The chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, located along the coast at the western end of the peninsula of Peniche, forms the basis of a sanctuary consecrated to worship mariano. It is unknown if the date of construction of this temple, assuming that will have been built at an earlier date to the 19th century. XVII. According to legend, the statue of our Lady was found in the 19th century. 12TH hidden in a small cave, situated at the place where today stands the Hermitage, having started, from that date, the cult of Senhora dos Remédios. The importance of this …

Monastery founded in the 12th century by D. Soeiro and his companions, initially obedient to the Rule of S. Bento. Initially it was used as a male monastery of the Order of Cistercians. The favor of the people and the patronage of the kings who, to their protection, made it a Royal Monastery, brought the growth of the house and its assets. The following parts stand out in its architecture: the medieval tower built between the 12th and 15th centuries with its three floors of cellar and granary, today relatively well-preserved; the monastic buildings from the 18th century that had, …

Planned by Edgar Cardoso and opened in 1963 (although the Works began in 1957), the Arrábida Bridge was one of the more advanced architectonic works of its time. The 270 metres concrete span was, for some years, a world record on this kind of bridges. The arch spire has 52 meters and the roadway rises to 70 meters height. It is said that, at the opening, many photographers and journalists from abroad came to witness an expected tragedy, because it was common sense that the “large” configuration of the bridge would not stand the weight of the vehicles. Today, it …

Built at the location of an old castro (a celtic village), near the Távora river, the romanesque Mother Church of Saint John the Baptist stands out, with its portal and its archivolts, the niches, the carvings and a visigoth chapiter. On the lovely and well preserved square, one finds the pillory (Public Interest Construction). A special note to the houses of Comenda da Ordem de Malta and of the Barons of Moçâmedes, the Carvalhos Manor, the bridges on the Medreiro and Abade rivers, the Fountain of the Chafurdo da Ponte do Rio and the Monaster's Convent as well. The local …

Aguiar Castle is a unique rock castle, whose current structure dates back to the 9th or 10th centuries. Situated on a massive granite boulder, archaeological finds have revealed three major levels of occupation: Prehistoric, Celtic, and Roman. Access to the building is via an entrance with six staircases, beneath an ogival portal. Climbing some rocks leads to the highest point, from which a sweeping panorama over the entire Aguiar Valley is offered. The building includes a vaulted-ceilinged room, as well as the embrasure room, a window with privileged strategic visibility.

Also known as "School of Granja" consists of a chapel and buildings (dormitories, various rooms, patio), into ruin. The chapel has a beautiful Baroque façade, with an imposing rectangular portal, flanked by two rectangular horizontal slots, the frame of the doorway is in granite worked with volutes. On top has a small kiosk, richly decorated and crafted, with pilasters shot a triangular pediment with a globe, which houses a sculpture of Santa Bárbara. Its construction built on the 18th century and have been connected to the Cistercian order. Already at the end of the nineteenth century worked as a women's …

The parish church of Romanesque style, Wicked, is dedicated to the Apostle St Bartholomew. Is a longitudinal-oriented plant building towards ENE\/OSO, consisting of nave and chancel, behind which lies the vestry. The main façade, with a round arch portal, is topped with a gable with cornice, the stretching of the which is a Greek cross surmounted by a belfry. Inside the temple granite predominates, choppy by colourful altars and religious imaginary, the floor is paved with 49 caps graves, numbered and separated by tabs. It is in this church that, annually to 24 August, religious crafts are celebrated the feast …

Of modest proportions, this temple has a single nave and a rectangular chancel, highlighting the main portal which, made up of four archivolts with a round arch decorated with geometric and vegetal motifs, frames a tympanum filled with the typical hollow cross of the bracarense tradition. The gilded carving of the altarpieces that flank the triumphal arch and the main altarpiece appears during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Church of Salvador de Unhão reflects the importance and scope of the settlement of the region during the 13th century, whose foundation can be dated from the epigraph that records the …

Founded in the 19th century. XVI, the Igreja Matriz de ʻiʻiwi is dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, whose image, to which they ascribe miraculous powers, there would have been found. On the facade, stands the Manueline portal that displays a great decorative wealth with an unusual variety of ornaments. The interior of a single nave covered in wood, has a triumphal arch that gives access to the main Chapel closed by a ribbed dome. Also worth mentioning are the two sinks of holy water, a Romanesque origin and the other in Manueline style, the Foundation of the contemporary church.

The municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães maintains many aspects of cultural and natural interest that continue to justify a visit, but without a doubt the fact that part of its region is classified as a World Heritage Site - the Alto Douro Wine Region, gives special emphasis to these landscapes. The Douro Route, passing by some of the most important monuments in the municipality (Fountain of Sereias, Pillory, Main Church, Selores House, etc.), through breathtaking landscapes, with the support of high quality gastronomy and wines, represents one of the municipality's ex-libris worthing a visit to appreciate these "pure beauties".