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Biblioteca Municipal de Nelas - António Lobo Antunes
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Avenida Doutor Francisco Sá Carneiro
3520-071, Nelas
This space consists of an adult section with lending services, local access to books and periodicals, audio and video documents, multimedia self-education, and the internet. The children's and youth section is a space designed for children, where they can choose between lending services, local access, or the entertainment area where recreational and educational activities take place. It also has an auditorium for conferences, colloquia, training courses, and other events.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Santar
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Largo da Misericórdia
3520-127, Santar
This 17th-century church features a façade with a door flanked by windows surmounted by niches topped by pediments interrupted by bonfires. Above the door, topped by a pediment bearing the national coat of arms, is a balcony and an opening flanked by inverted volutes.
Igreja do Salvador / Igreja Matriz de Canas de Senhorim
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Largo Abreu Madeira
3525-004, Canas de Senhorim
This 18th-century church boasts a Joanine façade, featuring a door, windows, pediment, and bell tower. The main altar features a gilded altarpiece.
Praça do Município
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Praça do Município
3520-001, Nelas
This large square, located in front of City Hall, is one of the city's most popular spots, housing a variety of public services. It features a small lake with several fountains and an abstract sculpture in the center, a fountain in the background, and a few park benches.
Pelourinho de Vilar Seco
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Avenida Fortunato de Almeida
3520-300, Vilar Seco
This cage pillory was reconstructed from fragments. It consists of three steps supported by a baseless, prismatic shaft with eight smooth faces. The top is an open cage with eight low columns resting on an octagonal bowl. The roof is a polygonal dome crowned by a circular molding and two stepped spheres, superimposed as a pinnacle.
Casa de Santar
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Rua de Miragaia
3520-125, Santar
It was known as Quinta do Casal Bom, a residence that Dom Sancho II elevated to a manor and estate, gifted to one of his men who distinguished themselves in war. Today, it is known as Casa de Santar, a property that has been in use for 13 generations. Adorned with beautiful gardens, it sits on a series of boxwoods that culminate in an 18th-century pond. In front of the house, the "Chafariz da Carranca" stands as the House's coat of arms. Visiting this house is like traveling back in time, through the gardens and all the unique features of …
Casa do Soito e Paço dos Cunhas
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Largo do Paço
3520-130, Santar
Only a few small parts remain of the 17th-century Paço dos Cunhas. This pioneering construction had a decisive influence on 18th-century Portuguese Baroque mansions. Casa do Soito, an elegant 18th-century mansion, was modeled after the Paço dos Cunhas, with a façade filled with curved, framed openings and a central arched cornice. The garden is a highlight, with statues, flowerbeds, balustrades, and benches covered in Baroque tiles.
Casa das Fidalgas
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Avenida Viscondessa de Taveiro
3520-147, Nelas
This former manor house overlooking the Serra da Estrela has been restored and is in good condition. It features a garden with boxwood hedges that follow the contours of the lake at ground level and a fountain between two flights of stairs. In the center of the lake is a fountain composed of a simple stone pedestal.
Museu Etnográfico da Freguesia de Meruge
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Lage Grande, 9
3400-359, Meruge
A space where you can enjoy some objects and testimonies of local ethnography.
Casa Museu da Fundação Dona Maria Emília Vasconcelos Cabral
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Praceta Doutor António Saraiva
3400-073, Oliveira do Hospital
The former "Casa de Baixo" (Lower House), dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, belonged to the nobleman Francisco Cabral Metello. This museum recreates the romantic monarchy of bourgeois society prior to the establishment of the Republic.