Oliveira De Frades: Ecopista and Cultural Heritage

Oliveira De Frades brings together an Ecopista route that crosses several municipalities and a number of historical and archaeological points of interest to help you plan your trip. Then compare specific hotel offers based on your travel dates and personal requirements.

Ecopista do Vouga: Route and landscape

The Ecopista do Vouga was built along the former railway branch of the Vouga line. The route is 65 km long in total and passes through Viseu, São Pedro do Sul, Vouzela and Oliveira de Frades. In the municipality, the Ecopista runs through a landscape shaped by the Maciço da Gralheira and once again offers views of the waters of the Vouga. The former railway line explains the route’s historical connection, while the Maciço da Gralheira and the Vouga are features of its landscape.

In spatial terms, this is a different scale from the historical points of interest in the town: the Ecopista is described as crossing four municipalities, while the Pelourinho and the Praça are in the historic centre. This allows a route spanning several municipalities and specific local history to be considered as distinct themes.

Historical points of interest in the centre

In the historic centre, you’ll find two local points of interest. The Pelourinho de Oliveira de Frades was erected there in 1995. Praça Luís Bandeira is also in the historic centre; it was once the civic centre of Vila Oliveira de Frades. The timeframes differ: a specific year of erection is given for the Pelourinho, while the Praça is described in terms of its former role. Local history is therefore brought to life both through a dated feature and through a square’s former function.

Museum and megalithic culture

The Museu das Técnicas Rurais – Museu Municipal brings together two aspects of cultural heritage. Its collections include ethnographic objects associated with rural life. The archaeological section displays Neolithic objects from excavations at the Dólmen de Antelas. The dolmen is a rare, fully preserved example of megalithic culture. Neolithic refers to the New Stone Age; this places the archaeological objects on display within humanity’s prehistory. The contributions to cultural heritage also differ in age: Neolithic finds point to the New Stone Age, while the local points of interest include the Pelourinho, erected in 1995, and the former civic function of Praça Luís Bandeira. The timeframe thus extends from prehistory to later local history.

Visiting the Igreja de São Pelágio

Visits to the Igreja de São Pelágio are possible by prior arrangement with the Museu Municipal de Oliveira de Frades. If you would like to include this site, arrange your visit in advance and check the date before adding it to your travel plans as a confirmed activity.

Your chosen theme can provide a guiding thread for your trip, while you select offers according to your own preferences.

Discover more destinations: Destriz.

For the wider travel overview: Oliveira De Frades.