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Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Verdes

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EN587
3570-150, Forninhos

Aguiar da Beira

In this Sanctuary, the image of Our Lady of Verdes, framed by gilded wood carvings, located on the main altar, and the iconography of the coffered ceiling stand out.

Moinho de Água de Porto de Aguiar

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EM570
3570-130, Porto de Aguiar

Aguiar da Beira

This watermill, on the banks of the Dão River, is still in operation. It consists of two millstones, which can operate simultaneously, and includes a water access channel that ends in a funnel, causing the water to enter the mill with greater force, as it falls from a height of 5 meters.

Largo dos Monumentos Nacionais

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Largo dos Monumentos Nacionais
3570, Aguiar da Beira

Aguiar da Beira

As the name of this place of great historical interest suggests, here you can see monuments of medieval architecture classified as National Monuments - the pillory, the tower and the fountain.

Fonte Ameada de Aguiar da Beira

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Largo dos Monumentos Nacionais
3570, Aguiar da Beira

Aguiar da Beira

This square-shaped fountain covers a well and a puddle. Its roof creates a stage on the hillside, a space with benches that allows for public use.

Torre do Relógio / Torre Ameada

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Largo dos Monumentos Nacionais
3570, Aguiar da Beira

Aguiar da Beira

This tower, dating from the 15th century, has a quadrangular construction, battlements, and small cannon gargoyles along its four floors. The building is part of a medieval design complex that includes the castle and a pillory. It is also known as the Cabicanca Tower, due to its connection with the legend of a cursed stork that terrorized the inhabitants.

Passeio por Pomares

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Pomares
3305, Pomares

Arganil

A stroll through a typical village in the Beira region.

Mosteiro de São Pedro / Mosteiro de Folques

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Folques
3300, Folques

Arganil

The former convent of the Crusader friars, probably dating from 1162, has undergone several renovations over the centuries, the last one in the latter quarter of the 20th century. Its 16th-century cloister, with two floors, has undergone several alterations, notably the Manueline elements on the east-facing side.

Museu Regional de Arqueologia e Etnografia de Arganil

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Avenida das Forças Armadas
3300-011, Arganil

Arganil

The Regional Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography of Arganil encompasses the collection from the Roman military camp of Lomba do Canha (2nd century, Republican period) and dolmens 1 and 2 of Moinhos de Vento, Lomba do Canha, Arganil.

Capela de São Pedro

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Rua Comendador Saúl Brandão - EN342-4
3300, Arganil

Arganil

A granite temple dating from the 13th century (a period of transition from Romanesque to Gothic). The interior has three identical naves and apsidal chapels.

Aldeia de Piódão

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Largo Cónego Manuel Fernandes Nogueira
6285, Piódão

Arganil

Designated a Property of Public Interest in 1978, the village of Piódão is located near the Hermínios Mountains and is one of the oldest settlements in the country, unique for its clustered layout surrounded by an extensive green expanse. The village originated from the need for concentration and settlement of shepherds who lived in the surrounding area. Its landscape and architectural ensemble is remarkable (with schist being the main material used in construction). Due to its difficult access, the village is known as a refuge for notorious criminals. Of particular note are the parish's four chapels: St. John, St. Barbara, …

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