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Viana do Castelo

Caminha

Discover the 14 parishes that make up the municipality of Caminha, Viana do Castelo district.

14 Parishes
15,797 Inhabitants
102m Avg. Altitude
Suggested route

The Route of Caminha

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

Vila Praia de Âncora 1

Vila Praia de Âncora

4,623 inh.

Âncora 2

Âncora

1,186 inh.

Riba de Âncora 3

Riba de Âncora

680 inh.

Vile 4

Vile

288 inh.

União das freguesias de Venade e Azevedo 5

União das freguesias de Venade e Azevedo

881 inh.

União das freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho 6

União das freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho

2,373 inh.

União das freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo 7

União das freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo

1,490 inh.

Seixas 8

Seixas

1,413 inh.

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

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Parishes
of Caminha

14 parishes
Âncora
Caminha

Âncora

Between the Rio Âncora and the sea, granite cottages endure Atlantic storms and French-speaking summ

1K 17m
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Argela
Caminha

Argela

In Caminho’s quiet Argela, stone cottages, 1894 terraces and foot-trod Loureiro vines keep time

375 153m
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Dem
Caminha

Dem

São Gonçalo’s peal, ruined mills and Senhora da Serra’s 360° view stitch four hamlets into one borde

309 252m
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Lanhelas
Caminha

Lanhelas

Granite village in Vinho Verde country where 13th-century bells echo above pergola vines and Paris-f

897 75m
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Riba de Âncora
Caminha

Riba de Âncora

Salt wind, granite crosses and cockle beds shape this Minho hamlet of 680 souls and six festas

680 45m
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Seixas
Caminha

Seixas

Pilgrim footfalls echo across granite vineyards above the Atlantic in Seixas, Caminha.

1K 44m
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União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)
Caminha

União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)

Climb 600 m through chestnut, gorse and ghost hamlets to São João d’Arga chapel

159 180m
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União das freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho
Caminha

União das freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho

Granite lanes, salty air and maize-drying circles knit Caminha-Vilarelho to the Minho estuary.

2K 69m
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União das freguesias de Gondar e Orbacém
Caminha

União das freguesias de Gondar e Orbacém

October bronze calls pilgrims up granite switchbacks to a candle-lit chapel above the Coura mist

398 125m
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União das freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo
Caminha

União das freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo

Dawn nets on Moledo beach, granite hermitage above Cristelo’s corn rows, eel stew in winter

1K 8m
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União das freguesias de Venade e Azevedo
Caminha

União das freguesias de Venade e Azevedo

Honey-granite villages breathe Atlantic fog into sun-warmed vinho verde

881 20m
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Vila Praia de Âncora
Caminha

Vila Praia de Âncora

Fishermen land sea bass beneath 17C Forte da Lagarteira as petunias bloom across Praça da República

5K 76m
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Vilar de Mouros
Caminha

Vilar de Mouros

River Coura mingles with guitar ghosts, saints bless donkeys, and bagaço fires dawn hikes.

725 220m
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Vile
Caminha

Vile

Pilgrims sip espresso in Vile before the Serra d’Arga climb, past maize terraces and moss-softened g

288 150m
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