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Gravuras Rupestres de Mazouco
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Mazouco
5180-320, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
This is the first open-air Paleolithic rock art site to be discovered in Portugal, in 1981. The engravings depict three zoomorphic motifs, the most prominent of which is a horse. The site is known by local residents as Carneira.
Passeios de Barco
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Congida
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
From this river pier, boats depart for routes along the Douro River, between the Cogida river beach and La Code, Spain, on a journey that encompasses two natural parks: the Douro Internacional and Las Arribas del Duero. In addition to the region's characteristic flora, it's possible to observe birds such as the black stork, griffon vulture, golden eagle, Bonneli's eagle, kite, and Egyptian vulture in their natural habitat.

Igreja Matriz de Freixo de Espada à Cinta
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Rua de Trás do Adro, 26
5180-125, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
The church has three rectangular naves, a chancel, two apsidioles, and a sacristy. The main elevation, finished with a gable and formed by three sections separated by buttresses, features a door with a large, depressed arch with an ornate frame, topped by a decorative arch. The interior features a flagstone floor and ribbed vault ceiling. Also, noteworthy is the high choir in the first section and the wrought-iron pulpit. One of the apsidioles provides access to the sacristy through an 18th-century door, topped by a polychrome national coat of arms. The other apsidiole houses a funerary monument in an arcosolium.

Castelo de Freixo de Espada à Cinta / Torre do Galo
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Rua do Carril de Cima, 36
5180-153, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Gothic castle with sections of wall surrounding the Manueline parish church, and a unique heptagonal tower, known as Torre do Galo (Rooster Tower), which was part of the castle rebuilt by King Dinis. The town's ancient coat of arms is displayed on the tower's central façade.

Praia Fluvial da Congida
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Praia da Congida
5180-112, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
A river beach located on the large reservoir formed by the Saucelle Dam, near the Spanish border, in a location of great tranquility and natural beauty. It features an amphitheater, a floating pool, and a café-restaurant.

Miradouro da Ribeira do Mosteiro
- country
- leisure
EN325
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Miradouro localizado perto da Ribeira do Mosteiro, donde se pode vislumbrar a Calçada do Diabo ou Calçada de Alpajares, um troço celta com cerca de 800 metros de extensão.

Fonte de Vale de Madeira
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Freixo de Espada à Cinta
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Rectangular diving source comprising a barrel vault, a round arch and a cloth of semicircular boundary wall which opens the arc. At the top, features a granite crest.

Fonte Santa
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Rua da Costa
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
It is a small prehistoric rock shelter, probably decorated in the Neolithic period with monochrome paintings. In paintings, the anthropomorphic figures, some representations of bars, grids, points and a solar reason.

Cruzeiro junto ao Convento de São Filipe de Nery
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Avenida Guerra Junqueiro
5180-104, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Baroque cruise with a quadrangular base of three steps, a circular shaft, a foursquare capital and, on top, a Latin cross.

Cruzeiro do Calvário
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Rua da Costa, 105
5180-104, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Baroque cruise in granite consisting of three octagonal steps, a grooved circular shaft and, at the top, a Latin cross. Highlights include the sculptural representation of Christ and of the Virgin under a porch foursquare.
