Viana do Castelo

Paredes de Coura

Discover the 16 parishes that make up the municipality of Paredes de Coura, Viana do Castelo district.

16 Parishes

8,632 Inhabitants

392m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Paredes de Coura

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

União das freguesias de Paredes de Coura e Resende

União das freguesias de Paredes de Coura e Resende

2,011 inh.

Mozelos

Mozelos

343 inh.

Padornelo

Padornelo

412 inh.

União das freguesias de Insalde e Porreiras

União das freguesias de Insalde e Porreiras

393 inh.

União das freguesias de Formariz e Ferreira

União das freguesias de Formariz e Ferreira

915 inh.

Infesta

Infesta

413 inh.

União das freguesias de Cossourado e Linhares

União das freguesias de Cossourado e Linhares

509 inh.

Rubiães

Rubiães

493 inh.

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

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Parishes
of Paredes de Coura

16 parishes

Agualonga

Paredes de Coura

Agualonga

263 souls cling to a mist-ribbed slope above the Coura, baking folar in hidden cottages

Castanheira

Paredes de Coura

Castanheira

Walk ancient chestnut groves above Castanheira, hear the twin bell toll and taste warm broa.

Coura

Paredes de Coura

Coura

Granite mills, chestnut smoke and a 13th-century pillory in a river valley that time forgot

Cunha

Paredes de Coura

Cunha

Bell rings at 477 m in Cunha, Paredes de Coura, where Barrosã cattle graze, vines cling to 600 m² pl

Infesta

Paredes de Coura

Infesta

Wake to woodsmoke, Vinho Verde and Barrosã beef in a 400-soul Minho hamlet

Mozelos

Paredes de Coura

Mozelos

Cornbread mornings, migrant-funded azulejos and a 28-kg palanquin swaying through granite alleys in

Padornelo

Paredes de Coura

Padornelo

Above the clouds of Viana do Castelo, Padornelo hides 13th-century steps, wire-tied Vinho Verde terr

Parada

Paredes de Coura

Parada

Sip altitude-sharpened Loureiro in a granite village where schist terraces meet oak-smoked sarrabulh

Romarigães

Paredes de Coura

Romarigães

Granite cottages flake into the Coura while 224 villagers keep time by church lamp and bar light

Rubiães

Paredes de Coura

Rubiães

Walk Rubiães’ medieval freight path, taste Loureiro vines draped over apple trunks, sip granite-cool

União das freguesias de Bico e Cristelo

Paredes de Coura

União das freguesias de Bico e Cristelo

Roman stones, Manueline crosses and maize-drying espigueiros cling to the 883 m beak above Paredes d

União das freguesias de Cossourado e Linhares

Paredes de Coura

União das freguesias de Cossourado e Linhares

Hear Iron-Age walls hum with Livramento hymns while Carne Barrosã smokes in Paredes de Coura.

União das freguesias de Formariz e Ferreira

Paredes de Coura

União das freguesias de Formariz e Ferreira

Schist terraces, communal ovens and heather-fed cattle shape life in this Coura valley parish union

União das freguesias de Insalde e Porreiras

Paredes de Coura

União das freguesias de Insalde e Porreiras

Two accents, two saints, one plate of Barrosã beef—experience the divided soul of Alto Minho

União das freguesias de Paredes de Coura e Resende

Paredes de Coura

União das freguesias de Paredes de Coura e Resende

Granite lanes, Barrosã steaks and Coura River views in northern Portugal

Vascões

Paredes de Coura

Vascões

Granite hamlet above Vinho Verde, 218 souls, vines on schist, frost in August

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