Lindoso, na freguesia do concelho de Ponte da Barca e inserida no Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês, deriva do latim “Limitosum” (Limesitis) que terão sido algumas das palavras que o Rei D. Dinis teria usado para descrever aquele lugar que “tão alegre e…
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O Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Peneda, em Arcos de Valdevez, freguesia de Gavieira, foi construído a partir de finais do século XVIII, tendo sido a igreja terminada em 1875 segundo a data inscrita numa coluna existente no cimo da escadaria…
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The waterfall in shades of blue-green is located 2 km from Portela do Homem, a mountain pass over the Portugal-Spain border, at 822 meters of altitude.
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The Via Romana (Roman Road), also known as Geira, was probably built at the end of the first century and linked Bracara Augusta (now Braga) to Asturica (now Astorga, Spain), and was about 318 kilometers long. The construction of this type…
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Vilarinho, now known as Vilarinho das Furnas, was a village in the parish of Campo do Gerês, located in the municipality of Terras de Bouro, district of Braga, and since 1971 has been submerged by the dam of Vilarinho das Furnas.…
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The Monastery of Santa Maria das Júnias is located at the bottom of a valley, two kilometers south of the village Pitões das Júnias, in the province of Trás-os-Montes. It belongs to the district of Vila Real, municipality of Montalegre, in…
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The Arado Waterfall is located in the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park. It is one of the largest and most famous waterfalls of the Park. Located on the Arado River, near the village of Ermida and the Pedra Bela Viewpoint,…
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Tahiti Waterfalls, paradise in Peneda-Gerês National Park
by Nuno Madeiraby Nuno MadeiraTahiti waterfalls is one of the most beautiful places in Gerês, with crystal clear water from the Arado River, inviting for a bath on a hot summer day, or simply a moment of pause and contemplation on a cooler day.
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Ponte da Misarela (Misarela Bridge) is located over the River Rabagão, about one kilometer from its mouth in the river Cávado, in the parish of Ferral, municipality of Montalegre district of Vila Real. It is implanted in the bottom of a steep canyon…