SÁTÃO
40° 44′ 00″ N, 7° 43′ 00″ W
It is the seat of the municipality of Sátão with an area of 201.94 km² and 11,030 inhabitants (2021), subdivided into 9 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Moimenta da Beira and Sernancelhe, to the east by Aguiar da Beira, to the south by Penalva do Castelo, to the west by Viseu and to the northwest by Vila Nova de Paiva.
Parishes
The municipality of Sátão is subdivided into 9 parishes:
Águas Boas e Forles
Avelal
Ferreira de Aves
Mioma
Rio de Moinhos
Romãs, Decermilo e Vila Longa
São Miguel de Vila Boa
Sátão
Silvã de Cima
Patrimony
Ferreira de Aves Castle or Ferreira de Aves Tower
Pelourinho do Ladario
All these religious spaces have a history that over time has been passed down from generation to generation. There is a growing effort to reclassify and restore the religious architectural heritage, in order to safeguard the best that the Municipality of Sátão has to offer its visitors: the art described in each touch, on each wall, in each painting, in each image. sacred, which exists in this type of heritage.
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Nossa Senhora da Esperança Chapel
40˚ 42’ 22.5” N; 7˚ 44’20.2” W
Located in Abrunhosa, in S. Miguel de Vila Boa, in the municipality of Sátão, the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Esperança attracts many onlookers who hear about this well-kept secret. Different architectural and decorative styles can be identified, such as Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo and Johannine. Legend has it that during the casting of the bells that mark the tower of the Sanctuary, Canon Luís Bandeira Galvão threw some gold coins, which guaranteed a different and richer sound to the two examples still preserved today.
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Senhor dos Caminhos Sanctuary
Rãs - Satão
Here you will find a large chapel, several bandstands, a smaller chapel (Nossa Senhora dos Verdes) and even a set of 15 columns. Do you know the history of these columns?
They were built to support a roof that would serve as a resting place for pilgrims and on the day of the pilgrimage (8 Sundays after Easter) to place the litters. There are those who say that the roof was stolen, but everyone says that there was not enough money to finish the work.
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Trabulo River Beach
Riodades (São João da Pesqueira);
Santa Comba Dão;
Santar (Nelas);
São João da Pesqueira + Trevões;
São Pedro do Sul;
Santa Comba Dão;
Santar (Nelas);
São João da Pesqueira + Trevões;
São Pedro do Sul;
São Martinho de Mouros (Resende);
São Pedro do Sul - Spa ;
Sátão;
Sernacelhe;
Tabuaço;
Tarouca + Ucanha;
Tondela;
São Pedro do Sul - Spa ;
Sátão;
Sernacelhe;
Tabuaço;
Tarouca + Ucanha;
Tondela;
Várzea - São Pedro do Sul (Spa);
Ventosa (Vouzela);
Vila Nova (Ventosa);
Vila Nova de Paiva;
VISEU;
Vouzela;
Ventosa (Vouzela);
Vila Nova (Ventosa);
Vila Nova de Paiva;
VISEU;
Vouzela;
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