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Igreja de São Nicolau
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Rua de São Nicolau, 1385
4630-261, Marco de Canaveses
Located on the south bank of the Tâmega River and bordering Santa Maria de Sobretâmega, the Church of São Nicolau, next to the old Canaveses Bridge, displays a late design within the context of Portuguese Romanesque architecture, evident in its column-less, capital-less portals and plain corbels. This church preserves, though very fragmented, important remains of mural painting from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Estação Arqueológica do Freixo - Tongobriga
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Rua António Correia de Vasconcelos, 51
4630-095, Marco de Canaveses
Protohistoric settlement with fortifications. Features an excavated pre-Roman bathhouse and Roman baths, a forum and possible temple, necropolis, wine press, and tombs.
Igreja de Vila Boa do Bispo / Igreja de Santa Maria
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Avenida Padre António Cunha Machado, 1928
4630, Lugar do Mosteiro
A temple of Romanesque foundation, it retains little of its original design. Inside, the Baroque carvings on the altars and the tombs dating from the 14th and 15th centuries are noteworthy.
Necrópole de Vila Ruiva
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Vila Ruiva
6370, Fornos de Algodres
Set of sculptures carved into the rock.
Anta de Matança / Dólmen da Matança / Orca de Corgas da Matança
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Matança
6370, Fornos de Algodres
A polygonal chamber dolmen with nine pillars, two of which bear traces of rock carvings. It has no corridor but a large roof slab. It was probably built between 2900 BC and 2640 BC.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Fornos de Algodres / Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
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Largo da Misericórdia
6370-145, Fornos de Algodres
The church dates back to the 17th century, with a single nave and a façade in Joanine Baroque style. Inside, the images and ceiling of the main altar stand out, with 36 paintings of saints and other sanctified symbols of martyrs from the early church. The oil paintings, by master Jerónimo da Cunha, date from the 18th century. Also, noteworthy is the gilded carving.
Necrópole das Forcadas
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Forcadas
6370, Fornos de Algodres
A set of medieval tombs carved into the rock. There are approximately twenty and a half non-anthropomorphic tombs with oval, rectangular, and trapezoidal plans. It is believed that this set was built between the 7th and 8th centuries.
Fraga da Pena
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Queiriz
6370, Fornos de Algodres
Prehistoric settlement dating back to the Bronze Age, where a large semicircular defensive structure is visible. Inside, ceramic objects, arrowheads, necklaces, stone axes, and more were found. It lies at an altitude of approximately 750 meters.
Capela de Santo Cristo
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Largo da Igreja
6370-382, Fornos de Algodres
Medieval chapel built between the 14th and 15th centuries, which still preserves several medieval elements, such as the round-arched doorway, the ribbed rib vault, the buttresses, and the corbels finishing the capitals. Also, noteworthy are the cannon gargoyles and the 16th-century frieze above the door and cornice, as well as the carved stonework of the openings. It was rebuilt in the 20th century.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Algodres
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Largo da Misericórdia
6370-011, Fornos de Algodres
Baroque chapel with a longitudinal plan, a nave, a narrower chancel, and the attached Casa do Despacho, featuring distinctive roofs with a gable roof in the nave and chancel and a hipped roof in the adjoining house. Inside, the main altarpiece, carved in Joanine style, stands out.