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Municipality in Norte, Portugal
Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Penafiel is a city and municipality in Portugal's Douro Litoral region. The municipality is home to several medieval churches that are national monuments.
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Dólmen da Portela
This Neolithic dolmen was constructed in the 3rd millennium BCE. It's been a national monument since 1910.
12th-century Romanesque church, a national monument since 1927.
13th-century Romanesque church, a national monument since 1927.
The Renaissance mother church of Penafiel has been a national monument since 1910.
This Proto-Gothic church has been a national monument since 1927.
This 12th-century Romanesque church has been a national monument since 1977.
This 13th-century funerary monument was declared a national monument in 1910.
This 13th-century monastery has been a national monument since 1910. The building is in Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Sacred Art Museum
Penafiel Municipal Museum
Granite sarcophagus of Frei António da Ressurreição, a Franciscan priest who died in an epidemic in 1577. It's been a national monument since 1910.
Amusement park with several pools and themed areas: Africa, confusion, medieval, pirates, old West, and souk. There are several eateries.
Traditional Portuguese cuisine.
Three-star, 68-room hotel with panoramic river views from the hillside, gym, restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, and Wi-Fi.
Four-star, 133-room hotel with spa, sauna, Turkish bath, massage, heated indoor pool, gym, restaurant, bar, business centre, conference facilities, free Wi-Fi, and free parking.
Four-star, 69-room hotel in a forest setting, with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, spa, gym, restaurant, bar, free Wi-Fi, and free parking.
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