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Museu de Arte Popular Portuguesa
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Praça Marquês de Pombal
3100-440, Pombal
A museum located in the Pombal Cultural Center, featuring 2,000 handcrafted pieces from all over the country, showcasing Portuguese folk art.
Serra de Sicó
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Serra de Sicó
3100, Vila Cã
This mountain range, at 553 meters altitude, belongs to the sedimentary edge of Estremadura, located east of Pombal. Situated east of Pombal, it divides the hydrographic basins of the Soure and Nabão rivers and measures 7.5 km in length. Its limestone formations contain an original set of caves, grottos, sinkholes, and escarpments. The vegetation at its base and on its slopes reveals cultivated fields of wheat and vegetables, pine forests, patches of oak groves, and a great variety of plants. It offers conditions suitable for climbing, paragliding, and various hiking trails.
Capela da Misericórdia do Louriçal
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Rua da Misericórdia
3105-165, Louriçal
Chapel with a nave and an elevated chancel under the same roof. Of note is the fact that the tribune for the churchwardens connects the dispatch room to the nave, with the pulpit on the opposite side. The dispatch room features a covered balcony and an access staircase. The current building, with Manueline vestiges, dates from 1608.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Guia
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Avenida Nossa Senhora da Guia, 119
3105-089, Guia
A church of Mannerist and Baroque architecture consisting of a nave, a chancel, and an attached sacristy. Inside, the highlight is the throne with an 18th-century image of Our Lady of Guia.
Palanque dos Duques de Aveiro
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Largo da Praça Velha
3100, Abiul
An open-air grandstand built of masonry and brick, where the Dukes of Aveiro sat when attending public performances. It is located in a cobbled square, near the Abiul oven.
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora das Neves
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Largo Nossa Senhora das Neves
3100-012, Abiul
A church of Baroque religious architecture, with a single nave, main altar, sacristy, baptistery, and bell tower. The date of construction is unknown. However, it was rebuilt in 1515 and then again in the 18th century.
Casa Arte Nova
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Rua Almirante Reis, 44
3100-443, Pombal
A building with shops on the ground floor, constructed in the 20th century. Its name comes from some decorative details characteristic of Art Nouveau. The architect responsible for this building was Ernesto Korrodi.
Ponte sobre o Rio Arunca
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Rua de Leiria
3100, Pombal
A bridge with three basket-handle arches, built between 1793 and 1795 for the passage of the Royal Road. It consists of three identical arches supported by pillars with semi-iconic cutwaters.
Museu Municipal Marquês de Pombal
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Praça Marquês de Pombal
3100-440, Pombal
The museum opened in 1982 after a donation from the antique dealer Manuel Gameiro, with the City Council providing the building. It is divided into five themed rooms, allowing for an understanding of national and local history from the 18th century.
Redinha
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Redinha
3105, Redinha
It is located in the foothills of the Sicó mountain range. Notable features include the Church of Mercy or Chapel of Our Lady of the Star, built in a natural grotto high in the Poio mountain range and rebuilt in 1670, and the medieval bridge, where a cluster of old watermills still operates. Also, noteworthy are the pillory (National Monument), the old Town Hall, the parish church, and some vestiges of prehistoric occupation. Redinha is part of the Beiras Wine Route. It offers conditions suitable for mountaineering. Basketry and pottery constitute the region's handicrafts.