Montalegre

Ecomuseu de Barroso - Espaço Padre Fontes

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The Barroso Ecomuseum is a key element of the integrated and sustainable development strategy for the Barroso region. It integrates documentation, research, and interpretation of the region's cultural and natural values. The headquarters serves as the Regional Interpretation Center, boasting …

Antigas Minas de Volfrâmio da Borralha

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The former Borralha mining estate encompassed the parishes of Salto and Venda Nova, as well as the parish of Campos, already in the municipality of Vieira do Minho. It comprised 36 concessions, totaling approximately 1,788 hectares. Of these concessions, 28 …

Parque do Rio Cávado

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The restoration of the banks of the Cávado River has been carried out in sections, resulting in modern and very pleasant leisure areas. On an upper platform, there is the central square, a children's playground, a space for extreme sports …

Castro de São Vicente da Chã/ Castro dos Mouros

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This fortified settlement preserves part of the three lines of walls and a moat that partially surrounds it. It is strategically located on a bend in the Rabagão River, which is defended by it. In the middle wall, a gateway …

Igreja do Castelo de Montalegre / Antiga Igreja Matriz de Montalegre

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The Castle Church is one of two churches in the medieval area of the town. This church, which was the main church before the construction of the New Church, is actually very close to the castle. It is surrounded by …

Ponte de Montalegre

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A medieval granite bridge over the Cávado River, with only a round arch supporting a significantly altered deck, where the original, slightly pronounced trestle can still be seen, and a remodeling in the modern period, probably in the 17th century, …

Igreja Românica de São Vicente da Chã

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A Romanesque-style temple of high heritage value, it was built between the 11th and 13th centuries and is located in the oldest part of the village of São Vicente, in the parish of Chã. The church consists of two rectangular …

Albufeira do Alto Rabagão

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A mixed dam, part gravity and part arch, fed by the Rabagão River, belonging to the Cávado River Basin. Completed in 1964, it stands 94 meters high and 1,897 meters long at the crest, with a maximum discharge capacity of …

Ponte da Misarela

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A medieval bridge spanning the Rabagão River, connecting the parishes of Ferral and Ruivães. Locals call it "Hell's Bridge" or "Devil's Bridge" due to its distinctive appearance, due to its steep terrain. It is believed that it served as a …

Igreja Velha de Salto

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Anyone entering Salto and heading towards the town center will be struck by the imposing ecclesiastical image located at the top of Rua Padre Manuel José Jorge, on a granite parallel. This is Salto's old main church, perhaps the town's …

Paço de Vilar de Perdizes

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Of great historical value, comprises a manor house and hospital, an apothecary's shop, and a chapel with a cross along the Camino de Santiago. It is one of the few, if not the only, Morgadios in Portugal known to have …