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MonumentsTorre do Carvalhal, dos Lafetas ou LafeitasAlso known as the Torre do Carvalhal or as the Torre dos Lafeitas, the tower is the oldest building in the region, according to a document from the first half of the thirteenth century. Dom Nuno Alvares Pereira's mother is thought to have lived here.
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MonumentsTorre do Castelo de Aguiar de Sousa
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsTorre do Palácio dos TerenasThis rectangular tower has been altered at various points in its history. It dates originally from the first half of the fourteenth century, having been built on the orders of Pedro Sem, chancellor of the kingdom from 1336 to 1341.
Telephone: +351 226 939 49
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MonumentsTorre do RelógioTower of RelógioErected within the former municipal jail, the top of the tower has a curious wrought iron decoration to support the bell, that was added in the 19th century.
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MonumentsTorre do Relógio - CaminhaClock TowerCrenellated tower belonging to the medieval city walls, classified as a national monument. The tower bestrides one of the old city gates, in the form of a double arch.
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MonumentsTorre do Relógio - TentúgalClock TowerDates from the fifteenth century. Built on a square plan with a Gothic style door and battlements, classified as a building of public interest.
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MonumentsTorre do Relógio - VidigueiraClock TowerContains a bell dating from 1520, installed on the orders of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator who discovered the maritime route to India and the first Count of Vidigueira.
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MonumentsTorre dos Alcoforados
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsTorre dos ClérigosGenuine baroque work by Nicolau Nasoni, an ex-libris monument of the city of Porto.The Church of Clérigos (Ecclesiastics) is a genuine baroque masterpiece dating from the mid-18th century. It was designed by Nicolau Nasoni, an architect of Italian (...)
Telephone: +351 220 145 489
E-mail: info@torredosclerigos.pt
Website: http://www.torredosclerigos.pt
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MonumentsTorre dos FerreirosThe Torre dos Ferreiros, classified as a national monument, reflects advances in medieval defensive techniques, with a portcullis and curved entrance passage.
