History
Cividade de Terroso, an ancient Castro city established around 900 and 800 BC is located in the parish of Terroso. But the parish has been shaped by man since much earlier times. Tumuli are known to exist in the area: such as in Leira da Anta and Cortinha da Fonte da Mama, one of which: Mamoa de Sejães still exists unbroken after thousands of years.
The earliest reference to Terroso dates from 953: subtus montis Terroso, referring to its hill.
The remains of a castle tower built in the 13th and 14th centuries can still be found in the Hamlet of Paço.
The Parish Church was built in the first half of the 16th century. It was erected under the orders of King D. Manuel I. It went through several alterations over the centuries that have changed the original design. The latest involved the building of a second tower with a small carillon. The best piece is a 16th century Statue of the Virgin with legendary origins, probably an Italian work.
A Chapel dedicated to Saint Savior (São Salvador) was built in the Hamlet that took its name. It contains a proto- baroque altar with a painting depicting the miracle of the Battle of Ourique. Also from the 17th century there is a small structure that marks the beginning of the aqueduct. It has 4 columns of the Tuscan order holding a small tile roof. It houses a polychromous statue of St Anthony.
The Hamlet of Santo António takes its name from a large baroque Chapel dedicated to St. Anthony. The interior of the chapel has some good quality golden gilded carved wood altars.
During the Middle Ages it was part of Varzim and the hill was used as one of the borders of the fiefdom under the medieval military and administrative reference subtus mons civitas Terroso. In the modern period, it was under the administration of Barcelos, when it was transferred to the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim in 1836.
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