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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 […]

Museum Abade de Baçal, in Bragança

By tourist on April 3, 2015 Bragança, Museums, Slider

The main collections that are part of the Museum’s collection are archeology, epigraphy, Sacred Art, Paintings, Silver, Numismatic, Furniture and Ethnography. The collection of the Museum has been gradually enriched through donations, bequests and acquisitions. Click image to Facebook Page The Museum was created by decree law on November 13, 1915 under the name of […]

Santuário de N.Sra. da Assunção, em Vilas Boas – Santuary de Our Lady of Assunção, Viewpoint in Vilas Boas

By tourist on April 3, 2015 religium Slider, Viewpoint, Vila Flor

Shrine of Our Lady. of the Assumption in Vilas Boas – is the largest and one of the most important Marian shrines of Tras-os-Montes. Built in the nineteenth century at the top of a hill that dominates the surrounding countryside, is one of the highest points of the county, with about 760 meters. The Shrine […]