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Ruínas da Igreja de Ansiães

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Selores
5140-252, Carrazeda de Ansiães

Carrazeda de Ansiães

Romanesque church with a single nave, highlighting the main facade with a truncated gable, portal with archivolts decorated with phytomorphic and geometric motifs and a profusely decorated tympanum. In the nave there is a small museum nucleus where there are fragments of the pillory of Ansiães and sepulchral stelae decorated with solar symbols, Maltese and Templar crosses and Jewish stars.

Igreja Matriz de Ovar

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Avenida do Bom Reitor, 9
3880-229, Ovar

Ovar

On the front, the portal stands out, formed by two bodies. The interior has three naves and five bays. Inside, the first Chapel of Passos stands out, the Pretório Chapel.

Museu de Ovar

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Rua Heliodoro Salgado, 11
3880-232, Ovar

Ovar

In this museum the story of Ovar and its people is told. Old regional costumes and delicate embroidery, objects related to ancient customs and professions, examples of architecture and interiors of popular houses make up part of the exhibition. Also noteworthy are the hundreds of dolls from many countries and the collection of contemporary paintings and ceramics.

Biblioteca Municipal de Ovar

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Rua Arquitecto Januário Godinho
3880-152, Ovar

Ovar

Place with several services for the community. It has information about the municipality, loans, photocopies, reading room, audiovisual section, story room, among others. It also has automated catalogs to make searching faster and more efficient.

Casa Museu da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco

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Rua Gomes Freire, 27
3880-229, Ovar

Ovar

Museum with images used in processions, with emphasis on Our Lady of Conception (18th century), cult implements, vestments, paintings, porcelain and religious curiosities, reflecting the life of the Third Order of Saint Francis.

Museu Júlio Dinis - Uma Casa Ovarense

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Rua Júlio Dinis, 81
3880-293, Ovar

Ovar

The museum portrays the visit, in 1863, of the writer Júlio Dinis through Ovar. It was in Ovar that Júlio Dinis wrote a substantial part of the book "As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor" and drafted what became the novel "A Morgadinha dos Canaviais". It is the reconstruction of the interior of a traditional farmhouse.

Igreja Matriz de Válega / Igreja de Santa Maria

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Rua da Igreja Matriz - EM538
3880-506, Válega

Ovar

Church decorated with figured polychrome tiles. Beautiful colors and eye-catching images that make this church the pride of the parish among visitors.

Moinho de Fresulfe

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Fresulfe
5320-052, Vinhais

Vinhais

Mill located in the Montesinho Natural Park, on the left bank of the Tuela River. The large dam guarantees enough water for the mill, with its three millstones, to operate. The old premises where the miller lived are currently transformed into a tourist accommodation unit.

Centro Interpretativo da Gruta de Dine / Lorga de Dine / Casa da Moura Encantada

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Rua da Igreja
5320-051, Vinhais

Vinhais

Ancient limestone dolomite cave, with occupation documented in Recent Prehistory and Protohistory. It is believed to have had a funerary function, as well as having served as a grain store. The collection of its interior can be found in the Dom Diogo de Sousa Museum, in Braga.

Igreja de São Francisco e Seminário dos Missionários Apostólicos de Vinhais

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Rua dos Frades
5320-331, Vinhais

Vinhais

This building has architectural features from the 17th and 18th centuries. On the facade, open, large windows framed in granite, with Johannine decoration. Elegant pinnacles top the cornices on which the pediments rise. The church also has a parietal bell tower crowned by amphorae.

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