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The Mirandese language, A language spoken in only one town

By tourist on April 3, 2015 Mirandese language Heritage, Heritage tourism, Miranda do Douro, Slider

The Mirandese language (autonym: mirandés or lhéngua mirandesa; Portuguese: mirandês or língua mirandesa) is a Romance language belonging to the Astur-Leonese linguistic group, sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal, in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso. The Portuguese Parliament granted it co-official recognition (along with the Portuguese language) for local matters on 17 September 1998 with the law 7/99 of 29 January 1999. Mirandese has a distinct phonology, morphology and syntax, and has […]

Picote Village, Mirandese Language, in Miranda do Douro

By tourist on April 3, 2015 language, mirandese Arts and Culture, Cultural tourism, Learn, Miranda do Douro, See

Picote is a typical transmontana village, situated in the Planalto Miranda, on top of the majestic cliffs of the Douro. Currently, also part of the Natural Park of the International Douro. The parish Picote is part of the county of Miranda do Douro, Bragança district, and is composed of two villages, Picote and Barrocal do Douro. Picote is known […]

Museu da Terra de Miranda, The Land of Miranda Museum in Miranda do Douro

By tourist on April 3, 2015 heritage, mirandes, museum Heritage, Miranda do Douro, Slider

The Museu da Terra de Miranda(Land of Miranda Museum) is located in the center of Miranda do Douro, housed in the former Domus Municipalis the city, the seventeenth century building. Founded in 1982, the museum evokes the long time the Mirandese plateau. The visit allows to discover characteristic features of the social and cultural life […]