With a rural type of architecture, the current hermitage was a part of the old palace that belonged to the family of Tristão da Cunha, the navigator who discovered one of the islands in the Atlantic Ocean that got his name, whose residence was located nearby.

Statue of homage to the priest John Bosco, who had an apostolate among the poorest and most abandoned young people. On the centenary of his death, John Paul II declared him and proclaimed himself the Father and teacher of youth.

Baroque fountain, built back in 1812. It consists of a backrest flanked by pilasters, coronation in curvilinear Gable, two circular and spouts a circular tank. According to tradition, who drink three sips of water, be tempted to live in Trancoso.

Urban beach by the mouth of the Douro River and the São João Baptista fort. This coarse sand beach is the favourite of many young people who like to visit the Ourigo’s esplanade, bar and restaurant. The nights are also lively at this place.

The name does not deceive. Those who enter here feel comfortable, in a cozy atmosphere full of familiar objects. It even makes one remember a village house. The food could not be more to match, with traditional Portuguese dishes.

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The main façade stands over a landing where one arrives from a stairway, under which there is passing water. One should notice the three stonework portals with a straight rod in architrave, the taller middle one, with an interrupted triangular gable, a cruxifix and forged iron gratings. Inside, one should pay close attention to the sculptured panel and to the side walls with blue painted wood.

17th century palace, built by Miguel Pais Amaral. It features a façade cut by wide pilasters and two rows of windows with lintels decorated with "Rocaille" style motifs. It has an emblazoned door and, above, a balcony with stone balusters that serve as protection for the main floor door. The south façade has a double veranda with round arches and an original staircase. Also noteworthy is the chapel invoking Saint Bernard.

The construction of the primitive church was initiated at th end of the 17th century. Considred insufficient for all the faithful that came by, it was enlarged from the middle of the 18th century until the first decades of the 19th century, at which time the façade was finished. The tiles on the walls of the main chapel and the vault, reconstructed after the earthquake of 1755, are of the 18th century. One should pay close attention to the interior with rococo sculptures.

This monument’s construction was ordered by the Town Hall, paying homage to Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, the two Portuguese aviators that did, for the first time, the air crossing of the Atlantic-South (Lisbon-Rio de Janeiro) on the single-motor hydroplane “Lusitânia”. The monument is represented by the armillary sphere on top and a stone basis with commemorative inscriptions. It is placed near the city centre, in a square also called “the aviators”.