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Arouca Monastery and Saint Mafalda’s Tomb (Arouca): religious, classical and baroque architecture. It’s a Cistercian monastery, constructed under the classical roman style. The backs of the lecture hall are carved in gold, with 30 pictures of Saint Mafalda’s and other saint’s lives. Lady of the Mó Hill (Arouca): located 8 km from the village, 711 meters high. It has an excellent view of the Arouca valley and this is where the Lady of the Mó Chapel is located. The Mill’s Route (Arouca): there are 17 mills, all lined, that constitute a unique case in Portugal. Located at Alvarenga parish, this group is known as the Mill’s Route and is served by the same water. Constructed in schist and covered with slate, they are similar to the traditional architecture of this region. Taco’s Megalithic Nucleus (Albergaria-a-Velha): this nucleus, firstly with three dolmens, has know only two. They look like big hillocks and usually cover different funerary chambers. Salt industry (Aveiro): this is an interesting group of constructions related to salt-pans, just like the barns of S. Roque’s Channel, used as storehouses for salt.