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Igreja Matriz de São Mamede de Infesta
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Largo da Cruz, 1
4465-115, São Mamede de Infesta
A neoclassicist church with a longitudinal plan and a single nave with a sqaure tower in the centre of the main façade. The façade is covered by white tiles with blue decorations.
Calvário de São João
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Rua de São João
4590, Codessos
A calvary composed of a central crucifix that is about 3 metres tall, with a square base and three steps. It is sided by other 15 smaller crucifixes, about 2 metres tall and with a simple base.
Capela de Santana
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Largo da Feira de Santana
4450, Leça da Palmeira
A baroque chapel built in the 18th century that underwent large works in the 20th century. The façade is covered by pattern tiles.
Igreja Matriz de Paços de Gaiolo
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Paços de Gaiolo
4630, Paços de Gaiolo
In this temple with Tower and watch highlights the main Chapel, lined with 17th-century tiles and gilded.
Moinho de Vento de Penha de Longa
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Rua do Moinho de Vento
4625, Penha Longa
Old windmill already degraded by time.
Igreja do Salvador de Tabuado
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Rua Igreja
4635-449, Tabuado
It stands out the frontage flanked by the campanile, the doorway with three archivolts which arches settle in columns with decorated capitals with zoo and fitomorpchic motifs. IT still maintains the corbels. The inside displays a rectangular nave and behead. The triumphal arch is in double archivolt and worked capitals. It is also worthy to mention, behind the neoclassic altarpiece, a remarkable frescoes from the 15th century.
Igreja de Santo André de Vila Boa de Quires
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4635-709, Vila Boa de Quires
This Romanic temple has altarpieces in neoclassic carving. On the inside, improved on the 19th century, it stands out the Romanic arch from the main chapel that settles in columns with decorated capitals, of which has mermaids. The nave walls are covered with sixteen hundreds glazed tiles.
Igreja de Santo Isidoro de Canaveses
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Largo Padre Manuel Gomes
4635-328, Lugar do Cruzeiro
The Church of San Isidoro is one of the most interesting and best preserved testimonies to Romanesque of the current municipality of Marco de Canaveses. This church, together with that of Tabuado, standardizes the Romanesque Lower Tâmega, both in the Organization of space as in the arrangement of the elevations, in the typology of openings and in like rank in rosettes. This church conserves one of the most interesting murals produced in Portugal in the first half of the 16th century.
Albergaria de Canaveses e Capela do Espírito Santo
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Rua de São Nicolau, 1165
4630, Lugar de Ordem
Civil architecture buildings, medieval and Renaissance. The Palace was converted into hostels, which had medieval origin, by order of the rainha Santa Mafalda, to his residence. The chapel features Mannerist taste facade.
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Vila Boa do Bispo
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Avenida Padre António Cunha Machado, 1928
4625-642, Vila Boa do Bispo
The earliest documentary reference 1079 date from the mid-12TH century belonged to the Canons of Saint Augustine. The Church preserves Romanesque construction elements as the arcades of the western façade. Is to highlight the amount of epigraphs and chests for coffin that can be dated between the 11TH and 14th centuries.