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Monuments in Ílhavo
Forte da Barra de Aveiro / Castelo da Gafanha
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Barra
3830-565, Barra
This fort was built around 1640 during the Restoration War. It features two bastions connected by walls. One of the walls has a staircase that leads to the upper terrace, where the lighthouse stands out due to its disproportionate size compared to the rest of the building. In the early 19th century, it underwent alterations to make it more militarily suitable.

Farol de Aveiro / Farol da Barra
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Largo do Farol
3830-753, Ílhavo
It is the highest lighthouse in Portugal and was built between 1885 and 1893. It was only in 1950 that the lighting system was modernized and began to be powered by electricity, instead of incandescence from petroleum vapor.

Capela da Vista Alegre e Túmulo de Dom Manuel de Moura Manuel
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Lugar da Vista Alegre
3830-292, Ílhavo
Temple with thick walls, brick vaults, and limestone masonry. The façade features a large niche with a sculpture of Our Lady of Penha de França. The classification includes the tomb of D. Manuel de Moura, Bishop of Miranda.

Pelourinho do Jardim Henriqueta Maia
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Calçada Carlos Paião
3830-052, Ílhavo
Pelourinho with four steps located in the garden Henriqueta Maia.
