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Tourist Spot Attractions In Northern Portugal

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Norte or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisboa, and the third most extensive by area. The region has 3,689,173 inhabitants according to the 2011 census, and its area is 21,278 km² . It is one of five regions of Mainland Portugal . Its main population center is the urban area of Porto, with about one million inhabitants; it includes a larger political metropolitan region with 1.8 million, and an urban-metropolitan agglomeration with 2.99 million inhabitants, including Porto and a number of urban areas in Northwestern Portugal, ranging from Braga to Aveiro. The Commission of Regional Coordination of the North is the ...
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Tourist Spot Attractions In Northern Portugal

  • 1. Ponte de Dom Luis I Porto
    The Dom Luís I Bridge , or Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the River Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its 172 metres span was the longest of its type in the world. It has been confused with the nearby Maria Pia Bridge, a railway bridge that was built 9 years earlier , that is similar in aspect to the Luís I bridge.
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  • 3. 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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  • 9. Cathedral of Santa Maria de Braga Braga
    This is the list of cathedrals in Portugal sorted by denomination.
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  • 10. Sao Goncalo Church Amarante
    Blessed Gonçalo de Amarante was a Portuguese Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Preachers. He became a Dominican friar and hermit after his return from a long pilgrimage that took him to both Rome and to Jerusalem. He became noted as a wonderworker who made miracles occur and he was known for his solitude and silence in reflection in order to better achieve communication with God.His beatification received approval in late 1561 under Pope Pius IV.
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  • 11. 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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  • 13. Matriz Church Vila Do Conde
    Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
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  • 14. Igreja de Sao Pedro de Rates Povoa De Varzim
    The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates , mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates , which is a national monument since 1910. Reconstruction of the church began at the turn of the 11th to the 12th century, turning it into one of the oldest extant Romanesque churches in Portugal. The medieval period of the monastery of Rates was one of the most important in the Romanesque art in Portugal, by the relations it established with the governing powers, the relevance of its architecture and sculptures with diverse influences make this temple a case study that is re...
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