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Monuments in Fornos de Algodres
Necrópole de Vila Ruiva
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Vila Ruiva
6370, Fornos de Algodres
Set of sculptures carved into the rock.

Anta de Matança / Dólmen da Matança / Orca de Corgas da Matança
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Matança
6370, Fornos de Algodres
A polygonal chamber dolmen with nine pillars, two of which bear traces of rock carvings. It has no corridor but a large roof slab. It was probably built between 2900 BC and 2640 BC.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Fornos de Algodres / Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
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Largo da Misericórdia
6370-145, Fornos de Algodres
The church dates back to the 17th century, with a single nave and a façade in Joanine Baroque style. Inside, the images and ceiling of the main altar stand out, with 36 paintings of saints and other sanctified symbols of martyrs from the early church. The oil paintings, by master Jerónimo da Cunha, date from the 18th century. Also, noteworthy is the gilded carving.

Necrópole das Forcadas
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Forcadas
6370, Fornos de Algodres
A set of medieval tombs carved into the rock. There are approximately twenty and a half non-anthropomorphic tombs with oval, rectangular, and trapezoidal plans. It is believed that this set was built between the 7th and 8th centuries.

Fraga da Pena
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Queiriz
6370, Fornos de Algodres
Prehistoric settlement dating back to the Bronze Age, where a large semicircular defensive structure is visible. Inside, ceramic objects, arrowheads, necklaces, stone axes, and more were found. It lies at an altitude of approximately 750 meters.

Capela de Santo Cristo
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Largo da Igreja
6370-382, Fornos de Algodres
Medieval chapel built between the 14th and 15th centuries, which still preserves several medieval elements, such as the round-arched doorway, the ribbed rib vault, the buttresses, and the corbels finishing the capitals. Also, noteworthy are the cannon gargoyles and the 16th-century frieze above the door and cornice, as well as the carved stonework of the openings. It was rebuilt in the 20th century.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Algodres
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Largo da Misericórdia
6370-011, Fornos de Algodres
Baroque chapel with a longitudinal plan, a nave, a narrower chancel, and the attached Casa do Despacho, featuring distinctive roofs with a gable roof in the nave and chancel and a hipped roof in the adjoining house. Inside, the main altarpiece, carved in Joanine style, stands out.

Igreja Matriz de Algodres / Igreja de Santa Maria Maior
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Largo do Pelourinho
6370-011, Fornos de Algodres
The church, probably built in the 12th century, features a simple longitudinal plan with a nave, a narrower and lower chancel, and an attached sacristy. It was rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries. Due to several renovations over the centuries, it displays characteristics of Romanesque, Mannerist, and Baroque architecture.

Anta do Cortiçô / Orca do Cortiçô / Dólmen da Casa da Orca
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Cortiçô
6370, Fornos de Algodres
The dolmen is in good condition, featuring a chamber and eight pillars, some with traces of painting and two of which have been toppled. It retains its roof slab, and three pillars are visible in the corridor, two of which have been toppled.

Pelourinho de Algodres
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Largo do Pelourinho
6370, Fornos de Algodres
This is a Manueline pillory built on the 16th century composed by six octagonal steps, an octagonal shaft with an iron ring topped by a closed orb.
