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Vouzela Travel Guide: 9 reviews and 13 photos

The Churches

Vouzela is an old land dating back to the XI century. One of the proofs of this past is the Matriz Church part of an old monastery. But the city has many other churches as S. Frei Gil or Misericórdia. There are also small palaces, wonderful bakeries, a nice belvedere and a small museum that will give to your trip a special taste.

An Abandoned Bridge that came to Life

Vouzela's Bridge

In 1913 railroad came to Vouzela. It had a decisive impulse on this land's economy. However some decades ago the line was shut down. Today there are only remains of that line such as this bridge next to Vouzela's Park.

Today it is possible to walk on the bridge and have a panoramic view of the village.

The View of Vouzela

Pros and Cons

Pros:Small, beautiful and with many interesting places
Cons:Lack of quality lodging and restaurants
In a nutshell:Small and beautiful land

Last visit to Vouzela: Sep 2004
Intro Updated Dec 25, 2006
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GentleSpirit Oct 27, 2012 at 9:10 PM

Lovely photos, especially the little church and manor house! greetings from maryland
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y2ketan2007 Oct 18, 2012 at 8:10 AM

Amazing place.Really like all the pictures here !
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balhannah Dec 28, 2009 at 12:59 AM

This is nice, Lovely Manor house and churches, plus the Viaduct, and being able to walk on it, that would be amazing!