Valença Fortress, with the river Minho in the foreground.
Valencia is a city north of Portugal
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- Fortress of Valença - The fortification of Valença, built in the 17th century, was built to face the struggles for independence. It was remodeled in 1640. Even today the visitor can see the diversity of buildings, doors, bastions, moats, gaps and walls. built on two irregular polygons.
- Mother Church of Valença - Temple from the 13th century, in Romanesque style, with a single nave and longitudinal plan. The main façade has a protruding cornice over corbels, a portal in full arch surmounted by a rectangular window.
- Valença Railway Museum - Valença Museum Space occupies the premises of the former locomotive stable of that border railway station. You can see century-old carriages and steam locomotives. Maps, uniforms and miscellaneous material are also on display.
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- Traditional Trade in Valencia
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- Fortaleza Restaurant - Rua Apolinário da Fonseca, Valença; Tel.: 251 823 146.
- Restaurant Mané - Avenida Miguel Dantas, Valença; Tel.: 251 823 402.
- Monte do Faro Restaurant - Monte do Faro, on the outskirts of Valença; Tel.: 251 825 807.
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- , 4930-735 Valencia, ☎ 351-251 800 260, fax: 351-251 824 397, email: [email protected].
- , Travessa da Gaviarra, 4 (in the historic center of Valença), ☎ 351-251 825 235, fax: 351-251825469.
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- Sanfins de Friestas Convent - Former Benedictine convent, of which only the church remains, with the rest of the convent in ruins. The church dates from the second half of the 12th century. By contacting the tourist office in Valença, it is possible to visit the interior of the church which, although stripped of its riches, is imposing.
- Sanctuary of Senhora da Peneda - Sanctuary from the 18th century, inspired by Bom Jesus de Braga. It is composed of the so-called stairway of virtues, the main church and the terreiro of the Evangelists.
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