Viana do Castelo

Arcos de Valdevez

Discover the 36 parishes that make up the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo district.

36 Parishes

20,718 Inhabitants

315m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Arcos de Valdevez

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

União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (Salvador), Vila Fonche e Parada

União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (Salvador), Vila Fonche e Parada

2,754 inh.

Prozelo

Prozelo

815 inh.

Aguiã

Aguiã

707 inh.

Rio de Moinhos

Rio de Moinhos

433 inh.

Senharei

Senharei

164 inh.

Rio Frio

Rio Frio

536 inh.

Miranda

Miranda

245 inh.

União das freguesias de Padreiro (Salvador e Santa Cristina)

União das freguesias de Padreiro (Salvador e Santa Cristina)

349 inh.

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

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Parishes
of Arcos de Valdevez

36 parishes

Aboim das Choças

Arcos de Valdevez

Aboim das Choças

Stone-roofed hamlet in Arcos de Valdevez where fog lifts over rye terraces and church bells echo.

Aguiã

Arcos de Valdevez

Aguiã

Step into Arcos de Valdevez’s hidden hamlet where wine is trodden by foot and towers remember monks

Ázere

Arcos de Valdevez

Ázere

Evening light slides between 17th-century terraces as Cachena cattle graze above the Vez in Arcos de

Cabana Maior

Arcos de Valdevez

Cabana Maior

Cachena cattle, iced lanes, torchlit pilgrimages and hearth-smoked chouriço above the Lima

Cabreiro

Arcos de Valdevez

Cabreiro

At 956 m, Arcos de Valdevez’s tiniest hamlet trades engine noise for cowbells and gorse-scented fire

Cendufe

Arcos de Valdevez

Cendufe

Oak-shadowed lanes, Cachena cattle and camino cafés in Arcos de Valdevez

Couto

Arcos de Valdevez

Couto

Granite lanes echo nightly accordion after RTP1 fades in ancient Couto, Viana do Valdevez

Gavieira

Arcos de Valdevez

Gavieira

Silver spray, granite staircases and candle-lit pilgrimages in Portugal’s loftiest parish

Gondoriz

Arcos de Valdevez

Gondoriz

Hear the fog-cleaving bell, taste smoky DOP beef and Loureiro wine in Arcos de Valdevez

Jolda (São Paio)

Arcos de Valdevez

Jolda (São Paio)

Tiny flax parish in Arcos de Valdevez where tide, herons and azulejos echo lost industries

Miranda

Arcos de Valdevez

Miranda

Torch-lit processions, Barolo-coloured Cachena beef and 600 m vines in Portugal’s secret mountain pa

Monte Redondo

Arcos de Valdevez

Monte Redondo

Arcos de Valdevez hamlet where vines cling to schist, cattle wander home, and church bells mark time

Oliveira

Arcos de Valdevez

Oliveira

Vez valley village where romarias linger in olive branches & baroque bells

Paçô

Arcos de Valdevez

Paçô

In Arcos de Valdevez, wine is poured from unlabelled jugs and chapel steps smell of Marlboro Lite

Padroso

Arcos de Valdevez

Padroso

Corn terraces, sailor-borne Virgin and pre-Reformation stick dances in a 544 m-high schist hamlet

Prozelo

Arcos de Valdevez

Prozelo

Hand-tended terraces, slow cattle and church-step jokes in Arcos de Valdevez’s tiniest parish

Rio de Moinhos

Arcos de Valdevez

Rio de Moinhos

Granite mills creak at dawn, wood-oven corn-bread rises, and the River Vez carries priests, pilgrims

Rio Frio

Arcos de Valdevez

Rio Frio

Arcos de Valdevez parish where Cachena cattle graze outside Gerês and 536 souls keep the Cold River

Sabadim

Arcos de Valdevez

Sabadim

Hear the Ribeiro de Sabadim ripple past 1520s Manueline stone, Cachena pastures & slate-roofed espig

Senharei

Arcos de Valdevez

Senharei

At 578 m, Arcos de Valdevez’s tiniest parish refills only for torch-lit romarias and cachena beef

Sistelo

Arcos de Valdevez

Sistelo

Stone-walled rye steps, river beach & Cachena beef in Portugal's "Tibet"

Soajo

Arcos de Valdevez

Soajo

Walk among 24 ancient espigueiros, sip loureiro vinho verde, gaze into Spain

União das freguesias de Alvora e Loureda

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Alvora e Loureda

Granite bells, iron-age castros and chestnut-shaded chapels in Arcos de Valdevez’s hidden ridge.

União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (Salvador), Vila Fonche e Parada

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (Salvador), Vila Fonche e Parada

Swim in Poço da Gola, hike PR3 past weirs & São Bento chapel, taste DOP mountain beef

União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (São Paio) e Giela

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (São Paio) e Giela

Walk from 15th-century Paço da Giela to Romanesque São Paio in one sunlit parish breath

União das freguesias de Eiras e Mei

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Eiras e Mei

Granite hamlet hides Seville tiles, trout pools and a Camino detour through oak and gorse

União das freguesias de Grade e Carralcova

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Grade e Carralcova

Oak-smoke hamlets, crimson-shawl pilgrim trails and Cachena cattle in Alto Minho

União das freguesias de Guilhadeses e Santar

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Guilhadeses e Santar

In Arcos de Valdevez, two hamlets guard baroque chapels, Cachena beef trails and Gerês ridge paths

União das freguesias de Jolda (Madalena) e Rio Cabrão

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Jolda (Madalena) e Rio Cabrão

Palaces, silver mine and river mist lace Arcos de Valdevez’s fused parish

União das freguesias de Padreiro (Salvador e Santa Cristina)

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Padreiro (Salvador e Santa Cristina)

Between chained Salvador and weekend manor pools, Arcos de Valdevez parish shares one clerk, two chu

União das freguesias de Portela e Extremo

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Portela e Extremo

Dawn gilds chestnut trunks in Portela e Extremo, where granite bridges, river beaches and Cachena be

União das freguesias de São Jorge e Ermelo

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de São Jorge e Ermelo

São Jorge & Ermelo guard Manueline crosses, stone granaries and mountain pilgrim paths above Arcos d

União das freguesias de Souto e Tabaçô

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Souto e Tabaçô

Oak scrub, curing hams and Cachena cows above the River Vez in Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Távora (Santa Maria e São Vicente)

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Távora (Santa Maria e São Vicente)

Valley parish of Arcos de Valdevez keeps two saints, one cow and 848 nicknames

União das freguesias de Vilela, São Cosme e São Damião e Sá

Arcos de Valdevez

União das freguesias de Vilela, São Cosme e São Damião e Sá

Walk the Camino, sip granite-grown Loureiro, feast on August beef at Lapa chapel

Vale

Arcos de Valdevez

Vale

Arcos de Valdevez hideaway where barefoot pilgrims, cachena beef & medieval stone share one valley

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