Caminha
CAMINHA Clock Tower, Torre do Relógio - Main tower of the medieval walls of walks, gives access to the Medieval Old Town Walk. Mother Church, Igreja Matriz - Church of Gothic style with Renaissance details. Fountain, Chafariz - Renaissance Monument, the first half of the century. XVI, installed in the center of Terreiro (Square Councillor Silva Torres). Misericordia […]
This small island, there are about two hundred meters from the coast, south of the mouth of the river Minho, was originally used as a place of worship. In the Christian era, it stood a small chapel under the invocation of Our Lady of Insua. In 1392, Franciscan friars of Galicia under the direction of […]
Portuguese Coast Route of Santiago de Compostela Given its geographic location, walks became always obligatory passage point for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, here crossed two main routes or the pilgrim take the path of the Interior or the Northwest Path or take the Seaway. The proximity on the Minho River as an alternative allows […]
The Serra d’Arga rising to 825 meters (Alto do Espinheiro). Is located in the Alto Minho in the mountain range of the Peneda-Geres. It is of granite origin. Like most of the mountains and hills of northern Portugal, the Serra d’Arga comes from granite outcrops, and all existing rocks are derived directly or indirectly from this plutonic […]
