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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Visit the River Beach Peneda Talhada - Secarias

Praia Fluvial Peneda Talhada, is located in the Town of Secarias. The name of this beach comes probably exist in a vast array of stone that rises up from the river about 18 meters.

Visit the River Beach Castanheira - Secarias

The beach of the river Cascalheira is located about 500 meters from the town of Secarias.

Visit the Church of Secarias

Visit the Chapel of San Miguel - Secarias

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Visit the beach Valeiro Boat - Sarzedo

The beach of river "Valeiro the boat" is located in the Town of Sarzedo on the right bank of the River Alva.
The landscape level are evidenced their reservoirs with particular focus on the next to the bridge, which by its natural characteristics allows the location of the river beach.
The surrounding area is lined by cottonwoods, willows, alders and oaks. Near the beach there is a campsite.

Visit the Bridge Sarzedo

The Bridge Sarzedo located on the River Alva.

Visit the Church of Sarzedo

The Church is the patron Saint Sarzedo John the Baptist. This church is a building of granite santa Oval and of red sandstone. Its construction dates from the latter half of the eighteenth century.
The facade, gable mistilínio track, shows the tower on the right.Cyma curved door and stopped, with choir window frame cut.

Visit the Fountain Square of the village square - Sarzedo

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.