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Ponte Medieval da Ribeira de Meimoa e Nicho do Senhor dos Aflitos

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Rua da Estrada Municipal - EM570
6090-384, Penamacor

Penamacor

A ramped deck bridge with nine full arches of varying diameters, six cutwaters, simple railings, and a granite paved floor. It is believed to have been built between the 14th and 16th centuries, based on the structure of a Roman bridge.

Igreja Matriz de Pedrógão de São Pedro / Igreja de São Pedro

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Rua de Santo António, 4
6090-436, Penamacor

Penamacor

A Mannerist and Baroque church with a longitudinal plan consisting of a nave, a narrower and lower chancel, an attached sacristy, and a freestanding bell tower. It was built in the 17th century and extensively altered in subsequent centuries. It is possibly one of the oldest monuments in Penamacor. The late-Baroque altarpieces are notable.

Conjunto na Localidade da Senhora da Póvoa

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Avenida da Igreja
6090-711, Penamacor

Penamacor

A group of two-story residential buildings, with the ground floor serving as a storage area and the first floor as housing. These are typical Beira houses, built between the 16th and 17th centuries.

Museu Municipal de Penamacor

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Largo Tenente Coronel Júlio Rodrigues da Silva
6090-545, Penamacor

Penamacor

In this museum, you can see an archaeology section, with artifacts from prehistory and the Roman period; an ethnography section, with various agricultural tools and two ancient carriages; and even a miscellaneous section, with collections of banknotes and coins, ancient weapons, and stuffed animals.

Museu Doutor Mário Bento

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EN233
6090-385, Penamacor

Penamacor

Located in the former Cameira family wine press, this museum showcases an archaeological and ethnographic collection, including the mill's equipment. Highlights include exhibits depicting the making of bread, olive oil, and wine, as well as the archaeological exhibit, which features a predominance of Roman artifacts.

Castelo de Penamacor e Torre de Vigia

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Largo de Santa Maria
6090-516, Penamacor

Penamacor

All that remains of this castle are the watchtower, the clock tower (which appears to have been a keep), some sections of the walls, ruins of bastions, and the town gate beneath the former Domus Municipalis. The town of Penamacor is part of a region once inhabited by Romans, Goths, and Arabs, and received its first charter in 1209, granted by Dom Sancho I.

Capela de Santo António

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Praça Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, 10
7220-375, Portel

Portel

Chapel dating from the 16th century and converted into a Civil and Property Registry Office in the 19th century. Inside, a notable feature is a set of tiles in the nave.

Ermidas de São Pedro

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Portel
7220, Portel

Portel

A set of two pilgrimage chapels with Renaissance, Mannerist, and Baroque architecture, the oldest of which is circular and the other longitudinal. The first chapel was built in the early 16th century, and the second in 1624.

Igreja Paroquial de São Bartolomeu do Outeiro

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Largo da Igreja, 29
7220-526, São Bartolomeu do Outeiro

Portel

This Mannerist and Baroque church features a single nave with a groin vault and a dome in the chancel. Notable features include the façade's pediment and the side chapels with gilded altars.

Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar

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Largo da Igreja
7220-561, Portel

Portel

A grand 16th-century building built on two earlier structures from the 10th/11th and 13th centuries, traces of which remain in the apse and apsidioles. It preserves a niche of Visigothic decoration. The main façade features a square portico with a semicircular pediment from the Mannerist Reformation and two four-story towers, each with slits and topped by a Baroque bell tower.

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