Visit to Mealhada Church

Visit the Church of Sant'Ana - Mealhada

The Church of Sant'Ana, located in the Parish of Mealhada, was built in 1716, for this church was used from previous chapels the basin of the pulpit, an image of Santa Ana carved in stone, dating from the late fifteenth century or principles from the 16th century. The building in 1755, was repaired for having suffered enough with the earthquake. Primitively, it was built by a single body, which in the following century was joined by the bell tower making the Chapel more imposing and denoting pretensions to the future church.

Visit the Statue of the Piglet - Mealhada

Visit Statue of the God Bacchus - Mealhada

Visit the Cruise of Sant'Ana - Mealhada

Visit the Cinema-Theater Messias - Mealhada

The Cine-Teatro Messias, is the Municipal Theater of Mealhada. This cultural equipment appeared due to the decline of the old "Theatro Mealhadense", building next to the old passage of level at the rear of the city council, presented in 1943. The industrial Messias Baptista, seeing that the old theater commission did not understand, decided to construct a new building next to the new variant of the national road. The new building was to be designed by architect Raul Rodrigues Lima, who also designed the Cinearte cinema in Lisbon, the Monumental Cinema, also in Lisbon and the Cine-Teatro Covilhanense, which resemble the Cine-Teatro Messias. The work was inaugurated on January 18, 1950, under the name Cine-Teatro de Mealhada and was attended by high representatives of the region highlighting the then substitute of the civil governor of Aveiro, Fernando Marques.The name that remained in the memory, Cine-Teatro Messias, in honor of its founder, was also due to the neon that the spade contained the word "MESSIAS". The original building, consisting of three floors, a technician and two publics, had a separation between rich and poor, the architect's personal, from there the audience and the counter, with a total capacity of 600 seats, two ticket offices and two different bars, this separation never resulted because the settlement was small and everyone knew each other and was very indifferent to their social status. The projection room was known to be cold and because the wooden chairs were very uncomfortable, it was also built in double wall for better soundproofing. Every time there was a show, whether it was a movie theater or a theater, the volunteer fire brigade was sentinel for the protection of the people and the building. The first piece on the scene was "Quem mandanda são ellas" with the cast of Vasco Santana, Maria Matos, António Silva, Irene Isidro and Henrique Santana.

Visit the Valley of the Fetuses - Luso

Visit the Termas do Luso

The spas of Luso, located in the Parish of Luso, are surrounded by the indescribable beauty of the Serra do Buçaco with its secular afforestation, allow the recovery of the perfect balance between Body, Mind and Soul. The rehabilitation of this historic spa resort has been carefully designed to bring together different values that provide a truly unique experience: Spa, Thermal Spa (with Esthetics and Acqua strands) and Medical Center (with Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

Visit the Serra do Buçaco - Luso

 The Serra do Buçaco, located in the Parish of Luso, once known as Serra de Alcoba, is 549 meters high in the area of ​​the geodesic landmark, located on its plateau, begins in the area of ​​the Eagle's Nest and ends at the famous Mondego Bookstore. It covers the municipalities of Mealhada, Mortágua, Penacova and in its extension contains the Buçaco National Forest (Mealhada), the set of windmills of Portela da Oliveira, the sanctuary of Senhora do Monte Alto and part of the Mondego Bookstore, the three in Penacova.

It is also in this mountain that the waters of Caldas de Penacova are captured. The forest that still exists today in the Serra do Buçaco was commanded to plant by the Order of the Discalced Carmelites in the first quarter of the seventeenth century; the Carmelites also built there the Convent of Santa Cruz do Buçaco, designed to house this monastic order, which existed between 1628 and 1834, the date of the extinction of religious orders in Portugal. Presently, in its place there is the Hotel Palace Buçaco.

The Buçaco National Forest, considered a protected area, has plant species from all over the world, some of them gigantic, besides the world-famous Cupressus lusitanica. It was in this mountain that the Buçaco battle was fought in 1810 between the Anglo-Portuguese forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington on the one hand and the French commanded by André Massena on the other, a fact that is remembered in Buçaco Military Museum.

Visiting the Gates of Sula - Luso

The Gates of Sula located in the Parish of Sula, owe their designation to the proximity of the village of Sula. It goes back to the middle of the century. XVII. It was enlarged and restored around 1872. At present, the circulation is only by foo.

Visit the Portas de Serpa - Luso

Visit the Railroad Bridge of Várzeas - Luso

The Rail Bridge of Várzeas, located in the Parish of Luso, on the Ribeira das Várzeas is about 280 meters and is part of the Beira Baixa Railway Line which was inaugurated in 1882. It was built by the Eiffel house.

Visit Buçaco Palace

The Royal Palace is located in the National Forest of Buçaco, parish of Luso, municipality of Mealhada, district of Aveiro in Portugal.The building was designed in the last quarter of the 19th century by the Italian architect Luigi Manini, set designer of the National Theater of São Carlos. There were also interventions, in different phases, by the architects Nicola Bigaglia, Manuel Joaquim Norte Júnior and José Alexandre Soares. It has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1996.

The current building, in neomanuelino style, is decorated with panelsof tiles, frescos and paintings alluding to the Epic of the Portuguese Discoveries, all of them signed by some of the great masters of the arts. The structure displays profiles of the Tower of Bethlehem carved in stone of Ançã, motifs of the cloister of the Jeronimos Monastery, some arabesques and blooms of the Convent of Christ, claiming a flowery Gothic with romantic episodes in contrast to austere monastic severity.

Its interior highlights outstanding works of art by Portuguese masters of the time, from the collection of tile panels of master Jorge Colaço, evoking the Lusíadas, Gil Vicente's Autos and the Peninsular War, graceful sculptures by António Gonçalves and Costa Mota, paintings by João Vaz illustrating verses from the maritime epic of Luís Vaz de Camões, frescoes by António Ramalho and paintings by Carlos Reis. The furniture includes Portuguese, Indo-Portuguese and Chinese pieces, highlighted by majestic tapestries. Also noteworthy for the Moorish ceiling, the remarkable floor made with exotic woods and the royal gallery.

Visit the Monument of the Water Garrafões - Luso

Visit the Monument to the Battle of Buçaco - Luso

The Buçaco Battle Monument, located in the Parish of Luso, outside the forest walls, is surrounded by chains of iron linking eight pieces of artillery.