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Igreja Matriz de Castro Daire
- heritage
Largo São Pedro, 1
3600-139, Castro Daire
This church dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Featuring Baroque and Neoclassical architecture, it has an aisle parallel to the nave. The exterior features a Neoclassical façade, built in the 19th century, and a bell tower with four windows. The interior features a polychrome triumphal arch with a central arch.

Miradouro do Penedo da Saudade
- country
- leisure
Gafanhão
3600, Castro Daire
A lookout point perched on a cliff, with iron-framed stairs offering magnificent views of the Montemuro Mountains, São Macário Mountains, and Arada Mountains. A notable tile panel reads: "It's worth going to Pena, coming to Penedo da Saudade, taking paper and a pen and saying goodbye to the city."

Museu Municipal de Castro Daire
- heritage
Rua Doutor Lacerda Pinto
3600-140, Castro Daire
This archaeological and ethnographic museum is located in Casa da Cerca, an interesting emblazoned house overlooking the municipal garden. It displays a wide range of objects related to the flax and wool cycle, handicrafts, agricultural implements, regional costumes, and archaeological objects.

Museu da Associação Etnográfica e Social do Montemuro
- heritage
EN2
3600-403, Mezio
In this museum, you can learn about the traditions of this region, including crafts, traditional costumes, cuisine, and activities typical of this part of the country. Their primary goal is to preserve ethnographic traditions.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição / Igreja Matriz de Ermida
- heritage
EN225
3600-317, Ermida
This Romanesque church was founded in the 12th century. It is also known as the Church of Our Lady of the Conception or the Church of the Acronyms due to its extraordinary carving of signs, or stonemason marks. The granite façade features a pointed arch portal with sculpted capitals. The interior has a single nave covered with a Hispano-Arabic ceiling. It is the only temple of the Premonstratensian (Augustinian) order in Portugal.

O Parque
- food & drink
Rua Principal, 54
3600-290, Castro Daire
A restaurant that has two rooms, one smaller and another one larger, here several events take place.

O Carneiro
- food & drink
Vila Pouca
3600-292, Castro Daire
This space is composed of two room, one of which more welcoming, small and with a fireplace and th other, bigger, used for events such as weddings and baptisms.

Centro Municipal de Cultura de Castro Daire - Biblioteca e Auditório
- heritage
Rua Luís de Camões
3600-100, Castro Daire
The Centro Municipal de Cultura de Castro Daire (Municipal Cultural Centre of Castro Daire) is composed of two modules, the Municipal Library, a part of the National Net of Public Reading, and the Municipal Auditorium. The Library services are free and aim to provide all the inhabitants with access to culture, education and leisure. This building has a capacity for 200 people, has a juvenile room, an adults room, a multimedia room and a mutiuses room. It features photography exhibitions, as well as events during the summer, namely the books fair where books aree sold with a discount.

O Músico
- food & drink
Avenida António Serrado, 5
3600-193, Castro Daire
An elegant restaurant with plenty of natural light and fantastic mountain views. It serves delicious regional dishes.

O Tosco
- food & drink
Avenida Francisco Sá Carneiro, 18
3600-180, Castro Daire
A small, rustic room, decorated with old agricultural artefacts. It serves regional dishes.
