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Igreja de São Mamede de Coronado

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Rua Meditação, 30
4745, Trofa

Trofa

Building consisting of a single nave and a bell tower. The chancel faces west and has the sacristy attached to its north elevation.

Igreja Matriz de São Romão de Coronado

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Rua da Igreja
4745-543, Trofa

Trofa

The current building is the result of several renovations that took place over the centuries. The tower was built in 1940 and equipped with two clocks. In 2000, a carillon with eight bells was installed.

Igreja Matriz de Covelas

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Rua da Igreja, 79
4785-018, Trofa

Trofa

Church built at the end of the 19th century, at the expense of Conde S. Bento.

Igreja de Santa Maria de Alvarelhos

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Rua Santa Maria, 2
4745-054, Trofa

Trofa

This church has a bell tower crowning its simple facade, flanked by two turrets. The two side doors are in Romanesque style. Inside, the highlights are the walls covered in 17th century tiles.

Coleção de Arte Sacra de Santa Maria de Alvarelhos

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Rua de Santa Maria, 29
4785-054, Alvarelhos

Trofa

This collection includes religious furniture, documents, liturgical implements and vestments, linens and trimmings, religious jewelry and paintings.

Capela de Nossa Senhora das Dores

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Rua de Camilo Castelo Branco
4785, Trofa

Trofa

The Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Dores, located on Monte Carriça, in the parish of São Martinho de Bougado, is a 19th century baroque temple. Here, in the month of August, a large procession begins that runs through the streets of the city of Trofa.

Castro de Alvarelhos

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Rua Sobre-Sá, 382
4745-114, Alvarelhos

Trofa

The hillfort reveals a people who lived there during the Late Bronze Age. Of the finds, found in large numbers, the following stand out: a milestone, from Quinta do Paiço, a monetary treasure of around five thousand denarii and nine pesos in silver, a set of bronze materials, including an umbo of shield and elements belonging to a situla, a small statuette representing a nereid and three epigraphic monuments. The Romanized settlement was strategically located on the Aldeia river valley, through which the Roman Itinerary XVI between Braga and Lisbon passed and at the intersection of other secondary roads.

Complexo Balnear do Calhau de São Jorge

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São Jorge
9230, São Jorge

Santana

Nice bathing complex with a small freshwater lagoon that, in some places, is five meters deep. It also has three swimming pools and a restaurant.

Casas Típicas de Santana

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Rua do Sacristão - Sítio do Serrado
9230-116, Santana

Santana

These houses have a triangular shape and are covered in thatch. Popularly known as little houses of Santana. Originally, these houses were composed of an attic, where agricultural products were stored, and a ground floor, generally a living area, which was divided into two parts. It is believed that these houses are traces of primitive buildings, made of wood and thatch, that were found throughout the island. As there is little hard stone in the region and the climate is cold in winter, this raw material was adopted, also enabling adaptation to the seasons, cool in summer and warm in …

Moinho de Água de São Jorge

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Sítio do Pico, 156
9230-156, São Jorge

Santana

Powered by the waters of Levada do Rei, this recently restored water mill is more than three hundred years old and still grinds wheat, corn, barley and rye just as it was done in the past. It is the last water mill in Madeira and is kept in operation by the miller Lino Albino Mendonça and his wife, the miller Ana Rosa.

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