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Praia Fluvial de Murça
- beach
CM1285
5091-909, Murça
Beach bathed by the Tinhela River. This river receives the Noura River to the southwest and the Curros River to the northwest.
Igreja Paroquial de Murça / Igreja de Santa Maria / Antiga Capela de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
- heritage
Praça 5 de Outubro, 1
5090-112, Murça
Church with baroque architecture with nave and chancel, sacristy and attached bell tower. Inside, it has a false barrel-vaulted, stucco roof, high choir, pulpits, and altarpieces in gilt and polychrome, Mannerist, aedicule type, the laterals and the chancel are baroque.
Ribeira de Noura
- country
Noura
5090, Noura
The Ribeira de Noura and Curros River flow into the Tinhela River – which flows into the Tua River.
Percurso Pedreste do Rio Tinhela
- heritage
CM1285
5090, Murça
Two-kilometre pedestrian circuit, in full contact with nature.
Capela da Misericórdia de Murça
- heritage
Rua Alfredo Pinto, 2
5090-115, Murça
Chapel built in 1692 where the carved stonework stands out. The portico is flanked by four very elaborate columns. On the top there is a niche with an image. The inside is composed of a nave, highlighting the altarpieces.
Pelourinho de Murça
- heritage
Praça 5 de Outubro, 10
5090-112, Murça
A contemporary of King Manuel I, who granted the town a new charter in 1512, and being one of the best preserved in Portugal, the Pillory is built on eight steps, has a spiral shaft topped by a capital with heraldic symbols and is topped by five spiral pinnacles.
Caves de Murça
- leisure
Rua Francisco Barros Carneiro Lopes, 4
5090-134, Murça
Based in Murça, the winery is part of a social area that covers the parishes of Murça, Noura and Candedo. As the vineyard is the base of the local economy, it covers approximately 1,500 hectares of the region. The awards obtained in national and international competitions for its red, white and Port wines are proof of recognition for this company's products with quality certification.
Centro Interpretativo do Crasto de Palheiros
- art
Palheiros
5090-210, Palheiros
Opened in 2009, the Crasto de Palheiros Interpretive Center is located in the rocky outcrop of the castro itself and is intended to provide shelter for visitors as well as the information necessary for a guided tour of the archaeological station.
Crasto de Palheiros
- heritage
Palheiros
5090-210, Palheiros
The Crasto de Palheiros, or Fragada do Castro, is an imposing quartzite ridge that was carved and built by the populations of that region of the Trás-os-Montes Hot Land between the beginning of the third millennium BC and present times.
Porca de Murça
- heritage
Largo 31 de Janeiro
5090-111, Murça
Shrouded in popular legends and its origin or purpose not known for certain, Porca de Murça (Murça´s Female Pig) is an unequivocal symbol of the town, even giving its name to well-known region's wines. It is a zoomorphic stone sculpture from protohistoric times and is thought to be a votive statue to sacred animals.