This architecturally intriguing and rambling house/museum (built in 1905) contains a small but fascinating collection of 19th-century paintings by Portuguese artists, rare Chinese porcelain and furnishings dating to the 1600s.
Casa Museu Dr Anastácio Gonçalves
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