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The Igreja Matriz da Raposeira (Parish Church of Raposeira) dates from the 16th century. The building has a marked Manuelist style, as can be seen in the façades, the triumphal arch and the holy water font. Inside, visitors can admire the Baroque side altarpieces and several statues from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Parish Church of Válega is a Baroque style church with the characteristic Portuguese mosaic of tiles creating religious scenes in the front, even though tiles usually depict blue plant designs. Inside, the baptismal font, in Ançã stone , dating from the beginning of the 16th century , and the main altarpiece , dating from the 18th century, stand out.

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The Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Church of Our Lady of Mercy) was built between the beginning of the 14th century and the end of the 15th century,marked traces of the Manueline style. The church was enlarged during the 16th and 17th centuries.

The Society's church was built by the Jesuits in the 17th century. At the end of the 18th century, when the order was expelled from Spain, it became the chapel of the University and the images on the façade, representing St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier, were disfigured to represent St. Peter and St. Paul. The façade, in classicist style, is a huge rectangle like a curtain, with no relation to the baroque interior.

The church of Santa María Salomé was founded around 1140 in honour of the mother of the apostle St James. The church was enlarged in the 17th century with the addition of the "Chapel of the Soledad" on the transept arm. In the mid-18th century, the bell gable was added. The façade still has the Romanesque door.

Located on the highest part of the Alameda Park, the church of Santa Susana was consecrated in 1102 by Archbishop Xelmírez to house the relics of the city's co-patron saint - brought there from Portugal. The present church is a reconstruction from the 17th and 18th centuries. Of the original Romanesque structure, only the main door, some modillions and the window with its transom remain. The Gothic cross above the top of the nave has also been preserved.

The Ikast Church dates back to 1907 and was built on the remains of an old medieval church that was destroyed in a fire on December 4, 1904. After restorations in the 1960s, the church was re-inaugurated on May 26, 1968.

The Ikornnes church, formerly the chapel of Ikornnes, was built between 1976 and 1978. The church, whose architect was Alf Apelseth, is built of concrete and stone and has a separate bell.