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Castelo de Guimarães
A 10th-century castle associated with the founding of Portugal, beside the Paço dos Duques in UNESCO-listed Guimarães.
10 km · about 20 min drive
![A Igreja Nova de São José é a segunda mais importante da freguesia de Fafe, cuja construção foi iniciada em 1895, por iniciativa de emigrantes "brasileiros" e concluída em 11 de Junho de 1961.
O facto de, já em 1910, as obras se encontrarem paradas, leva-nos a concluir das dificuldades económicas que os nossos emigrantes sentiram no Brasil na primeira década do século XX, dado os apelos que então se faziam na imprensa local à comunidade emigrante.
Em 1908, a imprensa continua a fazer apelos à filantropia:
«Comendador José Pereira de Sousa, natural da freguesia de Cepães, deste concelho e residente na grande e progressiva cidade fluminense onde é sócio da importante e florescente casa da firma - Sucena & C.ª. Chegou no dia 8 a Lisboa, seguindo de imediato para Águeda, acompanhado do seu sócio o Sr. Conde de Sucena. À hora que este jornal circula, talvez já tenha chegado ou esteja a prestes a chegar à sua aldeia natal, o nosso prezado concidadão. Depois de visitar Cepães e Fafe, seguirá para Vitell (França) - a uso das águas medicinais. O Sr. Comendador Pereira de Sousa é um grande benemérito da sua freguesia.
E, como é um dos portugueses em preponderância no Brasil, também podia ser um benemérito desta vila. Temos essa importante obra da Igreja Nova por concluir. Uma subscrição a valer, no Rio, daria bem para a rematar. Saudando o valoroso conterrâneo, chamamos a sua atenção para isso.». <a href="http://www.museu-emigrantes.org/museu_fr/Igreja_fafe.htm">www.museu-emigrantes.org/museu_fr/Igreja_fafe.htm</a>
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Fafe
Braga, Portugal · Europe
About Fafe
Fafe works well as a base: 5 minutes from Arões, 33km from Peneda-Geres National Park.
Fafe is in Braga, Portugal, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Arões, about 4 km away.
Fafe (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfafɨ] ), officially the City of Fafe (Portuguese: Cidade de Fafe), is a city and municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately 219.08 square kilometres (84.59 mi2). The city itself had a population of 15,703Read more
in 2011. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is May 16.
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What is there to see near Fafe?
Within an hour or so of Fafe: Castelo de Guimarães (10 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (21 km), Fisgas de Ermelo (25 km), Marão Tunnel (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Fafe?
The nearest famous roads are Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão), Circuito da Boavista and EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road.
Where is Fafe?
Fafe is in Braga, Portugal, about 4 km from Arões.
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- Population
- 16,868
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Braga
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 41.4508, -8.1726
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Worth the detour from Fafe
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Fisgas de Ermelo
A multi-tier waterfall dropping through a granite gorge in the Alvão Natural Park, with roadside viewpoint access.
25 km · about 30 min drive
tunnel
Marão Tunnel
At 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
28 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Peneda-Geres National Park
Portugal's only national park, a wild landscape of granite peaks, oak forests, waterfalls, and ancient Roman roads in the north.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Douro Valley
The oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Peso da Régua
Riverside town and the Douro's wine-trade hub, home to the Museu do Douro and cruise quays.
45 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)
A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Fafe
- 28 kmMarão TunnelAt 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
- 45 kmDouro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
- 47 kmEstrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.
- 50 kmPonte Dom Luís I, PortoA double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
- 52 kmMiradouro de São Leonardo da GalafuraA clifftop balcony hailed by poets, offering the definitive panorama over the terraced Douro gorge.
- 52 kmCircuito da BoavistaA genuine city street circuit in Porto that ran Formula One in 1958 and 1960 and was revived for historic racing. Off-race weekends you simply drive or walk the seafront and boulevard sections as ordinary city streets.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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