Attractions and Places To See around São Pedro Fins - Top 20

The Leça River waterfalls in Refojos de Riba de Ave are a popular destination for nature lovers and hikers. The Leça Valley Trail (Percurso Vale do Leça) runs through the parishes bordering the valley, enjoying the Leça River from Quedas de Fervença to Água Longa.

Beautiful suspension bridge over mountain river

This suspension bridge over the Ferreira River emerges from the forest like a magical portal, offering a stunning view of the small valley.

Based on the classic concept of the Arc de Triomphe in three volumes, it nevertheless reflects the simplicity and rectitude of the people of Maia when it uses smooth planes and rectilinear shapes. The side volumes, contrary to what is normal, have openings in a different direction from the central volume, which evokes a pluralism of visions and perspectives that has always been the prerogative of the Maiatos, as well as a unified vision of development, regardless of the cardinal point of the Maia territory. The raw materials also evoke two of its basic characteristics: bronze, which recalls religiosity, but also strength, tenacity and resistance, the paradigm of which is that of church bells; gold recalls the nobility of the Maiatos, but also the dominant colour of the corn cobs, a source of food and the wealth of this fertile land. The three volumes correspond to three fundamental pillars of the Maiata idiosyncrasy: religiosity, work and rural popular culture. The insertion of volumes with rectilinear shapes in a circular space such as the roundabout evokes the foreseen and planned rupture that Maia has experienced since the 1970s, which led to the municipality, from a very modest plan, becoming one of the five most important municipalities in the country, ceasing to be a rural municipality to become truly urban, without however losing the positive aspects of rurality: work, honesty, spirit of sacrifice, volunteerism, love for the land. These characteristics were the reason for the triumph of the people of Maia. A triumph that is embodied and embodied in some immortal winners, such as Lidador, Viscount Barreiros and Doctor José Vieira de Carvalho, as will be in the future all those who are capable, today, of learning from these examples and of building the future based on the foundations of the work and example of these builders of Maia. It celebrates the selfless effort of our People in the construction of our Land, and expresses the triumph of their work, which is clearly evident in the development that the municipality is experiencing.

This unique equestrian statue was created by the sculptor Lima de Carvalho and was inaugurated on July 9, 1984, as a tribute to the knight Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, one of the glorious soldiers who fought alongside D. Afonso Henriques for the independence and territorial expansion of Portugal. A hero of the Foundation of the Nationality, the first King of Portugal named him his Adeantado (leader of the troops). The nickname “O Lidador” is due to the many victories he achieved in battles against the Moors. Born in 1079, in his youth he was a turbulent and passionate nobleman, and died at the age of 90, fighting the Moors in the Battle of Ourique.

Monastery of Leça, in this place there was a Roman temple and the church of Santa Maria de Leça do Balio was built there, and fortified and classified as a national monument since 23 June 1910. In the possession of the Hospitalarios it received expansions and renovations that gave it its character military, the wedding of King D. Fernando with D.Leonor Teles was celebrated here. It was currently completely rebuilt by the Lello Foundation

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Small circuit designed for the initiation and development of mountain biking. Nicknamed "short track" due to the characteristics of the mtb modality, the: XCC. The route is the usual place for classes/training at Projetopedal academy. It is precisely Academia do Projetopedal that designed, built and maintains this small circuit, implemented in municipal and private land, between the soccer field of Desportivo do Leça do Balio and the corridor of Rio Leça. The route is mostly signposted with small signs indicating orientation and changes in direction. If you liked the trail and would like to help maintain it, please get in touch with Projetopedal.com.