According to the legend, Viriato, the famed lusitan chief, was born here. It is the birthplace of Aristides de Sousa mendes, the consul of Portugal in Bordeaux who saved thousands of Jews during World War 2. There are vestiges of manors. A special note to the mother church, the chapel of Our Lady of Amparo, the Christ King, the Theatre's Main Hall, the salons of the Philarmonia Society and the house of Aristides Sousa Mendes. Craftswork includes forged iron objects and carvings.

Oliveira do Conde is known for its manors with coats of arms, namely the houses of Ceia and of the Count and the Albergarias Manor, of the 16th century. A special note to the chapels of Our Lady of Miracles and of the Carvalhais, the manuelin pillory, the mother church (National Monument) and the gothic chapel. The craftswork includes tapestries (of the Arroiolos kind) and furniture carvings.