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Our School

MELGAÇO. BORDER TOWNS. MONÇÃO. VALENÇA. VILA NOVA CERVEIRA. CAMINHA. VIANA CASTELO. MAIN TOWNS. BRAGA. Now, you have the opportunity to learn more about our region. Click on the symbols  , and towns. GUIMARÃES. Our School. EXIT. PORTO.

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  1. MELGAÇO BORDER TOWNS MONÇÃO VALENÇA VILA NOVA CERVEIRA CAMINHA VIANA CASTELO MAIN TOWNS BRAGA Now, you have the opportunity to learn more about our region. Click on the symbols , and towns GUIMARÃES Our School EXIT PORTO

  2. In the Minho Region, there are five towns on the border with Spain: Melgaço, Monção, Valença, Vila Nove de Cerveira e Caminha. On the margins of the Minho River, which is the natural border between Portugal and Spain, they are old traditional towns with ancient Castles and Walls, once built because of the successive invasions of The Barbarian, Arabes, and even of the French in the XIXth Century. Border Towns

  3. Caminha

  4. Melgaço

  5. Monção

  6. Vila Nova de Cerveira

  7. Valença

  8. Also known as “the heart of the Minho Region”, it has an interesting historical centre, full of churches and sanctuaries, visited by thousands of pilgrims every year. Now, it is a lively town especially due to the dynamic youth who attend the Minho University. Braga is one of the oldest Portuguese towns, founded in roman times as “Bracara Augusta”.

  9. Braga

  10. After the defeat of his mother’s army, D. Afonso Henriques took control of the “Condado Portucalense”, and declared its independence in 1143, thus becoming the first King of Portugal. Nowadays, Guimarães has been declared World Patrimony by UNESCO, due to its well-preserved historical centre, and has become an important University centre, too. Guimarães is known as “the birthplace” of Portugal. It was the administrative centre of the “Condado Portucalense”, which belonged to the Kingdom of Leon, in the territory of future Spain.

  11. Guimarães

  12. It has always been a great business town, with an important industrial surrounding area and a lively commercial city centre. Therefore Oporto is usually called the “City of Work”.. OportoRaised from the gray Northern granite, the city keeps the strength and courage of the past.Fair and unbeatten it offers its visitors hospitality and affection.

  13. Oporto

  14. Besides its historical centre, its shipyard is the living proof of the Portuguese Sea Discoveries, as this is where many caravels and ships were built, those which helped the Portuguese discover the “New World” in the XV and XVI centuries. In August, thousands of people visit this town to attend the religious festivities of “Senhora da Agonia”, and enjoy ancient folk traditions. Viana do Castelo is situated at the mouth of the Lima River, next to the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its priviliged location, it has been populated since pre-historic times, as shown in the pre-historic sites found in the Sta Luzia Hill, next to the town centre.

  15. Viana do Castelo

  16. Gastronomy

  17. Arcos de Valdevez Dessert: Bolo de Mel (honey cake) Main course: Cozido (boiled meat and vegetables)

  18. Braga Dessert: Pudim Abade de Priscos (pudding) Main course: Bacalhau à Narcisa (codfish)

  19. Caminha Dessert: Arroz Doce (sweet rice) Main course: Caldeirada (boiled mixed fish)

  20. Dessert: Clarinhas Esposende Main course: Ensopado de Lampreia (Lamprey)

  21. Guimarães Dessert: Mexidos (bread honey and nuts) Main course: Arroz de Cabidela (chicken rice)

  22. Dessert: Bucho Doce Melgaço Main course: Cabrito Assado (roast goatling)

  23. Dessert: Sopa Dourada (golden soup) Monção Main course: Arroz de Lampreia (lamprey rice)

  24. Ponte de Lima Dessert: Leite Creme (custard) Main course: Arroz de Sarrabulho (pork and rice)

  25. Terras do Bouro Dessert: Aletria (sweet noodles) Main course: Feijão com Couves (meat with beans and cabbage)

  26. Viana do Castelo Dessert: Meias Luas (“ half moons”) Main course: Bacalhau com Grão (codfish with chickpea)

  27. Vila Nova de Cerveira Dessert: Biscoitos de milho (corn biscuits) Main course: Savel

  28. Póvoa de Varzim Dessert: Rabanadas (fried bread) Main course: Pescada à Poveira

  29. Porto Dessert: Tíbia Main course: Francesinha (“Frenchy”)

  30. National Natural Park of Peneda-Gerês The National Natural Park of Peneda-Gerês comprises 70000 hectares of protected territory. It is a region full of high mountains and an infinity of microclimates. Its rich flora and fauna are reflected in the inumerous lakes and rivers that cross the hills filled with yellow and pink wild flowers. In winter time, the top of the hills show the grey granit rocks, often covered with snow or involved in the mist. The bells of churches, the whistle of sheppards, the barking of their dogs ( especially the “Castro Laboreiro” local breed of dogs ) resound in the wind. It is not only the land of wild game, wolves, deers, eagles and wild pigs but also the land of the wild horses called “garranos” – a bit of Paradise on Earth...

  31. Peneda-Gerês

  32. The Beaches The windy beaches with golden sand of the Northern Coast fo Portugal are famous for being rich in iodine. That is why so many people flow to these beaches, in summertime, despite the cold water (18 degrees on average) .

  33. The Beach

  34. Vinho Verde Vinho Verde is a special wine produced in the Northwest of Portugal. With a 2,000- year-old tradition, this wine is as fresh as the landscape, as scented as the heather which grows in the woods, as unique as the ancient culture of the Northern peoples of Portugal. It is a pleasure to drink white “vinho verde” when you are having fish or sea food, and red “vinho verde” with the rich gastronomy of the Minho Region.

  35. Vinho Verde

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