Viana do Castelo

Viana do Castelo

Discover the 30 parishes that make up the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo district.

30 Parishes

85,778 Inhabitants

88m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Viana do Castelo

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

União das freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela

União das freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela

25,157 inh.

Darque

Darque

8,002 inh.

Anha

Anha

2,257 inh.

Chafé

Chafé

3,447 inh.

Castelo do Neiva

Castelo do Neiva

2,719 inh.

São Romão de Neiva

São Romão de Neiva

1,048 inh.

Alvarães

Alvarães

2,462 inh.

Vila de Punhe

Vila de Punhe

2,064 inh.

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

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Parishes
of Viana do Castelo

30 parishes

Afife

Viana do Castelo

Afife

Granite headlands guard quartz-sand Praia de Afife where the River Âncora meets Atlantic rollers.

Alvarães

Viana do Castelo

Alvarães

Granite roofs, smoky lanes and Vinho Verde plots knit this Minho parish together

Amonde

Viana do Castelo

Amonde

Tucked below Serra d’Arga, this three-hamlet village spills waterfalls, Romanesque bridges and Vinho

Anha

Viana do Castelo

Anha

Granite lanes scented with lime-fresh wine lead from Quinta do Paço to rose-carpet festas.

Areosa

Viana do Castelo

Areosa

Five-kilometre Areosa river, thundering surf, sardine cannery huts and rose-petal processions.

Barroselas

Viana do Castelo

Barroselas

October perfume drifts from parish-grown blooms to 1321 bridge in Viana do Castelo’s lowland village

Cardielos

Viana do Castelo

Cardielos

Ageing granaries echo dawn rockets as coral-beaded grandmothers ready roses for a 70-year August pro

Carreço

Viana do Castelo

Carreço

Walk narrow Camino paths between Loureiro vines, granite manors and rose-petal processions in coasta

Carvoeiro

Viana do Castelo

Carvoeiro

Granite lanes, iodine air and a midnight-blue chapel ceiling in Viana do Castelo’s quiet coastal par

Castelo do Neiva

Viana do Castelo

Castelo do Neiva

Cycle dunes to 125,000-year-old shingle, watch ibis glide over Rio Neiva estuary

Chafé

Viana do Castelo

Chafé

Between Viana do Castelo and the Atlantic, corn rows duel concrete blocks

Darque

Viana do Castelo

Darque

Walk mills, Manueline gold and August river pageants in Viana’s riverside parish

Freixieiro de Soutelo

Viana do Castelo

Freixieiro de Soutelo

Baroque gold, oak woods and rose-strewn processions above the Neiva

Lanheses

Viana do Castelo

Lanheses

17th-century manor cells, baroque azulejos and August’s scarlet festival colour this Minho village.

Mazarefes

Viana do Castelo

Mazarefes

Granite walls, Vinho Verde vines and camino shells thread Viana do Castelo’s quiet parish

Montaria

Viana do Castelo

Montaria

Granite mills, secret chapels and corn-bread smoke in Viana do Castelo’s mountain hamlet

Mujães

Viana do Castelo

Mujães

Follow the pork-scented air to this hill-cradled parish above the Lima

Outeiro

Viana do Castelo

Outeiro

Santiago-bound boots stir pale dust through Outeiro's vine-stitched granite ridges and rose-scented

Perre

Viana do Castelo

Perre

Bronze bells, terraced vines and paprika-smoked rojão colour life in Minho’s lofty stone village.

Santa Marta de Portuzelo

Viana do Castelo

Santa Marta de Portuzelo

Granite lanes, 1746 bell and candle-lit processions shape this hill parish above Viana do Castelo.

São Romão de Neiva

Viana do Castelo

São Romão de Neiva

Dawn bells roll over river terraces, baroque nave and the Caminho da Costa

Serreleis

Viana do Castelo

Serreleis

Hear fountain water hiss off 300-year stone while pigs spin for the Festa das Rosas in Viana’s cliff

União das freguesias de Geraz do Lima (Santa Maria, Santa Leocádia e Moreira) e Deão

Viana do Castelo

União das freguesias de Geraz do Lima (Santa Maria, Santa Leocádia e Moreira) e Deão

Paddle flax, sip vinho verde, trace 18th-century levadas in four fused villages

União das freguesias de Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda

Viana do Castelo

União das freguesias de Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda

Lichens, marigolds and medieval ox-rigs braid three Minho hamlets above Viana do Castelo

União das freguesias de Subportela, Deocriste e Portela Susã

Viana do Castelo

União das freguesias de Subportela, Deocriste e Portela Susã

River-sand, granite chapels and pre-Roman stones form an unhurried Minho triangle

União das freguesias de Torre e Vila Mou

Viana do Castelo

União das freguesias de Torre e Vila Mou

Granite monastery hush, yellow-arrowed Camino, blood-rich sarrabulho in Viana do Castelo’s hidden ha

União das freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela

Viana do Castelo

União das freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela

From Manueline carvings to briny reed beds, three fused parishes breathe salt history

Vila de Punhe

Viana do Castelo

Vila de Punhe

Iron-Age ramparts, baroque Calvário steps, heather honey: rural Minho life above the twisting Neiva.

Vila Franca

Viana do Castelo

Vila Franca

May roses carpet Vila Franca’s lanes for a lone medieval Marian rite still alive in Alto Minho.

Vila Fria

Viana do Castelo

Vila Fria

Granite hush, rose-scented Corpus Christi and espresso-fuelled pilgrims in Minho’s lowland hamlet.

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