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In a XVII century building, the museum has a collection of over 30.000 coins from the most varied origins:
roman, portuguese and spanish roman, greek, visigotic, bizantine and iberic.
It has also some arqueological objects, like some misterious Alvão Rocks.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Avenida 1º de Maio
Phone: +351 259 325 730
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House where inhabited the Marqueses family, whao fell from grace with king after it's involvement in the conspiracy against D. João IV.
Still has it's castle like top and the maritime style known as "manuelino".
Updated May 14, 2006
Address: Avenida Carvalho Araújo
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S. Leonardo is one of the best places to look at the Douro region (World Heritage Site), where Port Wine is made.
It has a fantastic view and is a nice place to rest in the shadow, during the hot summer months...
Also has a small chapel in honour of Saint Leonardo.
Updated Jan 15, 2006
Address: Near Galafura
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Although it's a bit abandoned, the train station is still worth the visit.
The building is from the beginning of the XX century, more precisely 1908, when the railway arrived at Vila Real.
This is now the end of the Corgo line, which comes from Peso da Régua, some 20 km south of Vila Real. The line used to go all the way until Chaves, on the border with Spain, but in 1990, the connection between Vila Real and Chaves was closed due to economic problems.
Updated Nov 29, 2005
Address: Largo da Estacao
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This garden is in the city center, and was built in the XIX century. Thus, is a romantic garden.
Although a bit modified from it's original design, still preserves that romantic aura.
Plus, it's a great place to be in those hot summer afternoons...
Written Sep 2, 2005
Address: Avenida Almeida Lucena
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Fisgas de Ermelo are a fantastic set of waterfalls (the biggest in the Iberic Peninsula) that allow river Olo to overcome a step of 500 meters.
The view of this canyon is breathtaking.
For more pictures, click here.
Updated Sep 2, 2005
Address: Ermelo
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Built in the XIII century, it's a small romanic- gothic temple. Located next to the Saint Dinis Church inside the Old Cemetary.
Inside there are two tombs, it is said that one of them is where it lays the remains of Lourenço Viegas who fought by the side of Dom Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal.
In the back of the chapel, there are some paintings of Saint Brás.
To view more pictures about the Old cemetary, click here.
Updated Sep 2, 2005
Address: Old Cemetary
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Located in the city center, it's a building of medieval traces, surrounded by buildings of the same arquitecture.
According to tradition, it was here that was born Diogo Cão, the mariner that discovered the Zaire river estuary.
Written Aug 26, 2005
Address: Avenida Carvalho Araújo
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The Mateus Palace, a XVII century building attributed to Nicolau Nasoni, is one of the most beautiful examples of baroc civil arquitecture in Portugal.
It's gardens are amazing like the chapel.
Inside the palace, the furniture and several objects of art and religious items.
There is also a 1817 copy of "Os Lusiadas", the literary masterpiece of Luis de Camões.
Written Aug 26, 2005
Address: Mateus
Phone: +351 259 323 121
Website: http://www.casademateus.com
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It's a barroc temple, whose project is atributed to Nicolau Nasoni, who also projected the famous Clerigos Tower in Porto.
A tipically baroc temple, in it's interior has "azulejos" picturing the lives of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Updated Aug 26, 2005
Address: Rua dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra
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Vila Real is a nice city at about 115 kms. from Porto. By bus, it takes about one hour and a half, so, a perfect day trip. This pic shows the Governo Civil. Address: Largo Conde Amarante.
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