Braga

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Discover the 39 parishes that make up the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga district.

39 Parishes

133,534 Inhabitants

124m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Vila Nova de Famalicão

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 8 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário

União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário

20,928 inh.

Brufe

Brufe

2,294 inh.

Outiz

Outiz

1,710 inh.

Cavalões

Cavalões

1,710 inh.

Gondifelos

Gondifelos

1,711 inh.

Fradelos

Fradelos

3,895 inh.

Ribeirão

Ribeirão

9,061 inh.

Lousado

Lousado

3,884 inh.

This route is calculated geographically to minimise travel. Perfect for discovering the municipality at your own pace.

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Parishes
of Vila Nova de Famalicão

39 parishes

Avidos

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Avidos

Santiago shells chime past saffron granite walls, 16th-century gold flickers inside São Martinho

Bairro

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Bairro

Wood-smoke, potter’s bell-note, 18:02 whistle—daily life in Bairro, Vila Nova de Famalicão

Brufe

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Brufe

Wander 13th-century lanes where 1,200 cherry trees snow petals onto granite manor balconies.

Cabeçudos

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Cabeçudos

From mist-clad vines to regained signposts, Cabeçudos distils Minho identity in 330 hectares

Castelões

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Castelões

Granite lanes, Loureiro grapes and St James arrows braid this Minho parish.

Cavalões

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Cavalões

Baroque towers, communal ovens and horse-shaped ridges shape daily life in Cavalões, Vila Nova de Fa

Cruz

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Cruz

Vines, pilgrims and June brass bands animate this granite-knuckled parish above Famalicão

Delães

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Delães

Yeasty plumes, pocket vineyards and Camino selfies in Vila Nova de Famalicão’s dense granite parish

Esmeriz

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Esmeriz

Follow Ave valley bells to Esmeriz where sardines sizzle by the Romanesque bridge

Fradelos

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Fradelos

Medieval monks’ trails meet farmhouse pours in this Minho parish where pilgrims pass before sunrise.

Gavião

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Gavião

Granite crosses, baroque gold and June bonfires animate this Braga parish

Gondifelos

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Gondifelos

São Martinho’s bell tolls over slate roofs, chestnut groves and azulejos shipped back from Rio

Joane

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Joane

The Ave valley hums with textile looms, loureiro vines and pewter-lit granite in Joane, Vila Nova de

Lagoa

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Lagoa

Corn broas scent tiny Lagoa, where five water-mills, 1752 cruzeiro and pork-blood porridge mark June

Landim

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Landim

Hear 7.30 pm bells roll over Romanesque cloisters and backyard lagars in Vila Nova de Famalicão’s vi

Louro

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Louro

Vines outnumber villagers 2:1 in this Braga parish; follow the Ave to a 13-arched pilgrim bridge

Lousado

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Lousado

Where pilgrims pass unnoticed and village kids play in a 13th-century churchyard

Mogege

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Mogege

Walk the Portuguese Caminho through granite vineyards where Vinho Verde bites sharper than the morni

Nine

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Nine

Tiny parish Vila Nova de Famalicão squeezes two pilgrim paths, backyard vines and cash-only sardine

Novais

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Novais

Granite lanes, loureiro vines and a Camino watermill—Novais keeps time with thyme-scented festas

Oliveira (Santa Maria)

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Oliveira (Santa Maria)

Granite lanes, vine-latticed walls and June sardine smoke in Vila Nova de Famalicão’s quiet parish

Oliveira (São Mateus)

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Oliveira (São Mateus)

Bells, charcoal-grilled sardines and two pilgrim paths meet in this granite Braga village.

Outiz

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Outiz

Scallop shells rattle through stone lanes, vines climb telegraph poles and pilgrims sip garage-poure

Pedome

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Pedome

Granite lanes, crossing Caminos and a wine co-op that clangs shut at dusk

Pousada de Saramagos

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Pousada de Saramagos

Granite manors, hidden chapels and oak-smoked chouriço scent Vila Nova de Famalicão’s smallest paris

Requião

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Requião

Camino pilgrims, Loureiro vines and June sardines in a granite Braga hamlet

Riba de Ave

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Riba de Ave

Granite bridge, bread-oven smoke and the Ave’s hush frame this Minho hamlet outside Vila Nova de Fam

Ribeirão

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Ribeirão

Vines, granite crosses and silent granaries in Vila Nova de Famalicão’s riverside parish

Ruivães

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Ruivães

Pillory, fox-red river and São Martinho’s lazy bell keep time in fading Ruivães.

União das freguesias de Antas e Abade de Vermoim

Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Antas e Abade de Vermoim

Walk stone-walled Caminos, taste cumin-spiked rojões, toast with loureiro in Vila Nova de Famalicão’

União das freguesias de Arnoso (Santa Maria e Santa Eulália) e Sezures

Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Arnoso (Santa Maria e Santa Eulália) e Sezures

In Arnoso-Sezures, Romanesque birds watch cabbiles pass scallop-shelled gates

União das freguesias de Carreira e Bente

Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Carreira e Bente

Granite ruts, Ave mist and wood-fired broa in Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Lemenhe, Mouquim e Jesufrei

Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Lemenhe, Mouquim e Jesufrei

Vineyard terraces, hand-painted alojamento signs and dawn-lit pilgrim paths weave through this Braga

União das freguesias de Seide

Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Seide

In Vila Nova de Famalicão’s merged parish, woodsmoke, saints and chourička coins endure

União das freguesias de Vale (São Cosme), Telhado e Portela

Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Vale (São Cosme), Telhado e Portela

Walk Minho’s twin Santiago trails through vineyard-wrapped Vale São Cosme, Telhado e Portela.

União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário

Vila Nova de Famalicão

União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário

From 13th-century granite chapels to loureiro vines behind retail parks—feel two parishes fused yet

Vale (São Martinho)

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Vale (São Martinho)

Bronze bells roll over vines as Santiago walkers trade backpacks for blessed tinto verde in this mis

Vermoim

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Vermoim

Board-marked civic centre, candle-smoked chapel, home-made nata for passing pilgrims

Vilarinho das Cambas

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Vilarinho das Cambas

Torch-lit pruning, stone huts and frothing tinto in a Minho hamlet above the Ave

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