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Palácio de Midões

  • heritage

Largo Dom Paz, 23
3420-136, Midões

Tábua

This emblazoned house, which belonged to the second Viscount of Midões, is in a very poor state of conservation.

Biblioteca Municipal João Brandão

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Rua Doutor Francisco Beirão, 3
3420-325, Tábua

Tábua

This library, housed in an old building, has a multipurpose room, an audiovisual room, an adult room, and a children's room. It offers magazines and daily newspapers, both local and regional, for consultation.

Moinhos de Sevilha

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Sevilha
3420, Sevilha

Tábua

This is a group of three granite watermills located on the Cavalo River. Owned by the local community, only two of them are currently operational.

Capela do Senhor dos Milagres

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Praça Sarah Beirão
3420-326, Tábua

Tábua

In this eighteenth-century church, the main door is notable for its decoration with simulated pilasters and corbels, topped by a four-lobed oculus. Also notable are the tall octagonal section and another rectangular section containing the chancel and sacristy.

Edifício da Biblioteca Municipal João Brandão

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Rua Doutor Francisco Beirão, 3
3420-325, Tábua

Tábua

This granite building formerly served as a courthouse, jail, town hall, and farm union. It currently houses the Municipal Library. The building features the National Coat of Arms with eighteenth-century ornaments.

Igreja Matriz de Midões

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Rua da Igreja
3420, Midões

Tábua

This church, dating from the 19th century, was built in honor of Our Lady of Tears or the Snows.

Farol de Gonçalo Velho Cabral

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ER1-2
9580-228, Vila do Porto

Vila do Porto

Lighthouse built in 1927, 114 meters above sea level, on Ponta do Castelo. It is a 14-meter-high quadrangular tower with several attached buildings.

Forte de São Brás

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EN1-2A
9580-514, Vila do Porto

Vila do Porto

Fort built in the 16th century on the site of Cimo da Rocha to defend the town during the Philippine reign. It consists of a small bastion and the Command House and Troop Barracks. Inside, there is the chapel of Our Lady of Conception and an obelisk in honor of Commander Carvalho Araújo.

Igreja Matriz de Vila do Porto / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção

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Rua Frei Gonçalo Velho
9580-531, Vila do Porto

Vila do Porto

Dating from the early 15TH century, this church is one of the oldest of the Azores. Currently, the primitive structure, only the Gothic side door and a roof in Manueline style in the chapel of Santa Catarina.

Centro de Interpretação Ambiental Dalberto Pombo

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Rua Teófilo Braga, 10-14
9580-535, Vila do Porto

Vila do Porto

This Environmental Interpretation Center aims to simultaneously pay tribute to Dalberto Pombo (a citizen who dedicated much of his life to research and teaching in the field of natural history), establish a multifunctional space focused on environmental issues, and enhance Vila do Porto's built heritage.

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