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Casa do Seminário de Gralhas

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Rua Central, 51
5470-160, Montalegre

Montalegre

Granite Manor House located in the village of Rooks, at the foot of the Serra do Larouco. Dating from the 18TH century, more precisely of 1780, this House once belonged and hosted illustrious Barrosões, as the Priest João Álvares de Moura. Later it was transformed into agricultural House and, in 2002, it was classified as Municipal interest Property. He currently works as a unit of Rural tourism, with three double rooms and three suites, library, patio, Garden, Boardwalk, threshing floor, meeting room and an interesting Sundial in granite.

Castro de Donões

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Donões
5470-110, Donões

Montalegre

Traces of a fortified settlement located on the right bank of the river Cávado, around the village of Donões, in cabeço flattened. Is visible from different angles and other villages of the surrounding area, as is the case of castro de Mourilhe and castro de Frades. Presents a form approximately circular with about 70 meters in diameter and surrounded by a line of wall still visible, with approximately four meters thick. The defense is complemented by three deep moats that precede the line of Hadrian's wall. Of the interior were collected several pieces of prehistoric and Roman pottery.

Sepulturas Antropomórficas de Donões

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Donões
5470-110, Montalegre

Montalegre

Set of cave graves located in granite outcrops in the surrounding area of the chapel of Santo Amaro, in Donões. The graves are arranged in two groups, North and South side of the chapel. To the North there are two anthropomorphic graves, one of them partially destroyed and the other with 1.76 meters long and 0.43 meters in maximum width. On the South side of the chapel are four more anthropomorphic graves, all of them excavated in granitic outcrop, all with the same size, about 1.82 meters, by 0.50 metres width of shoulders. One of them is perfectly visible a …

Igreja de Paredes

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Travessa da Igreja
5470-092, Montalegre

Montalegre

Parish church dating from the 18TH century Mannerist, to present a longitudinal plan consisting of a single nave, a chancel and a rectangular Bell Tower. In the interior, especially the altarpieces of gilt to the ship with a chorus-high and to the triumphal arch back perfect with frontaleira of gilt flanked by altars. In the chancel highlight to the altar in gilt and, with regard to ceilings, highlight to the paintings of a Medallion in the center of the nave with the image of the Patron Saint and the image of St. mark in the chancel. The Bell Tower consists …

Castelo do Portelo/ Coto de Sendim

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Sendim
5470-342, Padornelos

Montalegre

The castle of Portelo\/frontier lift was implemented in a dividing line of country, being most of the lot belonging to Portugal. On the West side are well visible remains of walls, with about 1 meter in height and 0.70 meters wide average; If the defense was natural. The castle was built on rocky hills from the top, where they observe nesting tears the lines of Defense. This castle, such as the Piconha, the de Montalegre, Monforte de Rio Frio and Keys was intended to defend the valleys of the Tâmega and Cávado therefore places open dry streak and difficult frontier …

Capela de São Sebastião

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Rua do Avelar
5470-235, Montalegre

Montalegre

Chapel of mannerist architecture, Bell and straight Dick portal and oculus.

Torre do Boi

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Rua Principal
5470-472, Travassos

Montalegre

Commemorative monument consisting of a quadrangular Tower based on a prominent punch, with three records staggered ranging narrowing to the top, where stands a belfry adorned with two pinnacles and a ball to the Center. The third record is a bull's head in high relief and an inscription with the date of 1933. This monument was attached to the Court of the ox of the people and was built with a prize won in a no more bulls.

Monumento ao Padre Domingos Barroso

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Largo do Alvar
5470-457, Vilar de Perdizes

Montalegre

Monument in honor of the historical society of independence of Portugal to father Domingos Barroso.

Fonte da Rua do Forno

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Rua do Forno
5470-461, Vilar de Perdizes

Montalegre

Source located below street level.

Calvário de São Vicente da Chã

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São Vicente da Chã
5470-071, Montalegre

Montalegre

Set of several stone crosses.

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