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Close to Rio de Moinhos, one of the parishes of the municipality of Borba, is to be found the Monument of Montes Claros, which stands on a hilltop of the Herdade de Travassos.

The monument commemorates the Portuguese victory in the Battle of Montes Claros, in 1665. It was the last great struggle waged in the Wars forthe Restoration of Independence, which had been begun by D. João IV and ended with the signing of the peace agreement between Portugal and Spain in 1668, during the regency of D. Pedro II. The monument was built in the same year at the orders of D. António Luís de Menezes, Marquis of Marialva and Count of Cantanhede, who bravely led the Portuguese troops into battle as captain of the army.

Built using the white marble that is typical of the region, the monument is surmounted by a closed royal crown made of metal. At its base is an inscription stating that D. António wished to pay homage to all his fighting companions. The space around the monument is protected by railings.

Very close by, roughly 2 kilometres away, is the Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Vitória, built at the orders of the prince-regent D. Pedro II. At the behest of its founder, it was dedicated to the Souls of Purgatory, in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives here. Although it has no particularly remarkable artistic features, the church is worth visiting if only for its location at a high point overlooking the Serra da Ossa and the marble quarries, providing a most pleasant view over the whole of the surrounding region.