Travassos Gold Museum
Museu do Ouro de Travassos, Aldeia de Baixo, Travassos, Póvoa de Lanhoso, 4830-771
Phone: +351 253 943 790 - Fax: +351 253 943 792
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The Gold Museum is located at Travassos, about 9 km east of Póvoa de Lanhoso, in the converted workshops of the Casa de Alfena. Travassos is a traditional gold filigree village, located in the north bank of River Ave and the museum displays the pieces collected by Francisco de Carvalho e Sousa during his 50 years as a working goldsmith. It also displays tools and equipment used, some silver and archaeological finds, including a diadem from the Copper Age and a Roman earring. There are still about 40 gold workshops working in the area.
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