The façade of this small 17C Baroque building is embellished with balconies and wreathed columns. The inside, covered with azulejos depicting scenes from the Bible and scenes of Jesus' life, attributed to Oliveira Bernardes, contains a large retable ..

This elegant square, situated in the centre of the old town of Chaves is bordered by several historic monuments. Notice the statue of the duke of Bragança, Dom Afonso I.

This museum set up in a lovely 17C building houses archaeological and ethnographic collections. It includes a room of prehistoric lapidary objects containing Roman items (sculptures, military posts) and the star attraction - a megalithic human looki..

Situated in the Praça de Camões, this town hall has a noble façade from the classical period.

Some parts of the church are Romanesque, but the portal with pilasters testifies to its reconstruction in the Renaissance. Notice on one of the walls of the polygonal apse an alcove accommodating one of Portugal's oldest statues. On the other side of..

This robust, square tower with crenellations and corner bartizans is a relic of a lost fortified castle. It was built by King Dinis and once belonged to the first duke of Bragança, the bastard son of King João I. Today, a Museu Militar occupies fou..

This museum occupies four floors of the keep. The first two are home to ancient weapons and armour, the third is dedicated to the 1914-1918 war (machine guns, uniforms), the forth to colonial wars (Portuguese and indigenous). From the platform at the..

These hot water springs (73°) were a holiday spot for the Romans who named the town Aquae Flaviae. The alkaline, carbonated and superbly hydrotherapeutic waters are used to treat digestive diseases, rheumatism and high blood pressure. The modern spa ..

Despite having lost its stone sides and some of its arches, this bridge adds charm to this area. The military posts which frame it on the south side still have Roman inscriptions on them. For a complete view of the bridgework make your way to the lov..

This is a completely renovated spa resort situated in a beautiful tree-filled park, 11 km from Chaves. Opposite the entrance, the Palace-hotel's pink Art Deco façade is quite majestic and evokes the early 20th Century, and the refined atmosphere of t..