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Fonte Ameada de Aguiar da Beira
- heritage
Largo dos Monumentos Nacionais
3570, Aguiar da Beira
This square-shaped fountain covers a well and a puddle. Its roof creates a stage on the hillside, a space with benches that allows for public use.
Torre do Relógio / Torre Ameada
- heritage
Largo dos Monumentos Nacionais
3570, Aguiar da Beira
This tower, dating from the 15th century, has a quadrangular construction, battlements, and small cannon gargoyles along its four floors. The building is part of a medieval design complex that includes the castle and a pillory. It is also known as the Cabicanca Tower, due to its connection with the legend of a cursed stork that terrorized the inhabitants.
Miradouro de Porto Castanheira
- country
- leisure
Largo Padre António de Jesus Lopes
3300, Arganil
A space that offers excellent panoramic views over the village.
Aldeia de Xisto de Chãs d'Égua
- country
- heritage
Chãs d'Égua
6285, Chãs d' Égua
A charming village with schist houses, located in the Piódão area.
Praia Fluvial de Foz D'Égua
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Piodão
6285, Vide
Located near the village of Piódão, this is where the Piódão and Chãs D'Égua streams meet, creating a magnificent body of water. The setting couldn't be more beautiful, with the proximity of two mills, an olive press, and blocks of stone carved by the streams' current.
Barragem de Fronhas
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- country
Fronhas
3300, Fronhas
Dam on the Alva River, Mondego River Basin, used to control river flooding and to divert inflows to Aguieira through a tunnel.
Passeio por Pomares
- heritage
Pomares
3305, Pomares
A stroll through a typical village in the Beira region.
Praia Fluvial de Coja
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Praia Fluvial de Coja
3305, Coja
A river beach located on the Alva River, surrounded by willows, poplars, and small willows. In the summer, it is quite popular with bathers, given that the course of the waters and the various weirs found here favor the practice of extreme sports.
Praia Fluvial de Cascalheira
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Praia Fluvial de Cascalheira
3300, Secarias
A bathing area located on the Alva River, very pleasant on the hottest days.
Mosteiro de São Pedro / Mosteiro de Folques
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Folques
3300, Folques
The former convent of the Crusader friars, probably dating from 1162, has undergone several renovations over the centuries, the last one in the latter quarter of the 20th century. Its 16th-century cloister, with two floors, has undergone several alterations, notably the Manueline elements on the east-facing side.