Vila do Conde

Gaspar Manuel Carneiro, piloto-mor (chief pilot) on Portugal's routes to India, China and Japan, and his wife Bárbara Ferreira de Almeida founded this chapel in 1603 and are buried inside. Its unusual domed form is traditionally linked to architectural influences Gaspar Manuel encountered in Asia, and the interior is lined with early 18^th-century azulejos depicting scenes from the life of Christ.

This full-size reconstruction represents the type of Portuguese nau sailing around 1500 rather than a replica of a particular surviving ship. It stands beside the former shipyards where Vila do Conde built vessels for Atlantic trade and Portugal's overseas expansion.

Afonso Sanches, an illegitimate son of King Dinis, and Teresa Martins founded this Poor Clare convent in 1318. The medieval Gothic church survives beside the large neoclassical convent building constructed in the late 18^th century, on a hill overlooking Vila do Conde, the Rio Ave and the Atlantic.

Built to carry water to the Mosteiro de Santa Clara, this aqueduct was completed in 1714 after an earlier attempt failed because of an incorrect gradient. Originally supported by 999 arches, it is considered Portugal's second most extensive aqueduct, after Lisbon's Águas Livres.

King Manuel I passed through Vila do Conde during his pilgrimage to Santiago in 1502 and subsequently provided money and instructions for the construction of the new parish church. Its richly carved trilobed Manueline portal is attributed to João de Castilho, who later directed major works at the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos in Belém and the Convento de Cristo in Tomar.