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CULTURE AND CRAFTS

Casa do Tempo

An interpretation centre exploring the municipality’s history, landscape and traditions.

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Before being a gateway to the municipality, this set housed houses. Casa do Tempo opened in 2 August 2013, near Mosteiro de São Miguel de Refojos, recovering part of these buildings.

The intervention was also part of the transformation of the surroundings: linking the square of the Republic to more recent areas of the village, creating green spaces and treating the banks of the river Penoutas. It is a history of reuse of buildings and of rapprochement between the monastery and urban life.

The interpretive centre was designed with a multimedia component to present territory, nature, customs and people. Its connection to UNESCO values includes education, biodiversity and traditions; the designation of UNESCO Center does not equal the entry of the monastery on the World Heritage list.

Since 7 November 2025, Casa do Tempo also welcomes the Tourist Office. It is a starting point to ask for information about the municipality and prepare the visit.

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Sources and updates

Main source consulted in 03/11/2026. Schedules have their own revision when indicated.

Consult 8 sources and review register
Main source consulted: 2026-11-03

Publication at that source: Unidentified. Registered documentary verification: 2026-11-03.

Method recorded in that review: Municipal announcement of 11/11/2026 revised in 14/11/2026; future closure of visits distinct from the temporary continuity of the tour desk.

Editorial review: 2026-11-14. The editorial review is neither a visit to the site nor a real-time update. Additional times and sources may have their own consultation dates, indicated in the form.

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Between rivers and mountains

A stream in the history of Casa do Tempo

The renovation of the village centre also passed through the water.

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