Bust erected in tribute to the doctor, politician, writer and historian Jaime Cortesão, one of the great movers of Portuguese participation in World War I.

A monument to the soldiers killed in World War I, dating back to 1927, with tribute plaques and a list of the soldiers of the parish who died in combat.

When you enter in Leiria you can’t avoid noticing the castle that, from the top, seems to welcome those coming into the city. Conquered to the Moors in 1135, by D. Afonso Henriques, the castle passed, for many years, from hand to hand between Moors and Christians. In 1190, D. Sancho I ordered its reconstruction. Later in 1325 D. Dinis orders the construction of the Torre de Menagem that, nowadays, shelters a museological nucleus, where you will get to know the castle activity in past times. It was also by D. Dinis order that the Nossa Senhora da Pena Church …

This belvedere has magnificent views of the town of Guimarães and of the Penha. To get there, one must go by car or by aerial tramway.

To get to this belvedere one may go by car or by aerial tramway. It has magnificent views of the town of Guimarães and of the Penha.

Space with some stone tables and benches for picnics, where it is possible to get a beautiful panoramic view over the region.

In the old school with the same name, one may get acquainted with the objects and the atmosphere of the old days primary school.

Access is somewhat difficult, as you'll have to travel a winding path to get there, but the place's sheer beauty is worth the effort.

A popular beach with wonderful views of Tróia and the estuary of the Sado river. One may only get there in the low tide.

When you get to the mouth, the big Ria de Aveiro, the Vouga River spreads in fairways (being that some get into the city itself). Behind are 150 km, since the Serra da Lapa, and several contributions to thicken the flow, the last of them quite close to the mouth – the Águeda River.