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17 18 GREAT VIEW
Mogadouro Torre de Moncorvo Barragem
de Miranda
! F2 @ n Avenue dos ! F2 @ n Rua dos Take a boat trip down
Comandos; 279 340 501) Sapateiros 15; 279 252 289
the Douro from the
Located on the Spanish Famed for the white mantle quay near the Barragem
border, Mogadouro can be of almond blossom that de Miranda. This very
pleasant 90-minute
traced back to prehistoric
fleetingly covers the valleys
EXPERIENCE Douro and Trás-os-Montes ments that dot the landscape. Moncorvo offers an atmos- collection of open-air Stone
trip takes you along a
in early spring (egg-shaped
times. The town’s history is
dramatic gorge. Visit
evident in the number of
amêndoas cobertas, sugared
www.europarques.com
almonds, are an Easter treat),
Neolithic fortified settle-
for further details.
Apart from the hilltop
pheric stroll through its
maze of medieval streets
tower, little remains of the
all year round. The town’s
great castle founded here by
name is variously attributed
Age rock art. Discovered in
King Dinis and presented to
to a local noble man, Mendo
the Templars in 1297. From
1933 and estimated to be
Curvo, or perhaps to his
the top of the tower there
20,000 years old, it features
are fine views over the little
bulls, horses, fish and a naked
raven (corvo).
market town of Mogadouro,
century Igreja Matriz, which is
which is known for its
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Castelo
handicrafts, par ticularly
Melhor and Muxagata offer
the largest in Trás-os-Montes,
boasts a 17th-century altar-
leather goods.
several guided tours a day
piece depicting scenes from
Mogadouro’s 16th-century The ponderous 16th- man, the Homem de Pisco.
into the Parque Arqueológico
Igreja Matriz, rising on the the life of Christ. do Vale do Côa, and visits
north slope of the castle, The fate of the Côa valley, must be booked in advance.
features a 17th-century bell south of Moncorvo, was finally The Museu do Côa houses
tower, while lavishly gilded decided in 1996 when plans some interesting art and
retables from the 18th for a dam were dropped to archaeological exhibits on
century decorate the altars. preserve the world’s largest the Côa valley.
Parque Arqueológico do
From the top of the tower there are fine Vale do Côa/Museu do Côa
views over the little market town of " ' ⌂ Rua do Museu, Vila
Mogadouro, which is known for its Nova de Foz Côa # Daily
¢ 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec
handicrafts, par ticularly leather goods. ∑ arte-coa.pt

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