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Heritage in Portugal
Ponte do Arquinho em Água Longa
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Rua Santo António
4825, Água Longa
Board bridge plan which features medieval architecture. Features round arch and on the right bank is with access by large ashlars of shale.
Estátua em Homenagem aos Heróis do Ultramar
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Largo Coronel Baptista Coelho
4780, Santo Tirso
Evocação da Lota
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Avenida dos Descobrimentos
4490, Póvoa de Varzim
Monument in homage to the women who do and did the lota of Póvoa de Varzim a symbolic location for fishing communities in the region.
Moinhos de Vento de São Félix
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Rua de São Félix
4570, Laúndos
Located in the Serra de Rates, this set of Mills is recovered and most of them are, currently, holiday residence.
Estátua O Cego do Maio
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Passeio Alegre
4490, Póvoa de Varzim
Statue in bronze on a stone column about 2 feet tall. Representing a man who with his hand looking for help look in search of something on the horizon, this monument pays homage to José Rodrigues Maio, humble fisherman who saved many men out of the sea with a courage that was recognized even in life by King Dom Luís I.
Pelourinho da Sé do Porto
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Terreiro da Sé
4000, Porto
It looks like an ancient relic, but this is not true. This rococo style column is no more than an imitation of an old pillory placed there in 1945, as a decorative item, due to the works done in the Terreiro da Sé.
Praça da Ribeira
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Praça da Ribeira
4050, Porto
A must visit place, the Praça da Ribeira is the widest space in this historical area of the city. Decorated by the fountain of St. John and the controversial "Cube", the square is a place of very popular esplanades and bars.
Oratório da Capela de São Sebastião
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Rua de São Sebastião
4050-568, Porto
Placed at the Terreiro da Sé, the oratory was part of an ensemble from the Grilos Convent.
Homem do Leme
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Avenida de Montevideu
4100, Porto
The Homem do Leme, by Augusto Gomes, is a tribute to the boats’ pilots. It represents those brave men that, in the time of the sailing-crafts, had the responsibility to, in the open air, guide the boats to its destiny.