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Igreja de Santa Maria Maior de Tarouquela
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CM1011, 36
4690-714, Tarouquela
A Romanesque temple founded by the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, it is the only example of a monastic church in the present-day municipality of Cinfães. The façade features a portal with three archivolts and capitals decorated with zoomorphic motifs and a decorated tympanum. On the south façade, there are two portals with Romanesque motifs. Inside, the highlight is the number of tombs with arches, as well as the decorative motifs on the arches, capitals, girdles, and corbels. Nothing remains of the monastic building, although the main body of the church preserves the structure begun in the 12th century. Inside, …
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Natividade de Escamarão
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Largo Artur Soares de Almeida
4690-632, Souselo
This Romanesque-Gothic temple features carved stonework on the portals, triumphal arch, and the transept's light recess. The side altars of the triumphal arch feature 15th- and 16th-century Mudejar tiles and remains of frescoes. It is a volumetric and stylistic example that may help reconstruct the structure of the Church of São Cristóvão de Nogueira, with which it shares similar decoration at the level of the axial portal. Noteworthy is the large window on the east-facing elevation, with a broken, semi-detached arch and similar decoration to the portico.
Igreja de São Cristovão de Nogueira
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Avenida Doutor Reinaldo Florido Calheiros
4690-540, São Cristóvão de Nogueira
Deeply altered in the Modern Age, the Church of São Cristóvão, in the former municipality of Nogueira, is structurally a medieval, late Romanesque building, from which the axial portal and, on the sides, corbels, cornices, and frieze sections survive. Inside, the work of the main altarpiece and collateral altarpieces is notable, although most of this integrated heritage has been profoundly altered by recent interventions.
Museu Serpa Pinto
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Rua Doutor Flávio Resende, 34
4690-038, Cinfães
This culturally dynamic space was formerly the GNR Barracks. It consists of three rooms: one displays crafts, another displays the municipality's archaeological collection, as well as some of the most important collections of Cinfães explorer Serpa Pinto, and the third is dedicated to temporary exhibitions.
Núcleo do Azeite - Lagares de Proença-a-Velha
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Rua da Igreja, 4
6060-069, Idanha-a-Nova
An old village in Beira that has been restored to create a space dedicated to the history of olive oil. Here you can see a water-powered mill, an animal-powered mill, and a mechanical mill.
Sé Catedral de Idanha-a-Nova
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Rua da Sé, 7
6060-041, Idanha-a-Nova
Cathedral with remains from the 6th and 7th centuries, including the baptistery and the Bishop's Palace. It stands on the ruins of the Roman city, headquarters of the Civitas Igaeditanorum. It has three naves, one of which is truncated, and a side chapel with a mural depicting Saint Bartholomew with the devil chained at his feet. Highlights include the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, with a shell roof and a sgraffito on the wall, dated 1593, decorated with geometric, zoomorphic, cruciform, and angel-head motifs.
Museu Epigráfico Egitaniense
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Rua do Lagar
6060-041, Idanha-a-Nova
Idanha-a-Velha stands on the site of the glorious city of Egitânia, invaded and sacked countless times. Here we find vestiges of prehistory, the Celts, Roman Classicism, the Suevi, the Visigoths, the Arabs, the Portuguese Middle Ages, and buildings from the Manueline period. The Egitaniense Epigraphic Museum is housed in the town's cathedral, originally built on an early Christian temple and the first Visigothic cathedral built in the Iberian Peninsula. Inside, we can see the largest collection of Roman epigraphy in Europe ever found in a single location. Another part of this collection is part of the collections of the Tavares …
Conjunto Arquitetónico e Arqueológico de Idanha-a-Velha
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Largo da Igreja
6060, Idanha-a-Nova
A fortified settlement bounded by oval walls, located on the right bank of the Pônsul River. Inside, the highlights include the old Cathedral/Main Church and the ruins of the Castle. Outside the walls, highlights include the Chapel of Saint Damasus, the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, and the bridge over the Pônsul River. The bridge dates from the 1st century, and the walls from the 3rd or 4th century.
Castelo e Muralhas de Monsanto
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Rua do Castelo, 32
6060-091, Idanha-a-Nova
According to legend, the foundation of this castle began with a hillfort that allowed Viriato's companions to withstand a seven-year siege. Later, it also withstood Arab, Castilian, and French attacks. It is located amidst a rocky outcrop, at a strategic lookout point. Dom Afonso Henriques granted it a charter in 1174 and donated it to the Templars, who built the castle. Of the imposing medieval fortress, only the quadrangular Torre de Lucena and Torre do Pião remain.
Moinhos de Água de Cujó
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Rua do Senhor da Livrração
3600-300, Cujó
Restored watermills that are still in operation are located along the riverbed.