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The Best Attractions In Miranda do Douro

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Miranda do Douro or Miranda de l Douro is a town and a municipality in the district of Bragança, northeastern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,482, in an area of 487.18 km². The town proper had a population of 1,960 in 2001. Referred to as the Cidade Museu of the Trás-os-Montes region, it is located 86 kilometres from Bragança, preserving many of its medieval and Renaissance-era traditions and architecture. It has a language of its own, Mirandese, which enjoys official status in Portugal, in addition to cultural and historical discontinuity with the rest of the Portuguese state. The town is located on the border with Spain, with the Douro Riv...
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The Best Attractions In Miranda do Douro

  • 1. Miranda do Douro Cathedral Miranda Do Douro
    The Mirandese language is another glossonym for Asturleonese that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso. The Assembly of the Republic granted it official recognition alongside Portuguese for local matters on 17 September 1998 with the law 7/99 of 29 January 1999. Mirandese has a distinct phonology, morphology and syntax. It has its roots in the local Vulgar Latin spoken in the northern Iberian Peninsula. Mirandese is a descendant of the Astur-Leonese variety spoken in the Kingdom of León and has both archaisms and innovations that differentiate it from the modern varieties of Astur-Leonese spoken in Spain. In recognition of these differences, and due to its political isolation from the rest of the Astur...
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  • 6. Castle of Braganza Braganca
    The Castle of Penas Róias is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Penas Róias, municipality of Mogadouro, in the Portuguese of district of Bragança. The castle is a grand castle that stood upon a hill. From the castle walls, one can see other castles such as the Braganza Vimioso Castle, Castle of Miranda do Douro, the Castle of Rebordãos and the Castle of Outeiro.
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  • 10. Castelo de Chaves Chaves
    Castle of Chaves is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Chaves, district of Vila Real. It is classified as a National Monument.
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  • 11. Albufeira Do Azibo Macedo De Cavaleiros
    Located at 12 km from Macedo de Cavaleiros and 30 km from Bragança at the northeast of Portugal, the Azibo's Lagoon Protected Landscape it is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country. Established by Decree No. 13/99 of 3 August, is a protected area of regional interest, partly integrated in the Morais Natura 2000 Site , it aims the preservation and enhancement of natural heritage in a harmonious combination between the wildlife, the natural habitat of numerous species of flora and fauna, with the leisure and outdoor recreation. With an area of 4,897 ha, is located, almost entirely, in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, covering the parishes of Vale da Porca, Santa Combinha, Podence, Salselas, Vale de Prados and Quintela Lampaças of the municipality ...
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