Tourist Attractions in Minho
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Chief town: Braga
The ancient province of Minho in the extreme northwest of Portugal formerly known, more accurately, as Entre Douro e Minho, the land between the Douro and Minho rivers lies to the south of the river of the same name. It is bounded on the south by the province of Douro Litoral and on the east by Spain and the province of Trás os Montes; on the west it lies open to the Atlantic on the Costa Verde, an almost northern seeming stretch of coast.
Formerly part of Castile the Minho region has, ethnically and culturally, a unity with Galicia, an affinity which is reflected also in certain linguistic features which the two provinces have in common.
The ancient province of Minho in the extreme northwest of Portugal formerly known, more accurately, as Entre Douro e Minho, the land between the Douro and Minho rivers lies to the south of the river of the same name. It is bounded on the south by the province of Douro Litoral and on the east by Spain and the province of Trás os Montes; on the west it lies open to the Atlantic on the Costa Verde, an almost northern seeming stretch of coast.
Formerly part of Castile the Minho region has, ethnically and culturally, a unity with Galicia, an affinity which is reflected also in certain linguistic features which the two provinces have in common.
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Peneda-Gerês National Park
Peneda-Gerês National Park protects a natural area or forests and mountains near the Spanish border. Visitors can see the park either by car or on foot along the walking trails.