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Igreja do Senhor da Cruz,
overlooking the central
square in Barcelos

da Cruz, built around 1705 on
the site where two centuries
EXPERIENCE Minho had a miracu lous vision of a
earlier João Pires, a cobbler,
cross etched into the ground.
The Festa das Cruzes (Festival
of Crosses), the town’s most
spectacu lar event, is held at
the beginning of May to cele­
brate the vision. During the
celebrations thousands of
flowers are laid on the streets
8 to welcome a proces sion to
the church, and events include
Barcelos displays of local folk costumes,
dancing and fireworks.
! D1 £ @ n Largo Dr José
DRINK Novais 27; 253 811 882 Other historic attractions
in the town cluster be side the
A pleasant riverside town, 15th­century granite bridge
Coconuts Barcelos is most famous as the that crosses over the Cávado
This buzzy café-bar origin of the legendary cock river. The privately owned
has outdoor tables that has become Portugal’s Solar dos Pinheiros is an
laid out on one of national symbol. It is also attractive mansion on Rua
Guimarães’s loveliest famed as the country’s leading Duques de Bragança, built
squares. ceramics and crafts market. in 1448. The sculpted figure
! E1 ⌂ Largo da Oliveira From its origins as a settle­ plucking his beard on the
1, Guimarães ment in Roman times, the south tower is known as
§ 253 047 207 ¢ Mon town of Barcelos developed Barbadão, the “bearded one”.
into a flourishing agricultural So incensed was this Jew when
Livraria Mavy centre and achieved political his daughter bore a child to a
Originally a impor tance during the 15th gentile (King João I) that he
19th-century century as the seat of the first vowed never to shave again,
bookshop, this space duke of Bragança. The town’s hence his nickname.
has been reincarnated star attraction is the Feira de A rich Gothic pillory stands
as a fashionable café- Barcelos, a huge weekly mar ket in front of the ruined Count’s
bar and gallery. held on Campo da Repúb lica. Palace or Paço dos Condes,
! E1 ⌂ Rua Dom Diogo Anything from clothes to destroyed by the earthquake
de Sousa 133, Braga livestock can be bought here. of 1755. The ruins provide an
§ 936 667 046 North of the square stands open­air setting for the Museu
Nossa Senhora do Terço, the Arqueológico, which displays
Tasca das Fodinhas 18th­century church of a stone crosses, sculpted
This old-time bar former Benedictine nunnery. blazons, sarcophagi, and its
is decked out with lots In contrast to its plain exterior, famous exhibit, the Cruzeiro do
of interesting knick- the interior is beautifully deco­ Senhor do Galo, a cross paying
knacks, and is an ideal rated with panels of azulejos tribute to the Barcelos cock.
place to partake of illustrating St Benedict’s life. Next to the palace, the Igreja
vinho verde in In the southwest corner of Matriz is Romanesque with
ceramic bowls. the square, a graceful cupola Gothic influences, and dates
! E1 ⌂ Rua do Rosário crowns the Igreja do Senhor from the 13th century.
28, Ponte de Lima
∑ tascadas
fodinhas.com A pleasant riverside town, Barcelos
is most famous as the source of the
legendary cock that has become
Portugal’s national symbol.

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