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Dolmen of Arquinha da Moira, in Carregal do Sal

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:17:50 +0000

The Dolmen of Arquinha da Moira is a single copy megaliths. In addition to its excellent condition, the pillars that support the mound we can still find cave paintings.
Built in Neo-Chalcolithic in the III millennium BC, this dolmen apparently was only discovered in 1990. But since then, has received much attention. It is said in these lands, vineyards and fields, that aa slab tapir was already long known as Lunch Box Stone, where workers lavoira joined in the meal snack.

Currently, can only be visited on the outside, thus protecting the valuable assets it holds. Enter your booty collected during the excavations, have become numerous fragments of pottery related either to the initial use of the monument, as its subsequent reuse bell. The same can be said of chipped lithic objects and polished that there were identified.

São Pedro de Tarouca Church, in Tarouca

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:06:24 +0000

The Church of San Pedro de Tarouca located in Tarouca municipality in Portugal. Your first document dated 1163.

In the structure of the church, are visible details of the Romanesque style, the transition to the Gothic.

The Cascade of Misarela, in Armamar

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:03:59 +0000

The Cascade of Misarela is a beautiful place that the popular imagination filled with tales and legends. If you want to better observe this natural monument, the better down the county road that connects the seat of the municipality S. Joaninho and Vacalar. This waterfall is located in full rock granite and is fed by the waters of Temilobos river.

The Cascade Misarela is located in a quiet landscape surrounded by a country atmosphere and bucolic where nature is in a pure state.

The Ucanha Tower, in Tarouca

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:42:56 +0000

The Ucanha Tower is located in Ucanha parish, Tarouca municipality, Viseu district of Portugal. It is classified by IPPAR a National Monument in 1910.

Its existence has been documented in the nineteenth century. D. Afonso Henriques donated in 1163, the widow of Egas Moniz, Teresa Alfonso the couto of Algeriz, adding the territory of Ucanha. The bridge must have been built by the Romans, following a road that passed nearby. Teresa Alfonso, founder of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas, donated to the convent couto had received from the king and were monks who benefited most from the old bridge converted to a considerable source of revenue for the toll charges that would be charged.

Santa Helena Mountain Range Viewpoint, in Tarouca

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:32:07 +0000

The Viewpoint of Santa Helena Mountain Range is located in the foothills of the Montemuro mountains. Situated high in the Sierra, is one of the most superb sights on the Varosa Valley. As far as the eye can can be seen the houses, crops and pastures. The horizon is shown dotted with fine examples of medieval architecture as Salzedas Monastery, the Church of the Monastery of St. John of Tarouca, the Tower of Ucanha, single copy in the Iberian Peninsula fortified bridge. At the top of Serra de Santa Helena there is a shrine and altar, and at the foot lies the village of Tarouca.

Convent of St. John Tarouca, The Cistercian Order in Tarouca

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:22:48 +0000

The Convent of St. John Tarouca is located on the slope of Leomil mountains, overlooking the valley of the river Varosa, in the parish of St. John Tarouca, Tarouca municipality in the district of Viseu, Portugal.

Constitutes the first monastery of the Cistercian Order in the country, founded in 1144.

In 1152, after the victory of D. Afonso Henriques over the Moors at the Battle of Trancoso, it launched the first stone of the convent church.

A new dormitory and the bell tower were built in the sixteenth century.

The last phase of the monastery expansion works took place in the nineteenth century.

In 1938 proceeded to the restoration of altarpieces, including that of St. Peter, attributed to Gaspar Vaz.

Vilharigues Tower, in Vouzela

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:04:30 +0000

The Vilharigues Tower is located in the eponymous village, Paços parish Vilharigues, Vouzela municipality, Viseu district of Portugal.

Built in a dominant position on a hill in the northwest part of the Caramulo mountains, is one of the remaining medieval towers in the county.

From the top you could see Vouzela and much of the Lafões valley.

Póvoa do Dão, Old Village near Viseu

tourist — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:45:44 +0000

Póvoa do Dão is a small medieval village located 14 km from Viseu in Silgueiros parish.

This village was abandoned a few years ago with only one inhabitant and the other homes in ruins. Has since recovered, rebuilt and became a tourist village where the houses, all in granite and the wooden interior, were kept in their original form. In the village there is a restaurant already well respected and press the various gastronomic specialties. There is also a swimming pool for the exclusive use of residents, as well as a tennis court and football.