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Heritage in Portugal
Ponte Férrea de Vouzela
- heritage
Rua Bombeiros Voluntários
3670-277, Vouzela
This former railway bridge is now restricted to pedestrian traffic. Built of stone, it is composed of large arches.
Ruínas do Castelo de Vilharigues
- heritage
Castelo de Vilharigues
3670-152, Castelo de Vilharigues
This 15th-century monument is currently in ruins. Highlights include a sign with a poem by Engineer Mário Cruzeiro.
Túmulo Românico
- heritage
Tresminas
5450, Tresminas
Tomb from the time of Roman occupation.
Ponte Romana de Cidadelha
- heritage
Largo da Capela
5450, Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Bridge with a trestle deck resting on a perfect arch.
Igreja Paroquial de Bornes de Aguiar / Igreja de São Martinho
- heritage
Rua Central
5445, Bornes de Aguiar
A church of Romanesque, Mannerist, and Baroque architecture with a single nave covered with wooden ceilings. The interior features Mannerist and Baroque gilded altarpieces.
Igreja Paroquial de Afonsim / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
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Largo da Igreja
5450-100, Afonsim
Late Baroque church with a single nave, bell tower, chancel, and sacristy. The interior features a wooden high choir, a baptistery on the Gospel side, built-in confessionals, and a late Baroque main altarpiece with Rococo elements, in polychrome and gilded carving.
Igreja Matriz de Tresminas / Igreja de São Miguel de Tresminas
- heritage
Rua da Igreja
5450, Tresminas
Romanesque church with a single nave, wooden ceilings, and a pointed arched portal with two molded archivolts. The interior features a Baroque main altarpiece in the Joanine style.
Museu Municipal de Vila Pouca de Aguiar
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Avenida da Noruega, 35
5450, Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Located in the former Casa do Condado since 2007, it offers a unique journey through the region's past, guided by contact with the pre-existing features of this historic building.
Castelo de Pena de Aguiar
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Castelo
5450-280, Castelo
Aguiar Castle is a unique rock castle, whose current structure dates back to the 9th or 10th centuries. Situated on a massive granite boulder, archaeological finds have revealed three major levels of occupation: Prehistoric, Celtic, and Roman. Access to the building is via an entrance with six staircases, beneath an ogival portal. Climbing some rocks leads to the highest point, from which a sweeping panorama over the entire Aguiar Valley is offered. The building includes a vaulted-ceilinged room, as well as the embrasure room, a window with privileged strategic visibility.
Parque Arqueológico de Tresminas
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Lugar do Cruzeiro
5450-296, Tresminas
Considered one of the largest mining operations in the Roman world, the Tresminas mine began during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD) and continued until the time of Septimius Severus. It was likely carried out using an open-pit system, creating the large craters that still bear witness to the human effort in the landscape today. A complex system of galleries was opened across the vein for the transport, disposal, and treatment of the minerals, which remains open to visitors. The Archaeological Park has viewpoints overlooking the mining pits, interpretive panels, signposted walking trails, and picnic areas. Visits …