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Monuments in Caminha
Mosteiro de São João D'Arga
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Arga de Baixo
4910-035, Arga de Baixo
Located in Serra D'Arga, this monastery dedicated to Saint John the Baptist presents itself. Currently, the chapel is only open to hikers on feast days.
Igreja Matriz de Caminha / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
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Largo da Matriz
4910-155, Caminha
This Gothic temple is built of granite. The façade features a Renaissance portal crowned by a rose window and is flanked by a tower. Inside, one can see 17th-century tiles, gilded altarpieces in the national style, and two Neo-Manueline confessionals.
Forte da Ínsua
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Ínsua de Santo Isidro - Rua Foz do Minho
4910-180, Cristelo
Ínsua Fort is situated on a rocky islet and has an irregular polygonal shape. Inside the wall is a small chapel that displays the design of the original Romanesque temple. On the terraces, you can see some bronze artillery pieces on iron carriages.
Forte do Cão
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Avenida Forte do Cão
4910-012, Gelfa
This small fort was built by Dom Pedro II in the 17th century to protect the coast from Spanish attacks during the Restoration War. It features a star-shaped layout and four single-elevation bastions.
Forte da Lagarteira
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Avenida Campo do Castelo
4910-490, Vila Praia de Âncora
This 17th-century structure was built during the reign of Dom Pedro II to defend the coast from pirate attacks during the Restoration War. The fort's door is topped by a stone bearing the royal coat of arms.
Conjunto Fortificado de Caminha
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Calçada da Escola
4910-111, Caminha
Of this set of 18th-century curtain walls and bastions, the bastions of the main church and Santo Antônio church, the Graça wall, and the Clock Tower stand out. The rectangular tower features a small terrace where the bell tower rests. Above the arch of the gate, which once defended the town, is an image of Our Lady of the Conception.
Torre do Relógio de Caminha
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Praça do Conselheiro Silva Torres, 8
4910-156, Caminha
The Clock Tower is a medieval monument that once formed part of the town's defensive wall. Along with the Town Hall and Misericórdia buildings, both dating back to the 16th century, the tower forms an important architectural complex.
Ponte Metálica do Caminho de Ferro sobre o Rio Coura
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Avenida Doutor Dantas Carneiro
4910, Seixas
Metallic bridge integrated in Minho railway line over the river Coura, close to its mouth, in marshland area.
Igreja Paroquial de Vilar de Mouros / Igreja de Santa Eulália
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Estrada da Igreja
4910-584, Funchal
Parish Church of longitudinal plan with nave and rectangular chancel and Bell Tower of quadrangular. Emphasis on the altars in Renaissance and Baroque gilded and lateral Manueline portal.
Edifício dos Paços do Concelho de Caminha
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Praça Conselheiro Silva Torres
4910-122, Caminha
Building that was being successively extended in accordance with the needs of various eras. In the early era of small dimensions, having undergone expansion of the structure in the mid-twentieth century, demolished an existing chapel.