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1. Museu Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso
The former monastery cloisters now house this municipal museum and its excellent collection of modern Portuguese art, including important works by locally born modernist painter Souza-Cardoso. He pursued variations of fauvism, cubism, futurism, and other avant-garde tendencies, in 1906 sharing an apartment with fellow painter Amedeo Modigliani in Paris. He returned to Portugal in 1914 and died four years later at the age of 31. The museum also has some interesting archaeological pieces---the star attractions are the diabos (devils), a pair of 19th-century carved wooden figures connected with ancient fertility rites. They were venerated on St. Bartholomew's Day (August 24), when the devil was thought to run loose. In 1870, the Archbishop of Braga ordered them burned because of their pagan function. The São Gonçalo friars didn't go that far, but they did emasculate the male diabo.
Alameda Teixeira de Pascoaes, Amarante, Porto, 4600-011, Portugal255 420 282Sight Details
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2. Igreja de São Gonçalo
This imposing church of the former Convento de São Gonçalo, built and rebuilt between the 16th and 20th centuries, sits on the north side of the Rio Tâmega, overlooking the imposing 18th-century bridge of the same name. The effigy of its patron saint, in a room to the left of the altar, is reputed to guarantee marriage to anyone who touches it. His features have almost been worn away over the years as desperate suitors try and, perhaps, try again.
Praça da República, Amarante, Porto, 4604-901, Portugal255 437 425Sight Details
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3. Quinta da Aveleda
This vinho verde estate at Penafiel, halfway between Porto and Amarante, has been in the Guedes family since at least the 16th century. Visitors can book a tasting (from €13 for three wines)—taking in the old cellar with its 300 barrels. The tour includes a stop in the famous Romantic garden, with its lovely plants and centuries-old trees. Aveleda is known for its fine aguardentes, and connoisseurs can opt for a private tour and tasting (€65) of five such brandies, aged up to 30 years.
Rua da Aveleda 2, Amarante, Porto, 4560-570, Portugal255 718 200Sight Details
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