Viana do Castelo, Portugal · Europe
Arcos de Valdevez is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ponte da Barca, 25km from Peneda-Geres National Park.
Arcos de Valdevez is in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ponte da Barca, about 5 km away.
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.
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Within an hour or so of Arcos de Valdevez: Espigueiros do Soajo (13 km), Peneda-Geres National Park (25 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (33 km), Castelo de Guimarães (46 km).
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) and N222 Peso da Regua to Pinhao.
Arcos de Valdevez is in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, about 5 km from Ponte da Barca.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Two dozen granite espigueiros, slit-walled corn granaries raised on staddle stones, some dating to the 18th century: clustered on a bare rock threshing floor above the village of Soajo in the Peneda-Gerês hills.
13 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Portugal's only national park, a wild landscape of granite peaks, oak forests, waterfalls, and ancient Roman roads in the north.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Braga's UNESCO pilgrimage church crowning a 116-metre baroque zigzag stairway devoted to the five senses: climb it or ride the 1882 water-balance funicular, the oldest of its kind still running in the world.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
A 10th-century castle associated with the founding of Portugal, beside the Paço dos Duques in UNESCO-listed Guimarães.
46 km · about 55 min drive
beach
An Atlantic archipelago off Vigo with pristine white-sand beaches and crystal waters, often called the Caribbean of Galicia.
58 km · about 65 min drive
beach
A glittering white crescent of Caribbean-like sand linking two of the Cies Islands, often crowned Europe's most beautiful beach.
58 km · about 65 min drive
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
April to October
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