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Heritage in Portugal
Museu do Brincar
- heritage
Rua dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Vagos, 235
3840-412, Vagos
The result of nearly 30 years of collecting around play, this museum allows visitors to get closer to children's imaginations and the fond memories of adults.
Igreja Matriz de Soza
- heritage
Largo da Santinha
3840, Sosa
In this church, a 17th-century stone sculpture stands out, located on the rear façade, representing Saint Michael, the patron saint of the parish.
Orca da Malhada do Cambarinho
- heritage
Ventosa
3670-218, Ventosa
This monument is well signposted, however is only accessible on foot or by all-terrain vehicle.
Locomotiva a Vapor
- heritage
Rua dos Bombeiros Voluntários
3670-277, Vouzela
This steam locomotive, still on the rails, is in good condition and deserves a close look.
Dólmen da Lapa da Meruje
- heritage
Carvalhal de Vermilhas
3670-080, Carvalhal de Vermilhas
This dolmen still has part of its mound, with 15 pillars in the corridor and a roof slab measuring 3.2 meters long and 2.8 meters wide. It is in good condition.
Biblioteca Municipal de Vouzela
- heritage
Rua Morais de Carvalho
3670-231, Vouzela
This library has an adult room, a children's room, a new technology area, a periodicals room, a video room and a visual arts room.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Vouzela
- heritage
Praça da República
3670-245, Vouzela
This church has a single nave and a lower, narrower chancel. The façade is decorated with curved pediments, volutes, four-lobed oculi, plant carvings, pinnacles, baluster balconies, and finials. The high altar is gilded and features Solomonic columns in the national style. A highlight is the Dispatch Room (or the Meeting Room of the Mercy Table), which is supported by columns.
Museu Municipal de Vouzela
- heritage
Praça Morais de Carvalho
3670-274, Vouzela
This museum, built in the 1970s in the so-called Casa dos Távora, moved in the following decade to the former jail and then to the City Hall building. Among the many objects on display, the collections of metal objects, porcelain dolls, linen utensils, and paintings stand out.
Torre de Cambra
- heritage
Cambra de Baixo
3670-040, Cambra de Baixo
Medieval watchtower with a quadrangular plan. In 1997, archaeological excavations were carried out that allowed the recovery of hundreds of ceramic fragments.
Igreja de Santa Maria / Igreja Matriz de Vouzela
- heritage
Rua dos Bombeiros
3670-261, Vouzela
This Romanesque-Gothic church, dating from the 13th century, is also known as the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. Highlights include the bell tower, the ogival portico, and the rose window on the main façade.