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Museu de Arte Pré-Histórica e do Sagrado no Vale do Tejo

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Largo Infante D. Henrique
6120-750, Mação

Mação

Museum dedicated to the spiritual and symbolic manifestations of the sacred: from prehistoric fertility rituals to the megalithic cult of the dead, including medieval sacred art.

Casa dos Salazares / Casa da Viscondessa do Espinhal / Palácio dos Viscondes do Espinhal

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Rua Viscondessa do Espinhal
3200-257, Lousã

Lousã

An 18th- and 19th-century building with neoclassical decor. The central section, raised by an additional floor, is topped by a coat of arms and crowned by pinnacles. It currently houses a hotel.

Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Piedade

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Cabo do Soito
3200, Lousã

Lousã

Sanctuary composed of four chapels: Chapel of Saint John (15th century), Chapel of Our Lord of Agony (19th century), Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy (probably 17th century), and Chapel of Our Lord of the Afflicted. These chapels were built one at a time, between the 15th and 19th centuries. Their interiors preserve sculptures, such as the painted limestone one of Saint John the Evangelist and the one of Our Lady of Mercy, the latter of which is often brought out on procession days.

Museu Etnográfico Doutor Louzã Henriques

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Rua João Luso
3200-201, Lousã

Lousã

This museum features a diverse, nationwide ethnographic collection, including agricultural implements and hitching systems. It is divided into several sections, including pig slaughter, pottery, mountain cuisine, bread, olive oil, blacksmithing, linen, and shoemaking.

Castelo da Lousã / Castelo de Arouce

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EM580
3200, Lousã

Lousã

Castle located near the village of Lousã, in a mountainous landscape. It consists of a keep, punctuated by arrow slits, a small irregular fence, and a few turrets. Its entrance is flanked by two turrets, and three more are distributed along the walls. The entire castle is made of Silurian schist, a local rock, except for the garrison at the keep's door, which is made of white sandstone. During the Reconquista, this castle became a strategic point, halting Moorish incursions from the Zêzere valley.

Igreja de Praia da Vieira

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Rua da Boavista
2430-688, Vieira de Leiria

Marinha Grande

This church was built in wood in 1973, on the site of a small chapel built in masonry, the date of which is unknown, which was demolished to create the current, much larger and more modern church.

Ciclovia da Praia da Vieira

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Rua Dom Dinis
2430, Vieira de Leiria

Marinha Grande

The longest of all Marinha Grande's cycle paths runs along the Atlantic Road. Beginning in the urban center of S. Pedro de Moel, it heads north, passing the S. Pedro Lighthouse (Penedo da Saudade), Concha Beach, and Praia Velha, crossing the Ribeira de Moel and ending at Vieira Beach, connecting to the Lis River Cycle Path.

Museu Joaquim Correia

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Largo 5 de Outubro
2430-262, Marinha Grande

Marinha Grande

Located in the former Palácio dos Barosas, this museum features works donated by professor and sculptor Joaquim Correia to the Marinha Grande City Council. Joaquim Correia was one of the municipality's greatest artistic figures.

Museu do Vidro

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Praça Guilherme Stephens
2430, Marinha Grande

Marinha Grande

The Glass Museum was established in 1954, though it only opened its doors to the public in 1998. Housed in the Stephens Palace, a neoclassical-inspired building dating back to the second half of the 18th century, the museum has a permanent exhibition space and a temporary exhibition space.

Farol do Penedo da Saudade

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Avenida do Farol
2430, São Pedro de Moel

Marinha Grande

A coastal lighthouse with modern architecture, featuring a quadrangular tower. The lighting system features rotating directional crystal optics.

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