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Miradouro de Nossa Senhora do Socorro
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- leisure
Rua Nossa Senhora do Socorro
5350, Alfândega da Fé
From this viewpoint you can enjoy beautiful panoramic views of the entire surrounding region.
Barragem de Salgueiro
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Vilarelhos
5350, Alfândega da Fé
Earthen dam located on the Vilariça River (Douro River Basin), part of the Vilariça Valley irrigation plan. Sports activities are permitted, with restrictions.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Alfândega da Fé
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Largo da Misericórdia
5350-010, Alfândega da Fé
Baroque church with a longitudinal plan, consisting of a single nave, a chancel, and a gable frontispiece truncated by a bell tower. The interior features the national-style Baroque side altarpieces and the main altarpiece.
Queijo Terrincho
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Alfândega da Fé
5350-051, Alfândega da Fé
This cheese, originally from the Bragança district, is a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) product. It is made from raw milk from Churra da Terra Quente sheep. It is a mature cheese with a semi-hard to hard texture and a color ranging from white to yellowish.
PR1 - Percurso de Vilares da Vilariça
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Colmeais
5350-431, Alfândega da Fé
A circular walking trail of approximately seven kilometers, the Burga Dam is the landmark, passing alongside it first and enjoying distant views throughout. The trail climbs the slopes of the Serra de Bornes to Monte do Carvalhal, then passes through Colmeais.
Torre do Relógio
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Rua do Relógio, 67
5350-046, Alfândega da Fé
Medieval clock tower, consisting of a quadrangular plan and a pyramidal spire roof topped by a weather vane. Served as a military tower, it underwent several renovations during medieval times.
Solar dos Morgados de Vilarelhos
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Largo do Terreiro
5350, Alfândega da Fé
An eighteenth-century mansion with a U-shaped plan, incorporating a Baroque chapel. Initially, it had a longitudinal layout until wings were added in the 19th century, transforming the plan into a U. The date 1744 is inscribed on the portal.
Portal de Entrada da Casa dos Mendonças
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Avenida Doutor Francisco Sá Carneiro
5350, Alfândega da Fé
Mannerist granite portal, probably built in the last quarter of the 17th century. It features a straight span with jambs flanked by two Tuscan half-columns and topped by two pinnacles and a Latin cross. It is believed to have been integrated into the wall delimiting the courtyard in the 20th century.
Monte da Cerca
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Gouveia
5350, Alfândega da Fé
Monte da Cerca was a fortified settlement with both residential and military functions, located on an isolated elevation overlooking Sendim da Serra, at the eastern end of the ridgeline that begins at Gouveia Castle, with which it is thought to be related. At the summit, an alignment of schist stones is visible, forming a slope that defines a line of walls that surrounded the hill. The settlement's structure and the construction of the wall date back to the Iron Age, and it was used as a defensive stronghold in the High Middle Ages. In the 20th century, part of the …
Serra de Bornes
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Serra de Bornes
5350, Alfândega da Fé
A mountain range with a maximum altitude of 1,200 meters, located in the extension of the Montesinho mountain range. It's a good option for paragliders and hang gliders.