Explore the best places
Heritage in Portugal
Igreja Matriz de Manteigas / Igreja de Santata Maria Maior
- heritage
Rua Vasco da Gama
6260-188, Manteigas
Religious, revivalist architecture, consisting of a nave, a chancel, and sacristies. The main façade features two bell towers. Above the doorway is a cross with masonry finishes.
Casa das Obras
- heritage
Praça da Louça
6260-185, Manteigas
This two-story building dates back to the 18th century, featuring a distinctive entrance gate with carved stonework, followed by a barred balcony. Also notable in this building is the central doorway, topped by a bay window with a curved balcony, flanked by symmetrical, equidistant windows. The atrium is marked by depressed arches and features a central grand staircase. Currently, it serves as a guesthouse.
Centro de Interpretação da Torre - Geopark Estrela
- heritage
Torre da Serra da Estrela
6270-423, Seia
Its goal is to recognize and value the natural and cultural heritage of this region, as well as to protect its identity. Here you'll find a permanent exhibition that will allow you to explore Serra da Estrela and its countless potential, linked to its heritage, fauna, and flora.
Convento de Santo António / Convento dos Frades
- heritage
Rua Josefete de Figueiredo
6400-400, Pinhel
An imposing religious monument belonging to the male convent of the Order of Saint Francis (Via dos Capuchos). It consists of a nave, chancel, and bell tower. The interior preserves an important collection of sacred artifacts: three corbels depicting the crucified Christ flanked by Our Lady and Saint John the Evangelist, the gilded and polychrome altarpieces, the side chapels, and the inner chapel.
Torre do Relógio de Pinhel
- heritage
Rua Torre do Relógio - Bairro do Castelo
6400-459, Pinhel
A quadrangular clock tower with four two-story facades. Access to the clock on the facade and the bells is via a staircase.
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
- heritage
Largo de Santa Maria, 14
6400-410, Pinhel
This religious monument consists of a three-bay nave, a chancel, side chapels, a sacristy, and a bell tower. The main façade consists of a rounded portal and a circular oculus, flanked by a bell tower, the upper one having a double bell tower. This façade features a window overlooking the Stations of the Cross. The interior features the baptistery, which houses the baptismal font, the Mannerist niche, the painted panels of the chancel and altarpiece, and the Christ the Redeemer statue on the tabernacle door.
Biblioteca Municipal de Pinhel / Biblioteca Municipal Luís Augusto das Neves
- heritage
Rua Tenente Valadim, 3
6400-460, Pinhel
A space dedicated to information, culture, and leisure, with areas designed for the general public: children's sections, youth sections, audiovisual sections, and adult sections. There is also a newspaper section and a collection of antique documents.
Núcleo de Arte Rupestre da Faia
- heritage
Cidadelhe
6400-191, Cidadelhe
A core composed of figures engraved in granite, representing two opposing bovids and a sequence of four bovid heads pointing toward the ground, which are associated with schematic paintings from recent prehistory. Certain painted lines add unengraved details, suggesting the hypothesis that some of the elements are Paleolithic. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998) and a National Monument by IGESPAR, part of the Côa Valley Archaeological Park.
Antigo Paço Episcopal / Casa da Cultura
- heritage
Rua dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra - Parada Coronel Lima da Veiga
6400-348, Pinhel
Residential architecture in Baroque, Pombaline, and Classicist styles, with significant elements characteristic of grand Baroque architecture. At the front stands a monument dedicated to the Dead of the Great War and a fountain. The building is quadrangular in shape and surrounds a courtyard. The painted ceiling depicts the image of the Virgin and Child and Saint John the Baptist. Today, it is the headquarters of the municipal company Falcão and hosts recreational and cultural activities throughout the year.
Museu Municipal de Pinhel
- heritage
Largo Ministro Duarte Pacheco
6400-444, Pinhel
The Pinhel Municipal Museum is dedicated to developing cultural activities in various spaces throughout the city and municipality, as well as collecting and disseminating material and immaterial information and testimonies to preserve and transmit the history and collective experiences of Pinhel.