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Paço Episcopal de Castelo Branco / Museu Francisco Tavares Proença Junior
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Rua Doutor Alfredo Mota, 1
6000-773, Castelo Branco
This is a fifteen hundreds construction which underwent profound transformations during the 18th century, from which we stand out the garden outline under Italian influences. During quite some time this building was the residence for Guarda Bishops.
Farol de Gonçalo Velho Cabral
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ER1-2
9580-228, Vila do Porto
Lighthouse built in 1927, 114 meters above sea level, on Ponta do Castelo. It is a 14-meter-high quadrangular tower with several attached buildings.
Ponte Eiffel
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Avenida Dom Afonso III
4900-477, Viana do Castelo
Bridge over the Lima River, which connects the parish of Santa Maria Maior, in Viana do Castelo, to Darque. It was inaugurated in 1878and designed by the architect Gustave Eiffel.
Convento do Calvário do Bom Jesus da Franqueira
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Travessa do Senhor Fonte de Vida,189
4755-399, Pereira
Former convent, built in 1563, with stones of historic Castelo de Faria. The Convento da Franqueira enjoys a beautiful architecture that fits on top of Barcelinhos covering an overview of excellence.
Porta do Postigo
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Rua do Castelo
7170, Redondo
Another of the castle's doors, topped by a bell tower and sundial that still survives. It was enlarged in the Manueline period and the connection to Porta do Sol or Ravessa is via Rua do Castelo.
Forte do Garvão
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Rua do Castelo
7670-137, Garvão
Also known as Cerro do Castelo, is a fortified village where many oculadas plates were found in gold and silver. This points to worship of a deity with prophylactic powers in diseases of the eye.
Torre do Relógio
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Largo da Misericórdia
5200-211, Mogadouro
Tower located near the Castelo de Mogadouro, being divided into three tiers, one of them prepared to receive bells. Features a pyramidal shot and, in the four corners, pinnacles of granite.
Casa do Conselheiro João Franco
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Rua do Conselheiro João Franco - EN345-4
6230-002, Fundão
Rectangular house with two floors and a mansard roof, with homogeneous coverage in roof of four waters. It was built in 1858 as a residence to the Castelo Branco family, residing here later Councillor John Franco.
Solar dos Motas
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Rua Nova, 1
6000-116, Castelo Branco
Building from the XVII century, sober and elegant, whose construction was ordered by the family Guilherme da Cunha. It suffered important works in the XX century and is, since then, the District archive of Castelo Branco.
Convento de São Francisco do Monte
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Bairro da Abelheira
4900, Abelheira
A convent founded in the 16th century, it was the first in Viana do Castelo and the third of the Franciscans in Portugal. Currently it is ruined but it still has the several artitic and architectural elements that show the different stages it went through.