Ponte da Barca

Ponte da Barca, Vila Nova da Muía e Paço Vedro de Magalhães is a parish in Ponte da Barca Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Minho-Lima Subregion, Norte Region, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Ponte da Barca, Vila Nova da Muía and Paço Vedro de Magalhães. The population in 2011 was 4,372, in an area of 8.84 km2.

Minho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmiɲu]) was a former province in Portugal, established in 1936 and dissolved in 1976. It consisted of 23 municipalities, with its capital in the city of Braga. Today, the area would include the districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo. Minho has substantial Celtic influences and shares many cultural traits with neighbouring Galicia in Northwestern Spain. The region was part of the Roman Province and early Germanic medieval Kingdom of Gallaecia. Historical remains of Celtic Minho include Briteiros Iron Age Hillfort, the largest Gallaecian native stronghold in the Entre Douro e Minho region, in North Portugal. The University of Minho, founded in 1973, takes its name from the former province. Even though the province no longer exists, its name is still commonly used to refer to the region, since people there have a unique culture and way to be. Minho is famous as being the origin of the soup caldo verde and Vinho Verde, a wine particular to the region.

Touvedo Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Touvedo) is a concrete gravity dam on the Limia. It is located in the municipality Ponte da Barca e Arcos de Valdevez, in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1987. The dam was completed in 1993. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE). The dam is used for power generation, irrigation and flood control.

The Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Arcos de Valdevez) is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, located in the civil parish of Arcos de Valdevez (Salvador), Vila Fonche e Parada, municipality of Arcos de Valdevez.

Arcos de Valdevez (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaɾkuʒ ðɨ ˌvaldɨˈveʃ] ) is a municipality along the northern frontier of Portugal and Galicia (Spain). The population in 2011 was 22,847, in an area of 447.60 km2. It is the largest municipality in area of the district of Viana do Castelo.

The Church of São Salvador (Portuguese: Mosteiro de Bravães/Igreja de Bravães/Igreja de São Salvador) is a Romanesque era Portuguese religious building located in the civil parish of Bravães, municipality of Ponte da Barca, in the northern Portuguese district of Viana do Castelo.

Távora (Santa Maria e São Vicente) is a civil parish in the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Santa Maria de Távora and São Vicente de Távora. The population in 2011 was 955, in an area of 6.74 km2.

Aguiã is a freguesia ("civil parish") of Portugal, part of the concelho ("municipality") of Arcos de Valdevez, in the district of Viana do Castelo and the Norte region. The population in 2011 was 705, in an area of 3.81 km2.

Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Caldelas, Sequeiros and Paranhos. The population in 2011 was 1,187, in an area of 11.37 km².

Ribeira do Neiva is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Duas Igrejas, Rio Mau, Goães, Godinhaços, Pedregais, Azões and Portela das Cabras. The population in 2011 was 3,807, in an area of 33.76 km2.

Fiscal is a parish in Amares Municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 718, in an area of 3.90 km². Fiscal is the birthplace of Portuguese singer António Ribeiro, mostly known as António Variações. Being homaged with a bust located in his birthplace of Fiscal and the name of a street in the city of Amares.

Torre e Portela is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Torre and Portela. The population in 2011 was 626, in an area of 3.59 km².