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Jardim Municipal de Santa Maria de Lamas

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Rua da Salgueirinha
4535-368, Santa Maria de Lamas

Santa Maria da Feira

A generous, leafy, and well-maintained garden in the center of the village, with sculptures, statues, fountains, and a lake, inviting you for a stroll on weekend afternoons. It is adjacent to the main church and the Santa Maria de Lamas Museum.

Centro de Cultura e Recreio do Orfeão da Feira

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Rua António de Castro Corte Real - Apartado 74
4520, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

The Orfeão da Feira Cultural and Recreational Center is a non-profit association whose objective is to promote and preserve the culture and traditions of the Orfeão members and the municipality.

Visionarium

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Centro de Ciência do Europarque
4520-153, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

The Visionarium aims to introduce the world of science to laypeople, especially young people, in a simple and educational way. The areas of knowledge (earth, matter, universe, and life) have dedicated rooms. The space also includes an experimental area, a temporary exhibition hall, and a surrounding landscaped area where you can participate in numerous recreational activities, including a planetarium.

Museu do Papel Terras de Santa Maria

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Rua do Rio Maior, 338
4535-301, Paços de Brandão

Santa Maria da Feira

In this space, housed in a former sugar mill founded in 1822, you will learn about the history of the paper industry. The collections encompass the entire municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, where the paper industry has been a fundamental driver of the economy since 1708. In addition to artifacts and machinery, the watermark exhibition will highlight the different types of watermarks created by paper manufacturers in the Santa Maria region. Among the vast documentary collection, the collection of different paper qualities stands out, as well as watermarked papers from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, representative of the …

Castro de Romariz

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Rua do Castro
3700-812, Romariz

Santa Maria da Feira

Enjoying an excellent state of preservation, the Castro de Romariz is a fortified settlement dating from the 5th century BC, with occupation levels extending to the 1st century AD, and is considered one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Entre Douro e Vouga region. It was identified in the mid-19th century with the discovery of a monetary treasure: the Romariz treasure. After a long period of abandonment, a new phase of systematic archaeological work began in 1980, studying the origins and evolution of the hillfort, identifying the various phases of proto-historic and Roman occupation. It is necessary to …

Jardins do Europarque

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Espargo
4520-153, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

The Europarque gardens consist of a large, well-maintained wooded area surrounding the congress center and the Visionarium, in a complex covering 150 hectares, with ample sunny grassy areas, leafy trees, ecological trails, a playground, several bridges, ample parking, two lakes stocked with fish, and a restaurant that only operates in the summer. This large garden is an ideal place for walking, cycling, bringing children, relaxing in the sun reading a book, romantic strolls, and even feeding the large fish and waterfowl.

Quinta do Castelo

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Rua do Inatel
4520-221, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

Quinta do Castelo is a natural space with over 300 years of history, located on one of the slopes of Castelo da Feira. It is a very well-maintained park, with centuries-old trees, trails, an artificial lake crossed by a bridge, and an artificial grotto of rare beauty reminiscent of Gaudí's art. It is also known for hosting the Perlim Christmas Village, an initiative that, every year around Christmas time, recreates a magical world with hundreds of actors, where children can visit Santa's house, Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house, or even climb Jack's beanstalk.

Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria da Feira e Convento dos Lóios

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Rua Doutor Santos Carneiro, 7
4520-181, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

This is a Mannerist convent with a church in the shape of a Latin cross, a single nave, and a two-story cloister. Due to its characteristics, it fits into the typology of the monumental 17th-century churches of classicist and erudite style in the Porto region. The tilework in the chancel and transept is also from the 17th century, and the main altarpiece is Baroque, in the National Style, with Baroque side altarpieces from the time of King Pedro II, at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. In the center of the convent courtyard there was a Baroque fountain, …

Castelo de Santa Maria da Feira

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Alameda Doutor Roberto Vaz Oliveira
4520-141, Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira

A Gothic castle, imposing and austere, where the summit towers with spires and four pinnacles stand out as ornamentation. The walls are protected by crenellated embrasures and loopholes. Outside the walls, it is worth visiting the Chapel of Our Lady of the Incarnation and the Chaplaincy House, in 17th-century Baroque style. The population moved to the vicinity of the castle attracted by the trade of goods that took place there, giving rise to the current city.

Museu de Santa Maria de Lamas

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Largo da Igreja, 90 - Parque de Santa Maria de Lamas
4535-412, Santa Maria de Lamas

Santa Maria da Feira

Surrounded by beautiful gardens populated with statues and sculptures, the Santa Maria de Lamas Museum was founded in 1950 and renovated in 2005. It comprises sixteen rooms and a remarkable collection of permanent exhibitions. There you will find rooms dedicated to sacred art, the cork industry, furniture, ethnography, statuary, natural sciences, ceramics, and curiosities. The museum's educational service conducts educational activities aimed at different age groups, focusing on raising awareness of art and cultural heritage.

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