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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Visit the Bridge Mucela - Saint Martin Cork

Mucela The Bridge, located in the Parish of St. Martin of Cork, is an outstanding example of Gothic civil architecture. It was built in 1298 to replace a Roman. It has four arches, two on the big river with strong and prominent Talhami starling and two decreasing in size to the side of the village.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Visit the Church of St. Martin in Cork

The Church of St. Martin in Cork is a large building, built in sandstone region. Plain façade with high rectangular port, whose cock is the coat of records Wedges, overpowered the choir window and a niche pilasters with sculpture. The side doors are the same path. The tower sits in the middle of the body, oblong, with a narrow faces and ventana in the other two.
The interior displays two chapels open on the flanks of the nave.Dome cover is simple brick. Brick is also the vault of the chancel.The arches of these chapels are carved and cruise the stripe and is the right foot (only the front side) posts bias.
The pulpit, carved with stripes, is based on two consoles, and the time of construction. The main altarpiece, gilded wood, with four columns connected by arches, twisted and tendrils, is the end of the century. XVII. The two side chapels, and all of the same track, made in the second half of the century. XVIII, have two columns, suns and angels acroteriais.

Visit the Chapel of Santo Amaro - Sao Martinho Cork

The Chapel of Santo Amaro, located in the Parish of St. Martin in Cork, was rebuilt in the Year 1880
It features a carved altarpiece remains of the century. XVII-XVIII and the images of Santo Amaro, type XVIII century, which replaced another stolen by the French, and the Lady of the Conception of stone of the century. XVI.

Visit the Pelourinho Pombeiro da Beira

The Pillory Pombeiro da Beira is a rare example of so-called landlord pillories of nobility.
The number of shot, a truncated cone with the arms of the lords of Pombeiro, whose original has been fixed in the crown of the gable of the chapel of Sto. Anthony, was copied and sculpted by Luis Carlos Cordeiro de Oliveira.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Visit the Church of Pombeiro da Beira

The Church of Pombeiro da Beira was built in the same place where there was an ancient, having been inaugurated on December 25, 1622.
With a simple architecture, the interior is large with a "three-columned aisles" with five arches, per band, slightly elevated, from the first arch, the sides of the main door, leaning on the wall where the latter forms the cruise and all at the center, supported on four columns, which were also made in red stone. These aspects, as well as the magnificent high altar of the well attest to the greatness of yore Pombeiro.

Visit the Queen's Chapel St - Pombeiro da Beira

The Queen's Chapel St., located in the Town of Pombeiro da Beira features an octagonal shape dates from the century. XVII and was erected by the Canon Thomé Nunes in 1663.

Visit Dam Pillowcases - Pombeiro da Beira

Dam of Pillowcases, located on the border between the Town of Pombeiro da Beira and Vila Cova de Alva has a reservoir that presents many opportunities for nature lovers.
In its waters of the River Alva abound barbel, black bass and the bogus.

Visit the Clock Tower - Orchards

Monday, October 18, 2010

Visit the River Beach Orchards

The Orchards River Beach is located near the bridge that crosses the Ribeira de Moura.
It has a privileged landscape near the bridge where the stream bed has a dam built there, and that allows for increased flow and thus allows bathing activity.
Tree species are restricted to existing Tileiras in small recreational area and Walnut near the waterline (Ribeira Orchards)

Visit the Bridge of Foz de Moura - Orchards

The Bridge of Foz de Moura was built in 1927.

Visit the Bridge Orchards

The Orchards is a bridge construction consists of three stone arches and stands on the River Alva

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Visit the Church of Orchards

Church of The Orchards has a staff of three naves divided longitudinally by three arches built on pillars of granite.
The High Altar is rich in carvings and is illuminated by stained-glass side windows.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Visit the Fountain of Orchards

Visit the River Beach Piódão

The Piódão River Beach is located in the Village Piódão, hidden in the Serra of Goshen, for their wonderful and unique urban composition.
In river Piódão built a dam that created a river area that is fit for the practice of bathing activity.
Its shores and surrounding area, are very wooded, allowing recreational areas.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Visit the River Beach Foz D'Mare

Praia Fluvial de Foz D'Mare is located in the Town of Piódão along the bridges at the junction of the Ribeiras Piódão and Chãs D'Mare, meet and your route is waged by a dam, creating a pond and contributing to a paradise in the middle of summer
The site has a natural beauty that the framework of the two existing bridges, the proximity of two mills in shale, a mill and the stone blocks carved by the flow of streams, allows the use of tourism.
The beach area is quite regular, it follows the lead of the streams.