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Caminha (pron. IPA: [kɐ'miɲɐ]) is a municipality in the north-west of Portugal, 21 km north from Viana do Castelo located in the district of Viana do Castelo. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Map showing the location of the Minho-Lima subregion Minho-Lima is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion, belonging to Norte Region, between the rivers Minho and Lima in the northern part of Portugal. ...
The District of Viana do Castelo is located in the northwest of Portugal, bounded by Spain at the north, and Braga (district) at the south. ...
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Location - Country Portugal - Region Norte, Portugal - Subregion Minho-Lima - District or A.R. Viana do Castelo Mayor Júlia Costa - Party PSD Area 137. ...
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Location - Country Portugal - Region Norte - Subregion Minho-Lima - District or A.R. Viana do Castelo Mayor Defensor Moura - Party PS Area 318. ...
The District of Viana do Castelo is located in the northwest of Portugal, bounded by Spain at the north, and Braga (district) at the south. ...
The municipality has a total area of 137.4 km² and 16,839 inhabitants (2006).
Caminha is subdivided into 20 parishes, among them Vila Praia de Âncora, Moledo and Vilar de Mouros. The latter is well-known for the oldest rock festival in Portugal. The seat of the municipality is the village of Caminha, with 2,500 inhabitants. Vilar de Mouros - civil parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Caminha, Portugal. ...
The present Mayor is Júlia Paula Pires Pereira da Costa, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ...
The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures. ...
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Caminha is located 2 km from the Atlantic, on the southern side of the Minho estuary, where this river is met by the smaller and meandering Coura. Here the Minho reaches its widest point (about 2 km) and marks the border between Portugal and Spain. The highly scenic area, with the wide estuary marked by low tide sandbars, a pastoral and green rural landscape, and pine forests on the slopes of the granitic mountains is increasingly popular for second homes and as a summer resort. Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region Miño/Minho River The river is the longest in Galicia with an extension of 340 km. ...
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History Initially the site of a small Roman military settlement, Caminha was called Camenae or Camina during the period of Sueve domination, in the 5th century. Around 1060, during the reign of Ferdinand I of León, Caminha was briefly a County and it is known that a castle existed in the area. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Iberian Peninsula. ...
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In the 13th century Caminha was just a fishing village until King Afonso III decided to build a modern castle and a fortified village, finished in 1260. At that time the region was of great military importance, since it was located at the border with Galicia. The castle was later reinforced by Kings Dinis I and John I. Although most of the walls and towers were torned down, the oval shape of the castle is still clearly visible in the design of the streets of Caminha, and the keep tower is still intact and serves as entrance to the historical centre. Afonso III of Portugal (Portuguese pron. ...
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The first letter of feudal rights (foral) to the village dates from 1284. Caminha belonged to the crown until King Ferdinand I established in 1371 the County of Caminha, whose first count was Álvaro Pires de Castro. In 1390, King John I granted much freedom to the village, leading maritime commerce to flourish. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it became one of the main ports in Northern Portugal, trading extensively with Northern Europe, Africa and India. A witness of this golden age is the main church of Caminha, built between the 15th and 16th centuries in an exuberant late Gothic-Renaissance mixed style. King Manuel I granted Caminha a new foral in 1512. King Manuel also rebuilt the Ínsua Fort (Forte da Ínsua), located in an island close to the village of Caminha. Fueros is a Spanish legal term and concept; there is a similar Portuguese term, Forals. ...
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 Old castle keep of Caminha, turned into a public clock tower in the 17th century. Its gate leads to the historical centre. The building to the right is the municipality. After Portugal regained its independence from Spain in 1640, King John IV remodelled the fortifications of Caminha following modern ballistic advances. The Ínsua Fort was also remodelled. Together with the fortifications of Viana do Castelo, Valença do Minho and Monção, the castle of Caminha was part of the defence line against the Castilians in the North. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Location - Country Portugal - Region Norte - Subregion Minho-Lima - District or A.R. Viana do Castelo Mayor Defensor Moura - Party PS Area 318. ...
Location - Country Portugal - Region Norte - Subregion Minho-Lima - District or A.R. Viana do Castelo Mayor José Rodrigues - Party PS Area 117. ...
Location - Country Portugal - Region Norte, Portugal - Subregion Minho-Lima - District or A.R. Viana do Castelo Mayor José Moreira - Party PS Area 211. ...
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With time, Caminha was superseded by Viana do Castelo in dominating maritime trade in Northern Portugal. Now Caminha lives from trade and tourism, is connected to Spain by a car ferry and to the rest of the country by rail and highways.
Attractions The large Parish Church (begun 1488) is one of the most significant buildings illustrating the transition from Gothic to Renaissance in Portugal, with Manueline influence. Several architects from Northern Spain participated in its long construction. The outstanding timber roof in the interior has rich decoration showing Moorish influences (Mudéjar style). Other major points of interest are the main square (Renaissance fountain of 1551), several Gothic and Renaissance houses in the old core, and remains of fortifications. Some pre-Roman archeological findings and ethnographic pieces are shown in the modest Municipal Museum. The western facade of Reims Cathedral, France. ...
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In architecture, manueline is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century, incorporating maritime elements and discoveries brought from the voyages of Vasco da Gama and Pedro Ãlvares Cabral. ...
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The Atlantic beaches in the area are wide and have good sand but tend to be windy for part of the day, the Moledo beach attracts surfers.
South of the Coura the small granitic range ("Serra") of Arga (823 m) provides ample opportunities for hiking, cyclocross and canyoning. In the wooded northern slopes is the small monastery of S. João de Arga (popular place for picnics, camping and exploring peaks and streams; also venue for a religious festival) and the village of Castanheira (scenic terraced fields and natural pools). A weekly market is hold every wednesday.
Work from local coppersmiths and lacemakers can be found around town.
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Parishes - Âncora
- Arga de Baixo
- Arga de Cima
- Arga de São João
- Argela
- Azevedo
- Caminha (or Caminha-Matriz) (Caminha)
- Cristelo
- Dem
- Gondar
- Lanhelas
- Moledo
- Orbacém
- Riba de Âncora
- Seixas
- Venade
- Vila Praia de Âncora
- Vilar de Mouros
- Vilarelho (Caminha)
- Vile
Vilar de Mouros - civil parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Caminha, Portugal. ...
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