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Casa onde viveu Miguel Torga
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Rua Miguel Torga
3220, Vila Nova
House where Miguel Torga lived from 1934 to 1937.

Capela do Senhor da Serra / Santuário do Senhor da Serra
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Rua Dom Manuel Bastos Pina, 186
3220, Semide
The original chapel was built in the late 17th century and was later renovated in the 19th and 20th centuries. Highlights include the side altarpieces and the image of Christ, purchased from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia and brought from the demolished Misericórdia Church.

Centro Histórico de Miranda do Corvo
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Miranda do Corvo
3220, Miranda do Corvo
The historic center of Miranda do Corvo has succumbed to urban growth, but has retained its original characteristics and is now a pleasant and welcoming place, with narrow streets and well-preserved facades.

Pelourinho de Miranda do Corvo
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Praça José Falcão
3220, Miranda do Corvo
A pillory with a cubic base and a smooth, octagonal shaft, ringed in the center and at the ends. The top is parallelepiped, with the faces decorated with an armillary sphere, a cross of Christ, and a national coat of arms.

Convento de Santa Maria de Semide
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Rua Mosteiro Santa Maria
3220-423, Semide
Founded in the 12th century by the Benedictine Order, this monastery was significantly altered by a fire in 1664. It features a 16th-century cloister and part of a 17th-century one. The church, dating from the 17th century, features 17th- and 18th-century tiles. Notable features include the sculptures on the main altarpiece, attributed to Friar Cipriano da Cruz, the paintings on the choir stalls, the Rococo organ, and the cloisters.

Museu Municipal - Casa da Mora
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Avenida dos Pescadores, 52
2870-114, Montijo
Located in the city's historic district, this museum is housed in a beautiful late 19th-century building. This exhibition space for the city's cultural heritage features collections covering various aspects of local history, from the Paleolithic to the present day.

Capela da Quinta do Saldanha
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Rua Doutor Manuel da Cruz Júnior
2870, Montijo
Known as the Hermitage of the Lord of the Afflicted, this chapel is an integral part of Quinta do Saldanha. It is worth noting the rare beauty of an ivory Christ on a carved wooden cross. The image of the Lord Jesus of the Afflicted remains, to this day, a source of great popular devotion, especially among fishermen.

Igreja de São Jorge e Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
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Rua do Poço Novo
2870-525, Sarilhos Grandes
A temple with Baroque features founded in 1740, during the reign of King John V. The interior has a single nave covered by a frescoed ceiling and eighteenth-century tile panels covering the walls. The left wing of the main chapel leads to the former chapel of Our Lady of Mercy, a sixteenth-century building that became the church's chapel.

Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
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Rua Santo António
2870, Canha
The main façade is flanked by a tower with three bells. The single-nave interior features five altars. The Hispano-Arabic tiles and 17th-century paintings are noteworthy.

Igreja Nossa Senhora da Atalaia
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Rua Antonio Joaquim Marques
2870, Atalaia
A Mannerist building, rebuilt in the 18th century. The interior walls are covered in 17th-century blue and white tiles depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. At the back of the church is a eucalyptus grove that ends in a fountain, the Fonte da Senhora or Fonte Santa, where, according to legend, Our Lady of Atalaia appeared. The traditional symbolic "Lavagens" are still held there today during the parish's main pilgrimage, which takes place on the last Sunday in August.
