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Igreja de São Pedro / Igreja Matriz de Lourosa

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Its pre – romanic origin makes this church a rare example in Portugal. This Mozarabs temple reflects the diversity of influences that affected the first Reconquest period. The singularity of this church comes from the reused materials, Roman, Visigoth and …

Parque do Mandanelho

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A park with abundant vegetation, the town's "lung". There is an amphitheatre, a fitness circuit, a lake with a waterfall, a school orchard, a playground and a picnic area.

Parque da Ilha do Picoto

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A pleasant space with a picnic area and a river beach on the Alva river's bank. It has lovely panoramic views of the region.

Lourosa

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This village's main attraction if the moçárabe church, the only one in the Iberian Peninsula, from befor the Christian reconquest. The vestiges of human haped medieval tombs, some roman and maybe visigoth, ar of great cultural interest. A special note …

Miradouro de Varandas de Avô

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A small stone belvedere with a few benches, that has magnificent views of the region.

Casa Museu da Fundação Dona Maria Emília Vasconcelos Cabral

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Old "Casa de Baixo" (Lower House), dating back to the 18th-19th centuries, that used to belong to the nobleman Francisco Cabral Metello. This museum pictures the romantic monarchy of the burgeoise society from before the Republic.

Praia Fluvial de Caldas de São Paulo

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A pleasant space with trees, located on the left bank of the Alva river, with several infrastructures, namely tables, WC, a playground, an outdoors sports pavilion, a fountain, a barbecue area and a bar.

Praia Fluvial de Penalva de Alva

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A pleasant space, on the Alva river's right bank, in an area with trees and lawns. It has several backup structures, such as tables, WC, a playground, an outdoors sports pavilion and a bar.

Avô

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This village's name had its origin at the Couto de Avão, since there was no bridge on the Alva river and the Moura brook and one could only enter the old town "a vau" (ad vadum). The poet-warrior Brás Garcia …

Museu Etnográfico da Freguesia de Meruge

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A space where one can admire some objects and testimonies to the local ethnography.

Praia Fluvial da Ilha do Picoto - Avô

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This beach is formed by two different streams of water that form an island - the Picoto Island. There is a pedestrian walk, a children's swimming pool, tables and berbecues for picnics and locker rooms.

São Gião

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A very old village, located on the foothills of the Estrela Mountain, with a vestige of a roman road. The mother church, known as Catedral das Beiras (Beiras Cethedral), a rather large temple, with golden carvings, a ceiling with 102 …

Museu Municipal Doutor António Simões Saraiva

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A museum inaugurated in April 2005 where one may admire paintings, sculptures, engravings and some ethnographic works, such as objects donated by inhabitants from the entire parish.