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Viana do Castelo lies in a beautiful scenery, between the estuary of the River Lima and the sea and nestling against the Santa Luzia hill.
The magnificent city of Viana do Castelo with its seducing landscapes is situated in the core of a triangle with the cities of Vigo, Porto and Braga as the apexes, roughly remote at 65 kilometers from each other, surrounded by the green mountains, where the sun rises, by the vivid blue reflections of the Atlantic Ocean and by the serenity of the Lima River.

A contrasted scenery is suggested by the sea with its golden sandy beaches, by Santa Luzia hill that draws the horizon and by the Lima River that bathes the serene fluvial beaches, which represents, without any doubt, one of the most beautiful landscapes, generated by nature and fortunately preserved by Humanity.

Enjoy walking on foot or on a bicycle, through the mountains, where the atmosphere is healthy with aromas of a diversified flora, in order to discover the beautiful corners of the municipality. We will always meet warm-hearted inhabitants ready to indicate us the right way to reach a watermill, a waterfall or a chapel.

 Festivals

If the cycle of the festivals of Viana do Castelo truly begins in May, thanks to the Festival of Roses or Flowery big Baskets of Vila Franca do Lima, the tradition reaches the climax in August, thanks to the incomparable and amazing Festival of Nossa Senhora d'Agonia. The religious procession at sea as well as the riverside streets, decorated with carpets of flowers, confirm the strong religious devotion. The ethnography can parade the streets with the Ethnographic Procession as well as the Costume Festival, where people can admire the traditional costumes, worn by the beautiful girls of the Minho region, exhibiting their chest full of genuine gold works of art. The festival goes on ... concertinas and drums sound, including folk dances...

The grandiose fireworks serenade illuminates the whole city, starting from the Gustave Eiffel Bridge, passing through the Santiago da Barra Castle to the Temple-Monument of Santa Luzia... According to Viana's inhabitants, all of this is away of thanking the visitors who come during the third week of August.

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