to support the pilgrims that come every year on the15th of August, fountains, Calvarias and a church. This Sanctuary has a large tradition and many people consider it the …

Mosteiro de Santo André de Rendufe / Mosteiro de Rendufe

Amares

This baroque Benedictine monastery was reformed on the 16th and 18th centuries. It has a church reconstructed on the 18th century with a symmetric façade with two bell towers. It is worth to mention the vaulted coverage and the altarpiece …

Miradouro da Senhora da Paz

Amares

A belvedere on the Santinha or Senhora da Paz (Our Lady of Peace) Hill, with views of the small town of Amares and the Cávado river valley.

Ponte do Porto/Ponte de Prozelo

Amares

Bridge over the Cávado River with a length of 150 metres. Dating from the 14th century is distinguished by irregularity of the dimensions and shapes of several arcs buttresses that form it.

Quinta do Burgo

Amares

Quinta do Burgo, located in Amares, is a family space that invites the invigorating moments. The nature of Minho and the buzz of the Cávado River provide the ideal environment for a few days in the countryside. The welcoming rooms, …

Ponte de Rodas

Amares

This bridge has a flat platform above three irregular arches with narrow and long voussoirs and with irregular extrados. It has two abutments with breakwater with triangular shape and breaker with rectangular shape with guards in granite.

Casa Da Tapada - Sociedade Agrícola, S.a.

Amares

Manor house built in the late 15TH century and subsequently modified and expanded during the 17th and 18th centuries. Has three terraces supported by walls and ornamented by staircases and sources. This House was the residence of poet Sá de …

Ruínas da Torre e Honra de Vasconcelos / Casa dos Mouros

Amares

This ensemble is composed by a tower to which later it was built a residential attachment. The tower has a square plan. The ruin has, yet, the ground floor and a small part from the first floor. The original entrance …

Foz do Rio Homem

Amares

The Homem river is a tributary of the Cávado river's right bank and measures 37 kilometres. It has its spring in the Gerês mountain. The dam of Vilarinho das Furnas is located there.

Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Bouro

Amares

Although the conventual part is in ruins, the Church, rebuilt in the 18th century, features a harmonic facade dominated by five sculptures representing the four evangelists and Saint Louis. Inside, include the gilded altarpiece and the sacristy, with paneled ceilings …

Praia da Malheira

Amares

A pleasant place with plenty of space and a playground.

Museu do Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Abadia

Amares

A museum devoted to the religious ethnography. It includes a collection of offerings related to promises.

Jardim das Termas de Caldelas

Amares

The Thermae of Caldelas are fit for resting and fighting the daily stress. Its green gardens and tall trees help in relaxing and in spending peaceful moments.