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Miradouro do Colado
- country
- leisure
EM620
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Location overlooking the village of Mazouco, from where you can see the schist mountains cut through by the Douro River.
Miradouro do Carrascalinho
- country
- leisure
Fornos
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
This viewpoint offers views of a place of extreme natural beauty, where human influence is minimal. Between the lush green mountains, you can glimpse the Douro River.
Miradouro do Penedo Durão
- country
- leisure
Poiares
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
A viewpoint located on the right bank of the Douro River, near the Spanish Saucelle dam, offering magnificent views of the schist mountains. Accessed via a stone staircase.
Museu da Seda e do Território
- leisure
Largo do Outeiro, 13
5180-118, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
The silk industry developed during the reign of Afonso V, with the first factory being established in Vila Viçosa. Silk is woven on wooden looms, similar to those used for wool and linen. Freixo de Espada à Cinta is the only place in the entire Iberian Peninsula where silk is still 100% handcrafted.
Gravuras Rupestres de Mazouco
- heritage
Mazouco
5180-320, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
This is the first open-air Paleolithic rock art site to be discovered in Portugal, in 1981. The engravings depict three zoomorphic motifs, the most prominent of which is a horse. The site is known by local residents as Carneira.
Passeios de Barco
- heritage
Congida
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
From this river pier, boats depart for routes along the Douro River, between the Cogida river beach and La Code, Spain, on a journey that encompasses two natural parks: the Douro Internacional and Las Arribas del Duero. In addition to the region's characteristic flora, it's possible to observe birds such as the black stork, griffon vulture, golden eagle, Bonneli's eagle, kite, and Egyptian vulture in their natural habitat.
Igreja Matriz de Freixo de Espada à Cinta
- heritage
Rua de Trás do Adro, 26
5180-125, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
The church has three rectangular naves, a chancel, two apsidioles, and a sacristy. The main elevation, finished with a gable and formed by three sections separated by buttresses, features a door with a large, depressed arch with an ornate frame, topped by a decorative arch. The interior features a flagstone floor and ribbed vault ceiling. Also, noteworthy is the high choir in the first section and the wrought-iron pulpit. One of the apsidioles provides access to the sacristy through an 18th-century door, topped by a polychrome national coat of arms. The other apsidiole houses a funerary monument in an arcosolium.
Castelo de Freixo de Espada à Cinta / Torre do Galo
- heritage
Rua do Carril de Cima, 36
5180-153, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Gothic castle with sections of wall surrounding the Manueline parish church, and a unique heptagonal tower, known as Torre do Galo (Rooster Tower), which was part of the castle rebuilt by King Dinis. The town's ancient coat of arms is displayed on the tower's central façade.
Praia Fluvial da Congida
- beach
Praia da Congida
5180-112, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
A river beach located on the large reservoir formed by the Saucelle Dam, near the Spanish border, in a location of great tranquility and natural beauty. It features an amphitheater, a floating pool, and a café-restaurant.
Teatro Virgínia
- art
Largo José Lopes dos Santos
2350-686, Torres Novas
Multifunctional space with initiatives related to theatre, music, dance and film. Here you can also visit several exhibitions.