Created in 1977 in the former Jesuit College, this museum tells the history of the island and the city of Horta. The exhibition consists of ethnographic objects (by highlighting the laces and handcrafted made from fig tree), nautical, technological objects (linked to the history of communications) and artistic. It also features an exhibition of sacred art in the 16th and 17th centuries, of elements and religious figures gathered in churches and chapels of the island.

This space addresses the themes of smuggling and emigration, two social phenomena that have marked the region's recent history. The aim is to remember the clandestine and dangerous life of many men and women from Melgaço.

Tower classified as a National Monument. Inside, it houses an exhibition with the aim of showcasing the architectural and archaeological heritage and the historical evolution of the municipality of Melgaço, from Prehistory to the Contemporary Age.

Museum located in the historic area of Melgaço, in the former police building. Here you can admire thousands of posters and photographs, silent film time machines, more modern equipment and many films. A vast collection donated to the municipality of Melgaço by Jean-Loup Passek, passionate about the village. Passek directed the cinematographic department at the Center Georges Pompidou in Paris and was director of the La Rochelle Film Festival. The museum contains a permanent exhibition area, with a small auditorium, and an area dedicated to temporary exhibitions.

Ancient medieval fortification located at an altitude of 1033 meters. Currently, almost in ruins, it retains an enclosure delimited by walls and two doors. The Porta do Sapo (Frog Door) stands out. At the site of the primitive rock fortification, there are traces of prehistoric and Iron Age occupations.

Temple with a single nave, built in 1245. Special attention is given to the portal with pointed archivolts and the north portal with the "Tree of Life" carved in the tympanum.

Roman bridge adapted in medieval times, transformed into a trestle deck bridge with two full arches. It has a perfect round arch of cushioned staves and a small side arch. Even today it retains the original floor made up of large slabs and stone guards.

The church remains from the monastic complex, which retains interesting architectural features. On the front, the portal with four archivolts is the primitive one and in the upper area, redone in the 17th century, São Bernardo, the founder of Cistercian, the Lady of the Assunção and São Bento, surmounted by the coat of arms of the Order, keep us company in this place isolated but superb. The head of the temple is divided into quadrangular chapels, revealing the typically Cistercian architecture. The interior, with 3 naves, without a transept, was greatly transformed in the modern era. In the monastic dependencies …

Melgaço Castle currently consists of an imposing keep - with three floors, a parapet protruding over corbels, crowned by pyramidal merlons and with a hipped tile roof - and the surrounding walled enclosure, in a good state of conservation. It is believed that it may have had 3 towers and two doors, according to Duarte de Armas in his “Livro das Fortalezas” (Book of Fortresses) from 1509. The current tower houses the Melgaço Keep Tower Museum.

Romanesque building dating from the 13th century, which has undergone several changes over the centuries. The Romanesque portals, the modillion, the oculus and the pointed arches stand out.