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Limões
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Limões
4870, Limões
Designated a Property of Public Interest, this mountain village features granite houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. It boasts an Independence Cross where details of the chalice and the "tree of life" are evident. Local crafts are primarily based on linen items, rugs and bedspreads (woven on old handlooms), and rag weaving.
Agunchos
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Agunchos
4870, Agunchos
The village is composed of extensive agricultural properties, granaries, and granite buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Situated in a relatively flat area, the new and old parts are distinct. Note that the chapel stands on a small hill and that there are watermills along the river.
Cabriz
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Cabriz
4870, Cabriz
A village with cultivated fields, situated on the lower part of the slope. Among its cultural heritage, the manor houses from the 18th and 19th centuries stand out, with their agricultural outbuildings and group of granaries, the chapel of Santo Antônio, the wayside shrines, the cross, and Monte do Castro. Near Cabriz are the "Cai d'Alto" waterfalls, several traditional mills, and the Mandragoso leisure park.
Tojais
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Tojais
4870, Tojais
A high mountain area, where the rocks are used on the houses, mostly with culm rooftops. A special note to the small chapels, devoted to Saint António, the espigueiros (small cereal warehouses) and a 1753 stone chapel, devoted to Saint António, with crosses on the walls. The craftswork includes handmadee linen objects.
Seirós
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Seirós
4870, Seirós
Located on a green hillside, this village is composed of two different areas. On the oldest, with narrow streets, there is a natural belvedere. A special note to the "alminhas", to an 1851 sun clock, the church of Saint Bárbara and a wide set of espigueiros (small cereal warehouses), public fountains and a leisure park.
Penalonga
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Penalonga
4870, Penalonga
A village located on the hillside of the mountain, whose name is due to an enormous rock, located at the mountain top, inaccesible in the words of the population. In Penalonga there are three chapels, the chapel of Our Lady of Livração, the patron saint, that of Saint Ana and that of Saint João, located in the middle of a corn field. Several of its rural houses have sun clocks, namely the Casa da Ponte (Bridge House), with its interior yard and the espigueiros (small cereal warehouses).
Macieira
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Macieira
4870, Macieira
A village with dispersed houses, located on a plain by the mountainous hillside. The villag hasa fvery old streets, with rural granite houses, culm rooftops and sun clocks. A special note to thirteen water mills on the Covelo river and to springs with clothes washing areas. The local crafstwork includes the wool stockings, the molhelhas and the crossas.
Lamas
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Lamas
4870, Lamas
A village located in a lush valley with narrow streets, tradtional farm houses with culm rooftops and rural houses, namely the Gaspar House, the Cabo House, the Seixo House and the Carvalinha House. A special note to the Chapel of Our Lady of Remédios (Remedies), to the "alminhas", on a wall that protects the water spring, the "canastros" that stand on stone pillars and several sun clocks. The "crossas" stand out in the local craftswork.
Formoselos
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Formoselos
4870, Formoselos
A set of dispersed houses. In this village, a special note to the 1794 crucifix, the "alminhas", devoted to Our Lady of Carmo, the chapel and the Castro (a celtic village) of Facho, located where the Tâmega and Cerva rivers meet.
Favais
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Favais
4870, Favais
This village, where the inhabitants re small farmers, has culm covered houses and crossas that protect the sheperds from the rigorous winters. The architectural heritage includes tha chapel of Saint Luzia, the famous "Pedra de Favais" (Favais Rock), with carved angels and "alminhas". The natural heritage includes the Poio river with scenic views with gorges and waterfalls.