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Built in the 13th century, where a small chapel once stood, the present-day Church of Veade was, however, a dramatically changed structure in the 18th century. From the Romanesque period, side portals subsist, despite being rotated during the Baroque interventions, which reoriented the Church (originally the main façade found itself facing west, following the so-called canonical orientation) and a west head was added. The north and south portals are deeply ornated, displaying pearls and botanic motifs, snippets of chequered friezes and capitals where the common theme depicts the basins of rivers Tâmega and Douro, under the influence of the city of Braga: the scene of Daniel in the lions' den. Although the main portal shows the profound changes that the Church underwent at the hands of Commander Alvaro Pinto, from the noble families of Lamego, it is within that the Baroque style is understood in all its splendour. Although previous campaigns are distinguished, of Mannerist nature, Baroque is the scenery that takes up the entire space.

The Byzantine church of Saint Matthew Sinaitón or St. Matthew of the Sinaites (Agios Matthaios) was built after the earthquake of 1508. During Ottoman rule, the church was granted to the Monastery of St. Catherine of Sinai, being the only active Orthodox church in Chandax (arabic name of Heraklion). The church houses today an important collection of icons.

This church is a former Franciscan church whose nave was built in 1292. The city became the owner of the Church in 1543. The Lutheran Reformation was introduced in Colmar in 1575 and the city made this church available to the “Protestants”: the first congregation was celebrated on the 15th May by Pastor Jean Cellarius.

This small church is located in a beautiful hilly village which has retained its old houses and farms. Along the building old tombstones rest. Around it, a lawn. In the interior, the painted wooden ceiling covered with the figures of saints is in the shape of the hull of a boat turned upside down and draws the attention.

The current church was constructed in 1758 by Jean-Georges Knaus in a rural Baroque style, and dedicated in 1767, by the auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Jean-Nicolas de Hontheim. In 1874, the sanctuary was enlarged on the chancel side.

This church between classical and Renaissance architecture lets us discover a mixture of different periods and impressive architecture. The western part of the church was built in the 16th century. From 1997 to 2007, the church underwent a long campaign of complete restoration. It reopens its doors in 2007 to host cultural events.

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The Church of Saint Michael of Entre-os-Rios is located in an area significant to the Christian Reconquest period known as the civitas of Anégia was a part of the political-military reorganization led by King Alfonso III of Asturias, which aimed to create safe conditions for settlement in the Douro valley in the 10th century. The earliest reference to the Church of Saint Michael dates back to the 11th century, linking the current building to a 14th-century reform. This building combines construction typical of the Romanesque style with Gothic elements, namely the botanic decoration of the crossing arch and the north portal. This portal demonstrates more sophisticated decoration than the main portal, presenting an archivolt decorated with diamond-tip motifs and eight-petal faceted and bevelled leaves, resembling the cross arch in the Church's interior. The medieval chancel was extended and elevated in the 18th century, also receiving a Baroque altarpiece in the national style ornamented with Marian symbols.

The Saint-Michel-Archange church is one of the Carpathian wooden churches listed by UNESCO. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century on an old 16th century church. The current building has a distinctive roof covered with sheet metal.

The Church of Saint Michael was built in 1872 in a Rhenish neo-Gothic style which was very popular at the time.