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Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria da Feira e Convento dos Lóios

  • heritage

Rua Doutor Santos Carneiro, 7
4520-181, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

This is a Mannerist convent with a church in the shape of a Latin cross, a single nave, and a two-story cloister. Due to its characteristics, it fits into the typology of the monumental 17th-century churches of classicist and erudite style in the Porto region. The tilework in the chancel and transept is also from the 17th century, and the main altarpiece is Baroque, in the National Style, with Baroque side altarpieces from the time of King Pedro II, at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. In the center of the convent courtyard there was a Baroque fountain, …

Castelo de Santa Maria da Feira

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Alameda Doutor Roberto Vaz Oliveira
4520-141, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

A Gothic castle, imposing and austere, where the summit towers with spires and four pinnacles stand out as ornamentation. The walls are protected by crenellated embrasures and loopholes. Outside the walls, it is worth visiting the Chapel of Our Lady of the Incarnation and the Chaplaincy House, in 17th-century Baroque style. The population moved to the vicinity of the castle attracted by the trade of goods that took place there, giving rise to the current city.

Museu de Santa Maria de Lamas

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Largo da Igreja, 90 - Parque de Santa Maria de Lamas
4535-412, Santa Maria de Lamas

Santa Maria da Feira

Surrounded by beautiful gardens populated with statues and sculptures, the Santa Maria de Lamas Museum was founded in 1950 and renovated in 2005. It comprises sixteen rooms and a remarkable collection of permanent exhibitions. There you will find rooms dedicated to sacred art, the cork industry, furniture, ethnography, statuary, natural sciences, ceramics, and curiosities. The museum's educational service conducts educational activities aimed at different age groups, focusing on raising awareness of art and cultural heritage.

Museu Convento dos Lóios

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Praça Doutor Guilherme Alves Moreira
4520-170, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

The Lóios Convent Museum is a regional museum that hosts temporary exhibitions of national and international interest, and where you can also appreciate the permanent exhibition in the areas of Painting, Archaeology, History and Art History, explaining the origin of Man, evolution and development of the Lands of Santa Maria. Donations resulting from official acts or actions in the political life of the municipality are also on display.

Termas de São Jorge

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  • leisure

Praça de São Jorge
4509-679, Caldas de São Jorge

Santa Maria da Feira

With a mild climate and balanced temperature and humidity, the São Jorge Thermal Baths are surrounded by beautiful gardens. Featuring both a historic building and a completely modern one, its sulphurous waters are indicated for the treatment of respiratory, skin, rheumatic, and musculoskeletal diseases, also emphasizing prevention and health promotion, with a range of treatments focused on physical and psychological well-being. The mineral waters are collected from a single spring, 90 meters deep, and have a natural temperature of 23º.

Zoo de Lourosa - Parque Ornitológico

  • leisure

Rua do Parque
4535-071, Lourosa

Santa Maria da Feira

Created in 1990 and acquired by the Santa Maria da Feira City Council in 2000, the Lourosa Zoo is the only park exclusively dedicated to birds in Portugal. Education, preservation of endangered species, and research are the park's three main functions. Macaws, ostriches, swans, owls, flamingos, vultures, and other birds populate the park, while lush vegetation adorns the space, making it pleasant even on the hottest days.

Museu de Arte Popular Portuguesa

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Praça Marquês de Pombal
3100-440, Pombal

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

Pombal

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

Pombal

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

Pombal

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.

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