The old main church of Póvoa de Varzim, in Largo das Dores, had indications of Romanesque architecture, such as the snake over the main portal that gave rise to the local legend of the Great Snake, although the portal that survived into the modern period also had Gothic elements [REF].
The Main Church of Vila do Conde (construction began in 1496) was financed by Manuel I and has on its Late Gothic façade one of the earliest known representations of the coat-of-arms of Póvoa de Varzim.