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Heritage in Portugal
Teleférico da Penha
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Lugar das Hortas
4810-025, Guimarães
The journey on the Teleférico da Penha begins at the aerial tramway's terminal. It offers unique views of the city until it reaches its peak, on the Alto da Penha. There, apart from the belvederes with excellent views, there are also restaurants, bars, a hotel, a camping park, a mini-golf course, a maintenance circuit, picnic areas and, for the most adventurous, caves just waiting to be discovered.
Casa Museu Vasco de Lima Couto
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Largo Avelar Machado, 2
2250-030, Constância
Museum set in a house dating from the end of the 18th century. It was opened in 1981 and displays a vast array of Lima Couto's personal objects and many originals, especially correspondence exchanged with friends, as well as a rich art collection consisting of furniture and paintings.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Constância
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Rua da Misericórdia
2250-049, Constância
Church with a simple longitudinal plan with a single nave. It presents characteristics of Mannerist and Baroque architecture. Inside, the highlights are the 17th century tiles and the baroque main altarpiece, in the national style.
Igreja Matriz de Constância / Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Mártires
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Rua de Santa Ana
2250, Constância
Church built in 1636 on the site where the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament had stood. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, it was completely rebuilt. It presents characteristics of Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical architecture.
Pelourinho de Constância
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Praça Alexandre Herculano
2250, Constância
Pillory consisting of an Ionic column based on a platform of three steps, protected by stone columns, topped by an element topped with an iron armillary sphere.
Centro Histórico da Vila de Constância
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Constância
2250, Constância
Urban set in the shape of a spider web, created around the old Church of Santiago. There are several monuments here, including: the Santana Chapel, the Casa do Tejo, the Casa da Torre, the House Museum Vasco de Lima Couto, the Palace, the Clube Estrela, Vivenda Carolina and several other houses.
Casa de Camões / Casa dos Arcos / Casa-Memória Camões
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Rua da Barca, 1
2250-035, Constância
16th century construction, with brick arches, where, according to tradition, Luís Vaz de Camões lived during his visit to the town. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was profoundly altered, highlighting the very thick load-bearing walls made of plastered stone and brick masonry and the foundations of the corbel that supported the already demolished five-span round archway. The ruins of the old Manueline door, a 16th century door with a straight lintel and a beveled brick window with a boarded-up curved lintel, are also visible.
Museu dos Rios e da Arte da Pesca
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EN3
2250-028, Constância
This museum represents the main river activities that the inhabitants of Constância carried out until the middle of the 20th century. Fishing, shipbuilding and river transport stand out.
Marginal de Constância
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Avenida das Forças Armadas
2250, Constância
Along the Tagus River, this path offers garden benches where you can rest while observing the beautiful views over the river. Constância is known as one of the most beautiful villages in Portugal, don't miss the waterfront and have a unique view of the town.
Casa da Lombada dos Esmeraldos / Casa dos Esmeraldos
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Lombada dos Esmeraldos
9360, Lombada dos Esmeraldos
Manor house with a rectangular plan, initially with a store on the ground floor and a house on the upper floor. In the 80s of the 20th century, a school was adapted.