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Museu da Guarda
- heritage
Rua General Alves Roçadas, 30
6300-663, Guarda
Space installed in the old Episcopal Seminary built in 1601 by Dom Nuno de Noronha, Bishop of Guarda. It opened to the public as a museum in 1985, under the name Museu da Guarda, showing the history of the district. The Museum's collection comprises collections of archeology, numismatics, sacred sculpture from the 13th to the 18th centuries, sacred paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries and armory from the 17th to 20th centuries. The museum's collection also includes ceramic objects, photography, regional ethnography, painting and drawing from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th …
Parque Urbano do Rio Diz
- country
- leisure
Rua da Direção Geral de Viação
6300-312, Guarda
Large recreational space, with about 21 hectares, consisting of a water mirror, a children's playground, a semi-covered multipurpose space with rooms for parties and events, a toy library and a library.
Sé da Guarda
- heritage
Praça Luís de Camões
6300-725, Guarda
Built between the 14th and 16th centuries, this Cathedral has two portals, one Gothic and the other Manueline. There are two octagonal bell towers, gargoyles and pinnacles on the outside, an altarpiece by João Ruão, columns, the chapel of Pinas and chairs. Due to successive reconstructions, it presents several different styles that marked the 14th and 15th centuries.
Praia de Leça da Palmeira
- beach
Praia de Leça da Palmeira
4450, Leça da Palmeira
Pleasant beach and very popular, especially for young people. There is a surf school in this place where you can rent equipment and learn a little more about this sport. Every year there is a beach volleyball tournament. It has several bars serving light meals and nightlife with karaoke and live music.
Zona Marginal da Boa Nova
- heritage
Leça da Palmeira
4450, Matosinhos
The Boa Nova waterfront area is a project by Álvaro Siza Vieira and António Madureira. Start your tour at Praia do Aterro, with walkways between the dunes and passing by a Surf Camp, continuing along Praia da Senhora da Boa Nova, until you see the famous Farol da Boa Nova. Finish with a visit to the Casa de Chá da Boa Nova, designed by Siza Vieira.
Igreja do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
- heritage
Rua Silva Cunha, 107
4450-222, Matosinhos
It is a Renaissance example from the 16th century, which was remodeled in the 18th century by Nicolau Nasoni. Inside the temple, some of the most important panels of golden carvings by baroque artists from the north of the country stand out. They stand out for the two bell towers, the main door decorated with a medallion, in which a shell is inserted, and the two lateral niches with the statues of São Pedro and São Paulo. Inside, the gaze is fixed on the main altar with golden carvings, which in the central part includes a niche with an image …
Piscina das Marés
- leisure
Avenida da Liberdade - Praia de Leça da Palmeira
4450, Leça da Palmeira
Salt water pool designed by architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, with construction started in 1961 and inaugurated in 1966. The pools form sheets of water between the rocks, all along the promenade of Avenida Marginal. In 2006 it was classified as a National Monument.
Padrão do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
- heritage
Rua Heróis de França
4450, Matosinhos
An 18th century monument consisting of a granite cross covered with tiles and sheltered by a vaulted porch, with a square plan, crowned by a lantern. In the inner corners, the images of the evangelists appear. It was built in the place where, according to tradition, the image of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos appeared.
Praia Pedras do Corgo
- beach
Praia Pedras do Corgo
4455, Matosinhos
A pleasant beach that is rather attended by young people.It has conditions for surf and windsurf. It has a pleasant terrace.
Largo do Toural
- heritage
Largo do Toural
4810-427, Guimarães
Traditional meeting point to celebrate the conquests of the people of Guimarães. At one end of the Square, you can find a beautiful Renaissance fountain with three bowls. In the center of the square, an iron railing was placed to recover the old layout of the square.