A manor house of vernacular architecture, with an irregular floor plan comprising a residential wing, a chapel, and annexes. These different structures are connected by an enclosed upper passageway with distinct roofs.

This is a fortified enclosure, named Castelium Marnelis, located next to the Vouga River, on Mile LXXIV of the Roman Itinerary XVI between Braga and Lisbon. Archaeological excavations have uncovered fragmented sections of the wall and four semicircular buildings. Due to the dimensions of the wall, its foundations are visible to the naked eye.

A staircase paved with Portuguese cobblestones where one can see several tile panels depicting the Stations of the Cross.

This heritage site is believed to be unique in the country, due to the way the 17 windmills are arranged in a row. Located in the parish of Alvarenga, the windmills, built of schist and covered with slate, are beautiful examples of the region's traditional architecture.

Chapel built in 1612, very rich in its iconographic program, where Evangelists, Apostles, scenes of the Nativity, Life and Passion of Christ, among others, are represented. The interior consists of a very simple altar and the nave is entirely covered with tiles dating from the 17th century. Classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1959.

Also called the Medieval Tower, Moorish Tower, or Lourosa de Campos Tower. A stately tower with Gothic elements and defensive military characteristics. It is a unique building in the municipality and is in a good state of preservation.

Built in the 17th century, this church belongs to the Mannerist style and displays the most naive elements of vernacular architecture. It has a Romanesque-style granite bell tower that rises in front of the main door.

An annex to the monastery, with a varied collection consisting mostly of works of art that belonged to the Cistercian community of the monastery. Here you can appreciate collections of painting, sculpture, tapestry, goldsmithing, furniture, earthenware and others distributed throughout various rooms.

This space showcases fossils of Middle Ordovician invertebrates, which are 465 million years old and considered rarities worldwide. It brings together a multifaceted collection of fossils recovered over two decades of industrial work in the slate quarries.

It began with a dual community – male and female – having become a female monastery and adopted the Rule of Saint Benedict at the end of the 11th century. The affiliation with the Cistercian Order, which occurred in the 13th century, is associated with the figure of Infanta D. Mafalda, daughter of D. Sancho I, who, in 1220, decided to incorporate the nuns into the new Order. Endowed with a vast patrimony, it became one of the most important Portuguese female monasteries. Retreating to the convent, D. Mafalda gained a reputation for holiness, to which the discovery of the …