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The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a brutalist Catholic church built by the architect Jean Cosse in 1984.

The Chiesa di San Francesco (Church of Saint Francis) dates from the second half of the 13th century. On the back of the church stands an iconic tower with three clocks that can be seen from Piazza della Libertá. The interior preserves a set of frescoes dating from the 14th to the 17th century. The church was closed after the earthquake that hit this region of Italy in 2006.

The Church of Saint Genesius of Boelhe, built during the mid-to-late 13th century, is one of the most beautiful examples of Romanesque design in the Tâmega and Sousa areas. The walls of this Church stand out for the quality of their construction. A set of geometrical and alphabetic initials are visible, representing the mason's signature. The main portal resembles the portals found in the Churches of Saint Vincent of Sousa, Saviour of Unhão, and Saint Mary of Airães, which are located in Felgueiras. The portal's capitals, with bevel-carved palmettes, and the circles filled with crosses, resemble the first Christian symbols. In the north façade, the modillions present a significant variety of themes, from bullheads to men carrying stones. Tradition attributes the foundation of the Church of Boelhe either to the daughter of King Sancho I, Princess Mafalda, or her grandmother, Queen Mafalda, wife of King Afonso Henriques. The Church as it is today is the result of a profound restoration that took place between 1929 and 1948.

The Saint-Genest church is located in Oradour-Saint-Genest, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Founded in the eleventh century, it was upgraded in the twelfth century. It is one of the oldest churches in the region. The building has a single, ornate nave lit by simple bays and a Romanesque choir with a flat chevet. There are three altarpieces from the 17th century and a "lantern of the dead" from the 12th century in the cemetery.

Church of Saint George and Constantine is a 14th-century church in the village of Pyrgos.

The Church of Saint George (Agios Georgios) and Virgin Mary (Panagia) is part of the ruined medieval settlement of Voila. The church, founded in the Venetian era, has preserved an arcosolium (burial monument).

The church of Saint George Hostos is a Byzantine temple decorated with mural paintings in Pirouniana.

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The Byzantine church of Saint George (Agios Georgios) in Alikianos was built and decorated with frescoes between the 14th-15th centuries.