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   Protected Areas

   Arouca Geopark

   The Arouca Geopark is a classified area by the European and Global Geoparks Networks, under the auspices of UNESCO since 2009, with 328km2. It is located in northern Portugal about 50 km far away from Oporto and Aveiro cities. This is an unique (...)

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   Parque Natural de Montesinho

   Throughout the Park one senses an intense rural atmosphere, expressed in the villages where the traditional slate or granite houses merge with the landscape itself. Sometimes one can hardly sense the presence of these houses, given the almost (...)

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   Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

   In the extreme north-east of Portugal, between the Alto Minho and Trás-os-Montes, the Serra da Peneda and Serra do Gerês constitute the only Portuguese protected area that has been classified as a National Park. It is a world apart, where human (...)

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   Parque Natural do Douro Internacional

   The Douro Internacional Natural Park covers part of the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro, Freixo de Espada à Cinta and Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, along the national frontier formed by the river Douro (in an extension of around 122 (...)

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   Parque Natural do Alvão

   In the western section of the Serra do Alvão, that includes the imposing mountainous massif that incorporates the Serra do Marão, the River Olo runs through this protected area, between cranks and rocky outcrops and cuts across the rocks of the (...)

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   Parque Natural do Litoral Norte

   Located between the rivers and the sea, the North Coast Natural Park stretches for nearly 18 kilometres between the Cávado River estuary and the village of Apúlia in a line of white sand dunes. Dotted with low vegetation that helps to anchor the (...)

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   Events

   Festivities of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios

   In September, see the festivities of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios in Lamego, and don't miss the Procession of the Triumph, the most symbolic point of the event.During the procession the Virgin is pulled by yoked oxen, making Lamego the only place in (...)

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   Events

   Festas Gualterianas

   If you visit Guimarães during the first weekend in August, you will be able to enjoy the Festas Gualterianas, which have brought great life and entertainment to this city for more than a century.The high point of the celebrations is the procession (...)
   
   Website: https://www.visitguimaraes.travel/
   

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   Events

   Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival

   Do you like animated film? If so, don't miss Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival in Espinho, south of Oporto.Cinanima is one of the best known and respected international festivals, screening new animation films produced around the world.
   
   Website: http://www.cinanima.pt
   

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    Events

    Guimarães Jazz

    If you're a jazz fan, don't miss this festival! The very first festival in 1992 was considered by critics to be the best of the year and, every year since then, in the first weeks of November, the Guimarães Jazz Festival has revealed a whole host of (...)
    
    Website: http://www.guimaraesjazz.pt
    

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