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Castelo de Lamego

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Rua do Castelo
5100-128, Lamego

Lamego

This castle was built on an ancient Lusitanian hill fort that the Romans fortified. The original castle's highlights include the citadel with its keep, the vaulted cistern, and two gates, the Porta dos Fogos and the Porta do Sol, which define the wall structure of the old town. The cistern is located near a section of the wall. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the tower served as the town hall. Noteworthy, in the Porta do Sol, is an 18th-century window dated 1642.

Igreja de Santa Maria de Almacave

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Rua das Cortes
5100-132, Lamego

Lamego

The church consists of a nave with a high choir, a narrower and lower chancel, a bell tower, side chapels, and several outbuildings. The Romanesque structure of the church still survives, with the main door featuring four archivolts and a side portal with lintels supported by simple modillions. The main façade is gabled, with a Romanesque portal and two side porticos featuring equally Romanesque elements, with a cross pierced in the tympanum. The side elevations feature unadorned corbels in the nave, and those of the annexes and chancel feature pilaster cornerstones and frieze and cornice finishes. Notable are the altarpieces …

Sé Catedral de Lamego

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Largo da Sé
5100-098, Lamego

Lamego

Built in the 12th century, the church features a Manueline façade and a Nasoni structure. It underwent several modifications, particularly in the 16th and 18th centuries. The interior, with three naves, features side chapels with 18th-century carvings, a transept with a central lantern, altarpieces, paintings, and a choir stall. The church, divided into three naves and a transept, is adjoined by the chapter house, the cloister, and other outbuildings. Opposite are several outbuildings and the Romanesque bell tower.

Parque Nossa Senhora dos Remédios

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Monte de Santo Estevão
5100, Lamego

Lamego

This park boasts abundant shrub and tree vegetation, including chestnut trees, willows, cedars, cryptomeria, and araucaria. A network of paths traverses some of the sanctuary's stairway levels. It also features small lakes, fountains, and grottoes.

Museu de Lamego

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Largo de Camões
5100-147, Lamego

Lamego

Housed in the city's former Bishop's Palace, this museum was established in 1917. The most notable feature of the museum's collection is its eclecticism. The collection is primarily from the 18th century, spanning the period from the 1st century to the present day, with a clear emphasis on the Renaissance period. Highlights include the Flemish tapestries and paintings by Vasco Fernandes. The Gothic transept located here is classified as a Property of Public Interest.

Açude das Casas da Ribeira

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Casas da Ribeira
6120, Mação

Mação

The Casas da Ribeira reservoir is a paradisiacal place, located in Ribeira de Eiras.

Pego da Rainha

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Zimbreira
6120, Mação

Mação

Pego da Rainha, located near the village of Zebreira, is a waterfall that forms a lagoon. The name comes from the story of a queen who used to bathe in the natural pool beneath the waterfall.

Baloiço Panorâmico de Mação

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Serra do Bando dos Santos
6120, Mação

Mação

This wooden structure, located at one of the highest points in the Santarém district, offers a panoramic view of the entire area south of Bando dos Santos, where the villages of Santos and Pereiro are visible, and further back, the town of Mação.

Termas da Ladeira de Envendos

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Ladeira de Envendos
6120-019, Envedos

Mação

Nestled within the mountainous beauty that surrounds them, for over a hundred years these hot springs have offered a range of thermal practices to restore the quality of life of those who seek them.

Praia Fluvial de Ortiga

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Estrada da Barragem, 6
6120, Mação

Mação

Located in the municipality of Mação, with the Belver Dam reservoir as a backdrop, Ortiga River Beach offers a range of amenities that allow for pleasant leisure moments. The surrounding area boasts several points of interest, including the Schist Villages Network, restaurants, and a campsite.

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