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House of Diogo Cao

is a house in the existing parish St. Denis, Vila Real District, birthplace of the browser Portuguese of the fifteenth century, Diogo Cao.This house was built in the second half of the fifteenth century.

Church of St. Dominic

is located in Vila Real, Portugal.As its name indicates it comes from a convent Dominican, which have been initiated in 1424 in the reign of D.Dinis.Nothing remains of the convent of the church and its churchyard.Design gothic, even late, is a monument of three ships.Suffered profound works in the mid- eighteenth century, the tower and chancel, having recently (since this century XXI) experienced improvements with the introduction of stained glass pieces and sculptural artists Portuguese named, but very questionable taste.Was classified as a National Monument in 1926.

Pillory of Vila Real

located in Saint Denis (Vila Real), have been built in 1515, when Vila Real has obtained a new charter given by D.Manuel.The current pillory only has the original column octagonal while the rest is a copy of the original, which have been destroyed.Its location has changed over the years, having passed through the Square Street (now Largo do Pelourinho), the square in front of City Hall and then in its current location which is the Largo do Pelourinho in the parish of St. Denis.This whipping is formed by a base of four steps octagonal on which rests a parallelepiped also octagonal which supports the shaft.Above the stem, the whipping ends in a cage-shaped structure with its four faces each other communicating through holes in round arch.This cage has the union of its faces some small columns and cylindrical in its apex a cross of iron with a flag.

Palace of Mateus

is situated in the parish of Matthew, the municipality of Vila Real, Vila Real District.The Matthew House was built in the first half of the eighteenth century by the 3rd Morgado de Mateus, Antonio Jose Botelho Mourao.The house was always the family administada Sousa Botelho.The design of this palace was presumably designed by the architect Nasoni.

Torre de Quintela

The Torre de Quintela located in the village of Quintela, Parish of Vila Marim, County and District of Vila Real in Portugal.It was erected in a dominant position on a rock mass at the foot of the mountain Alvao.Everything indicates that this medieval tower, was built in the reign of D.Afonso III (1248-1279), by order of D.Vasques Alda, who used it as a stately home.Later, after a short period in the possession of the Knights Templar, seems to have passed into the domains of the Counts of Vimioso.Presently, the municipality plans to reclassify these assets as a Museum of Heraldry and Medieval Weaponry still being organized, showing visitors, among other things, representations of the stones-in-arms of the leading families of the District of Vila Real and Braganca.

Shrine of Panoias

located in Walnut Valley, in the municipality of Vila Real.Is a few kilometers from the city, had given him the name once.Its construction dates from the late second century / early third century d.C.The sanctuary is a room where three large boulders, which were opened several cavities of various sizes, which were also built in ladders.The rock at the entrance of the enclosure were recorded several inscriptions - three in Latin and in Greek, describing the ritual concluded, the gods who was dedicated and who devoted - one of which was destroyed in the last century, but was re- from previous readings and records.

Alvao Natural Park

The Alvao Natural Park is a protected area of Portugal which has small size and situated between the municipalities of Mondim de Basto and Vila Real.It was established in 1983.The main geological curiosity is the waterfall known as the Cascade Fisgas of Ermelo.

March - July
November - January

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