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Museu Municipal

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Located in an 18th-century manor house just next to Igreja de Santa Maria, the town’s museum houses a small collection of paintings spanning several centuries. The highlight is a haunting portrait by Josefa de ÍѲú¾±»å´Ç²õ, Beneficiado Faustino das Neves (1670), remarkable for its dramatic use of light and shade.


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