Tourist attractions Arouca

The nave of this church has many gilded Baroque altars and several statues carved out of Ança stone, designed by Jacinto Vieira. In the second chapel to the right, there is an 18C tomb in chased silver, ebony and crystal, which contains the mummified..

Situated on the first floor of a cloister, this museum has some early paintings by Portuguese Primitives (end of 15 - start of 16C) from the Viseu school, canvases (of the Ascension) by Diogo Teixeira (17C) and a 15C statue of St Peter.

This 170 mere long gravity dam incorporates a hydro-electric plant and a fish lock on the left bank. The lock, which is 90 metres long and navigable, drops 43 metres on the south side.