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Castelo de Penedono

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Praça 25 de Abril
3630-246, Penedono

Penedono

It is a military monument of great beauty, classified as a National Monument since 1910. It dominates the landscape from a height of 930 meters, in the middle of Serra de Serigo. Built in the 14th century, its current construction is probably the result of 16th century alterations to the original medieval castle. It is a citadel with a triangular plan and a door flanked by two turrets, with small balconies above, supported by corbels and crowned with prismatic battlements. Inside the small castle, there is not much to see, but the magnificent landscape that surrounds it is more than …

Lisboa Story Centre - Memórias da Cidade

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Praça do Comércio, 78-81
1100-148, Lisboa

Lisboa

Lisboa Story Centre - Memories of the City is inspired by the wide array of facts and events that have shaped the city over the centuries. Visitors will be transported on a 60-minute journey across time and space, spanning the city’s rich history and multiple stories, ranging from the earliest civilisations to the present day. Presented in a playful and interactive manner, using a mixture of elaborate sets, multimedia and immersive and sensory experiences, the Centre offers dramatic recreations of Lisbon's most important historical events, within the zone between the Baixa Pombalina and the Terreiro do Paço, exploring the myths …

Centro Interpretativo do Barco Rabelo

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Rua da Rede, 3425
5040-481, Vila Marim

Mesão Frio

Housed in the former Primary School, this museum is a tribute to the memory of the riverside people of the municipality and to the vessel that formerly transported wine from the Douro Demarcated Region to Porto - the "Rabelos" Boats.

Igreja Matriz de Oliveira / Igreja de Santa Maria

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Lugar da Igreja
5040-211, Oliveira

Mesão Frio

Baroque and Rococo church, dating from the 17th century. The interior is lavishly covered in baroque and rococo gilded carvings. It has a bell tower attached to the side. It features painting on the ceiling with relief engravings on wood.

Igreja de Cidadelhe / Igreja de São Vicente

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EM602-1
5040-154, Cidadelhe

Mesão Frio

Baroque church that features plant and shell elements and great decorative richness.

Castro de Cidadelhe

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Cidadelhe
5040-154, Mesão Frio

Mesão Frio

Protohistoric settlement with Roman and medieval occupation.

Igreja Matriz de Mesão Frio / Igreja de São Nicolau

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Rua de Santo António, 36
5040-310, Mesão Frio

Mesão Frio

Although the antiquity of the church is evident in the thickness of the walls, clearly visible in the deep cut of the windows, and it is believed to have Romanesque roots, the temple probably only dates from the 14th century. It underwent extensive renovations in the mid-18th century, which gave it the baroque and rococo character it presents today. Inside, with a single nave, the domed and paneled roof, with 66 paintings, and the main chapel ceiling, which is divided into 18 paintings, stand out. The altar features a gilded altarpiece. Tradition says that this church was built by Queen …

Arcas Tumulares Românicas

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Avenida Conselheiro José Maria Alpoim
5040-310, Mesão Frio

Mesão Frio

It is a set of seven trapezoidal sarcophagi dating from the end of the Middle Ages, placed in the churchyard of the Parish Church of Mesão Frio. Each of them consists of a chest and a lid, two of which are uncovered, with the lid on the side, having a tomb cavity with anthropomorphic contours. Five of them have a lid with a polygonal section with six planes and the other two have a lid of a different type, with a pentagonal section and a gabled volume.

Convento de São Francisco / Igreja de Santa Cristina

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Avenida Conselheiro José Maria Alpoim, 432
5040-310, Mesão Frio

Mesão Frio

Former Mannerist Franciscan convent. Currently, the Mesão Frio City Council, the Land Registry and the Tourism Office operate in the convent building. The interior of the church features wooden ceilings, a nave with a high choir, pulpits and two chapels. Together with the Convent of São Francisco de Vinhais, it constituted one of the two convents of the Order of Friars Minor that were Apostolic Seminaries in the district.

Quinta do Côtto

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Cidadelhe
5040-154, Mesão Frio

Mesão Frio

The farm, with 70 hectares of vineyards, is used for residential and tourist purposes, for residential and commercial tourism, as it exports and sells Vintage Port and red and white wines that bear the name of the farm. The manor is a large and elegant building from the beginning of the 18th century superimposed on a building from the 15th/16th century of which traces can still be found. There are also ruins from the Middle Ages, on the rear facade, which tradition attributes to the first establishment of the Montez family in the place, before the founding of the Monarchy …

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