Chaves is located on a fluvial plateau with (Veiga de Chaves) about 8.5 km long and 3 km wide. The Tamega River flows through it.
Roman Legacy
Architecture
In the historic center of Chaves, it is worth highlighting the houses with wooden balconies and covered porches, using primary and strong colors, which contrast with granite. Houses with 3 floors, where the first floor is made in a cantilever, to gain area, and the last one is also in a cantilever but this time open (balcony) covered with the extension of the roof eaves.
The Roman legions that settled here chose the fertile valley of Tâmega, where the city is today, and built fortifications on the periphery, taking advantage of some existing castros.
The importance of this urban nucleus was great, and the category of Municipality was elevated in A.D. 79 founded by Tito Flavio Vespasiano, having designated it Aquae Flaviae, in honor of the local thermal waters.
Bouvette building at the Thermal complex from Chaves, Portugal. 1952 Modern Architecture from Januario Godinho architect
Aerial view of Chaves historic center, near the roman bridge known as Trajano Bridge
Santa Maria square at the city historic center of Chaves, aerial view
Vauban type fort, with double defensive line and internal moat, with a starry configuration similar to that of the neighboring Fort of São Francisco built during the Restoration Wars. In addition to the magnificence of its volume, it stands out fo...
In the early days of nationality, the convent of S. João da Veiga belonging to the Order of the Templars was founded on the outskirts of the then town of Chaves, which later became consecrated to the Order of Soledade de São Francisco. In 1629, th...
Praça de Camões represents the center of the historic center of Chaves, where we have several buildings of relevance, such as the Igreja Matriz and Igreja da Misericórdia, Paços do Concelho, Pelourinho, and the statue of D. Afonso I Conde de Barce...
Castelo de Monforte, also referred to as Castelo de Monforte de Rio Livre, in Trás-os-Montes, is located in Águas Frias parish, Monforte village, Chaves municipality, Vila Real district, in Portugal. Monforte de Rio Livre came into Portuguese terr...
The Chaves Baths, open to the public since 1899, are located in full marginal gardens of the (Tabolado) next to the Tâmega river and the area of the old medieval city. Its waters of volcanic origin spring from the bowels of the valley, crossing se...
Trajan's bridge was built between the end of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century AD, along with the development of the thermal baths, it is one of the best Roman legacies of ancient Aquae Flaviae, which still prevails today, resis...
Madalena was a Portuguese parish in the city and in the municipality of Chaves, located on the east side of the Tâmega River. We are on the narrow streets of this riverside neighborhood
Built shortly before the Afonsinas (Afonso III) inquiries of 1259, on the rubble of another older temple, probably Visigothic, which would have been razed during the Arab occupation. Its structure is romanic, with three naves, the central one bein...
Built shortly before the Afonsinas (Afonso III) inquiries of 1259, on the rubble of another older temple, probably Visigothic, which would have been razed during the Arab occupation. Its structure is romanic, with three naves, the central one bein...
Pedestrian bridge, which connects the city to the urban park on the south and east bank. The Urban Park project included the requalification of the Tâmega River, the creation of a cycle path, the preservation of natural systems in the urban enviro...
Trajan's bridge was built between the end of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century AD, along with the development of the thermal baths, it is one of the best Roman legacies of ancient Aquae Flaviae, which still prevails today, resis...
