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Barragem da Raiva
- beach
- country
Barragem da Raiva
3360, Oliveira do Mondego
Dam located on the Mondego River, with cool, tree-lined banks. The practice of sporting and leisure activities is permitted, with restrictions.
Moinhos de Portela de Oliveira
- heritage
Portela de Oliveira
3360, Sazes do Lorvão
Set of old windmills that transformed cereals into flour. Some are in good condition and others are in a high degree of degradation.
Moinhos da Atalhada
- heritage
Atalhada
3360, Friúmes
Set of old windmills recovered and adapted for rural tourism.
Biblioteca Municipal de Penacova / Centro Cultural
- heritage
Rua da Eirinha
3360-330, Penacova
Library with a bibliographic collection of around 14,000 volumes and free internet access points.
Praia Fluvial de Vimieiro
- beach
Praia Fluvial de Vimieiro
3360, São Pedro de Alva
River beach located on the banks of the River Alva, where you can enjoy the vegetation and calm of the surrounding area. It has a picnic area and a watermill.
Praia Fluvial do Reconquinho
- beach
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3360, Carvoeira
River beach located on the banks of the Mondego, next to the Camping Park. It has a games field, a picnic area, a bar and a boat shelter.
Miradouro de Penacova / Mirante Emídio da Silva
- country
- leisure
Avenida Bissaya Barreto
3360-191, Penacova
Also known as Mirante Emydgio da Silva (or Emídio da Silva), who was responsible for the idea of building this place, it was designed by the Italian Nicolau Bigaglia, having been built in the 20th century. It was opened in 1908 and the stone columns were brought from the Lorvão Monastery. This viewpoint provides a beautiful view over the Buçaco mountains, the Mondego River and the village of Penacova.
Cruzeiro de Penacova
- heritage
Largo Leão Leite
3360, Penacova
Cross dating from the 17th century, located near the old Castle of Penacova, based on steps of large medieval ashlars with acronyms, from the old castle. The column, in Doric style, is more recent. This cruise has the particularity of having been dismantled between 1950 and 1952. It is not certain that it is from the 16th century.
Igreja Matriz de Penacova / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
- heritage
Largo Alberto Leitão
3360-341, Penacova
Building from the 16th and 17th centuries with a Renaissance typology. It has a gardened churchyard, from which it is possible to glimpse a large surrounding area. The village's patron saint, Nossa Senhora da Assunção, gives the church its name.
Livraria do Mondego
- country
Livraria do Mondego
3360, Penacova
Grandiose rock formation made up of Ordovician quartzites, located on the banks of the Mondego River. Its name probably comes from the arrangement of the rocks, which seem to suggest a shelf with books.