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Heritage in Portugal
Museu das Aldeias
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Largo da Capela
6110-150, Vila de Rei
Private museum where you can visit an ethnography exhibition, with various objects from rural life. It is located in Casa Grande, which once served as the residence of the Captains of Relva.
Museu Municipal de Vila de Rei
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Rua Direita
6110-212, Vila de Rei
Museum located in the old Casa do Patronato, with a permanent exhibition that reconstructs some aspects of an agricultural house between the 19th and 20th centuries. It also has a space for temporary exhibitions.
Castro de São Miguel
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EN348
6110-131, Vila de Rei
Construction of an irregular square plan with quadrangular and rectangular houses, surrounded by walls. It was built in the Neolithic period, but also presents traces of occupation from the Iron Age and from Celts, Romans and Visigoths.
Melriça - Centro Geodésico de Portugal
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Vila de Rei
6110, Vila de Rei
This location, at around 600 meters above sea level, allows a 360º view over a vast area, including Serra da Lousã and Serra da Estrela. This center, located approximately 2.7 kilometers from Vila de Rei, marks the center of the country. Here you can also find a small museum with an auditorium, bar and souvenir shop.
Estrada Panorâmica de Vila de Rei
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Estrada Panorâmica
6110, Vila de Rei
Road overlooking the Castelo de Bode Reservoir, which connects the riverside villages of Fernandaires and Zaboeira. Along this road you can enjoy some viewpoints with panoramic views of great beauty.
Igreja Paroquial de Rio Torto / Igreja de São Pedro
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Largo do Cruzeiro
5430-201, Rio Torto
Parish church with 16th century, baroque and neo-baroque architecture. It has a single nave and chancel, wooden and stucco ceilings, with an attached sacristy. Inside it has a high choir, a pulpit on the Gospel side, a main altarpiece and two collaterals.
Ponte Romana de Tinhela
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Rua da Ponte
5430-293, Tinhela
Roman bridge consisting of a single arch.
Igreja Matriz de Valpaços / Igreja de Santa Maria Maior
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Praça da República
5430-486, Valpaços
Church with 19th century and neoclassical architecture. It has a nave and chancel. It has an interior with a high choir, a pulpit on the Gospel side, two side altarpieces and two side chapels with altarpieces, and a main altarpiece, all neoclassical, with polychrome carvings.
Igreja Matriz de Santa Valha / Igreja de Santa Eulália
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Bairro da Igreja
5430-230, Santa Valha
On the facade there is an oculus flanked by two coat of arms. The interior has a single nave with a wooden ceiling. Highlights include the 18th century paintings in the main chapel, the carvings of the main altar and the two side altars, from the same period, two oil paintings on wood, a chalice monstrance dated 1690 and an 18th century chalice.
Igreja de São Vicente / Igreja Matriz de Vilarandelo
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Rua Professora Amélia Castelo
5430-659, Vilarandelo
Temple built in granite stonework and surrounded by a series of crosses, also in granite. The front is torn by a round arched portal. A bell tower with two windows, topped by a Maltese Cross, completes the façade.