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Monuments in Arouca
Carreira dos Moinhos
- heritage
Carreiros
4540-026, Carreiros
This heritage site is believed to be unique in the country, due to the way the 17 windmills are arranged in a row. Located in the parish of Alvarenga, the windmills, built of schist and covered with slate, are beautiful examples of the region's traditional architecture.
Capela da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Arouca
- heritage
Praça Brandão de Vasconcelos
4540-110, Arouca
Chapel built in 1612, very rich in its iconographic program, where Evangelists, Apostles, scenes of the Nativity, Life and Passion of Christ, among others, are represented. The interior consists of a very simple altar and the nave is entirely covered with tiles dating from the 17th century. Classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1959.
Torre dos Mouros
- heritage
Lourosa de Campos
4540-211, Lourosa de Campos
Also called the Medieval Tower, Moorish Tower, or Lourosa de Campos Tower. A stately tower with Gothic elements and defensive military characteristics. It is a unique building in the municipality and is in a good state of preservation.
Igreja São Miguel de Urrô
- heritage
Urrô
4540-659, Urrô
Built in the 17th century, this church belongs to the Mannerist style and displays the most naive elements of vernacular architecture. It has a Romanesque-style granite bell tower that rises in front of the main door.
Mosteiro de Arouca
- heritage
Largo de Santa Mafalda
4540-108, Arouca
It began with a dual community – male and female – having become a female monastery and adopted the Rule of Saint Benedict at the end of the 11th century. The affiliation with the Cistercian Order, which occurred in the 13th century, is associated with the figure of Infanta D. Mafalda, daughter of D. Sancho I, who, in 1220, decided to incorporate the nuns into the new Order. Endowed with a vast patrimony, it became one of the most important Portuguese female monasteries. Retreating to the convent, D. Mafalda gained a reputation for holiness, to which the discovery of the …
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde de Cabeçais
- heritage
Cabeçais
4540-367, Cabeçais
Temple dated 1777, also called parochial church of Nossa Senhora da Expectação.
Capela de Santa Catarina
- heritage
Fuste
4540-445, Fuste
Chapel dated 1747. Baroque church with nave and chancel and Bell Tower on the left side.
Capela de Santa Luzia
- heritage
Arouca
4540, Arouca
Temple with nave and chancel; with relief for the triumphal arch with bevel and round shot.
Capela de Santo António
- heritage
EN 224
4540-551, Santo António
Renaissance and baroque chapel whose porch is supported by four Tuscan columns. The Baroque reform added to the chancel and Bell.
Capela de Santo António
- heritage
Largo de Santo António
4540-144, Arouca
Baroque temple with nave, chancel and triumphal arch. The internal coverings are wooden and the coffered ceiling.