Tourist Sights:  rural chapels (cont.)

Geography

Population

Economy

Rural and Urban Society

History

Religion

Tourist Sights

The Churches

 The Medieval Town - The Museum - The Hot Springs - The Castle - The Forts - Santa Maria Maior Church - Misericordia and Madalena -  Azinheira Church - Rural Chapels - Vidago - Monforte Castle and Bolideira Rock  

Romanesque church of Santa Maria de Moreiras do Vale in Eiras, outside a small village a few kilometers west of the urban area of Chaves.  The patron saint is Our Lady of Expectation.  The date of construction is unknown.   

Our Lady of Health  (Nossa Senhora da Saúde ) in São Pedro de Agostêm .  A popular pilgrimage takes place here during the festivals of the Holy Spirit.  The tower is in the Galaico-Portuguese style and the date of construction is 1858. 

Two views of a rural chapel near Casas de Monforte (photo by J.B. Cesar)

 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Vidago (a perfect imitation of a Romanesque Church, built in 1941, (photo by José Semelhe, 1999,)

Chapel on hill in Vidago with clock tower (18th century ?) (photo by José Semelhe, 1999,)

The Medieval Town - The Museum - The Hot Springs - The Castle - The Forts - Santa Maria Maior Church - Misericordia and Madalena -  Azinheira Church - Rural Chapels - Vidago - Monforte Castle and Bolideira Rock