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Núcleo de Sepultura de Valdasna
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Valedasna
3475-073, São João do Monte
It is a necropolis composed of four anthropomorphic tombs with rounded heads. These tombs are located at the base of a small hill overlooking the Águeda River.
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Campo
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Rua Nossa Senhora do Carmo
3465-084, Campo de Besteiros
Featuring Rococo religious architecture, the Nossa Senhora do Campo chapel boasts a 17th-century design and structure, although it underwent subsequent alterations. Inside, the main altar, paintings, and painted ceiling are notable.
Estação de Arte Rupestre de Alagoa
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Lugar de Alagoa
3465-012, Barreiro de Besteiros
A space consisting of eight shale rocks with hundreds of engravings, some overlapping. Among the various motifs depicted are human footprints (podomorphs), horseshoes, dimples, and circles. The engravings were likely obtained through the pecking technique using lithic tools.
Igreja Velha de Santa Maria
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Canas de Santa Maria
3460-012, Canas de Santa Maria
Of the original 14th-century Canas de Santa Maria temple, only the façade remains. The National Monument classification covers only the façade, which features the portal with an ogival arch and a bell tower with two windows.
Cascata Bica da Água d'Alta
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Pedronhe
3465, Encosta do Caramulo
This medium-sized waterfall is located on a very steep slope, forming a small pool and then flowing into a small stream. It's worth a visit for its beauty!
Barragem de Fratel
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Gardete
6030, Vila Velha de Ródão
The 43-meter-high dam, opened in 1973, is located between the mouth of the Ocreza River and the Portas de Ródão. Fishing, swimming, windsurfing, skiing, sailing, jet skiing, and motorboating are permitted.
Monumento Natural das Portas de Ródão
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Vila Ruivas
6030-164, Vila Velha de Ródão
Downstream from Vila Velha de Ródão, the Portas de Ródão (Ródão Gates) is an imposing geological formation where the Tagus River breaks between two steep walls (approximately 170 meters high) into a deep lake, carved by a supposed ancient waterfall that gradually disappeared until the river reached the lake's level. Besides being home to the largest colony of griffon vultures in the country, it is a privileged location for fauna and avifauna research, where 116 bird species can be observed, many of them considered endangered and some rare.
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Castelo
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Vila Velha de Ródão
6030-164, Vila Velha de Ródão
Chapel with a T-shaped floor plan, due to the construction of two sacristies, maintaining a Mudejar tile front inside.
Centro de Interpretação de Arte Rupestre do Vale do Tejo (CIART)
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Rua Dr. José Pinto Oliveira Rocha, 20
6030-214, Vila Velha de Ródão
Opened in 2012, this center aims to support the study and preservation of the Tagus Valley Rock Art Complex, one of the most important collections of post-Paleolithic art in Europe.
Museu do Azeite
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Rua do Barreiro, 15
6030-007, Sarnadas de Ródão
In this small museum you can learn about the olive oil cycle, from the entry of the olive to the exit of the golden liquid.