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Varzigueto
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Varzigueto
4880, Varzigueto
A traditional village composed of rural granite houses with culm rooftops. It belongs to the Alvão Natural Park.
Fervença
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Fervença
4880, Fervença
A typical village with rural stone houses. It is surrounded by wide swamps. It belongs to the Alvão Natural Park.
Travassos
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Travassos
4880, Travassos
A village with granite houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. It belongs to the Alvão Natural Park.
Flor da Rosa
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Flor da Rosa
7430, Flor da Rosa
This village, located two kilometres north of Crato, stands out for its typically regional houses. A special note to the church of Flor da Rosa, from the 16th and 17th centuries, the monastery fountain and of the Álama, from the 15th century, some baroque manors and the monastery of the Flor da Rosa, currently a pousada. A traditional pottery centre, Flor da Rosa has a pottery school.
Sapelos
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Sapelos
5460, Sapelos
Granite houses with iron gratings. The Terva landscapes surround the village. The mines of the "poço das freitas" are located nearby.
Ardãos
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Ardãos
5460, Ardãos
A village located at the Terva Valley, with granit houses, tile rooftops and a communal oven. The roman mines of Batocas are located nearby.
Vila Grande
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Vila Grande
5460, Vila Grande
The Couto de Dornelas, an architectural set of rural features of the Barroso Lands is located near the village. A special note to the pillory, a public interest construction.
Agrelos
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Agrelos
5460, Agrelos
A group of traditional houses, typical of the Barroso region.
Almendra
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Almendra
5150, Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Located near the Douro river, the origins of this village that recived its first charter in 1202 precede the romans. Its name may come from the almonds, being that the almond tree fields are one of the region's main attractions. It has some valuable monuments, namely the mother church, romanesque with 16th century interiors, the 16th century pillory and the manor of the Viscounts of Banho. A visit to the ruins of Calábria, an old village founded between the 3rd and 2nd centuries bC, is also quite worthwhile.
Vilarelhos
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Vilarelhos
5350, Alfândega da Fé
A village that was peopled only in the 10th century, Vilarelhos is located on the left bank of the Vilariça brook. The two manors with coats of arms that once existed here, the house of the Mendonças and the house of the Morgados of Rio Torto, were rather wide. A special note to the village's superb olive oil of this village (among the best in the country) where the inhabitants are farmers and cattle raisers. The craftswork includes iron and basket making. Besides the manors with their coats of arms, the mother church, the chapels of Saint Tomé and of …