Braga, Portugal · Europe
Póvoa de Lanhoso is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sobreposta, 22km from Peneda-Geres National Park.
Póvoa de Lanhoso is in Braga, Portugal, with about 5,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sobreposta, about 6 km away.
Póvoa de Lanhoso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɔvuɐ ðɨ lɐˈɲozu] ), officially Town of Póvoa de Lanhoso (Portuguese: Vila da Póvoa de Lanhoso), is a town and municipality in the district of Braga in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886, in an area of 134.65 km².
The present Mayor is Avelino Silva,Read more
elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 19.
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Within an hour or so of Póvoa de Lanhoso: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (9 km), Castelo de Guimarães (14 km), Peneda-Geres National Park (22 km), Espigueiros do Soajo (33 km).
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) and N222 Peso da Regua to Pinhao.
Póvoa de Lanhoso is in Braga, Portugal, about 6 km from Sobreposta.
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8 notable places within an hour's 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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
castle
A 10th-century castle associated with the founding of Portugal, beside the Paço dos Duques in UNESCO-listed Guimarães.
14 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.
22 km · about 25 min 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
A multi-tier waterfall dropping through a granite gorge in the Alvão Natural Park, with roadside viewpoint access.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
Porto's Belle Époque showpiece on Rua de Santa Catarina, open since 1921: carved wood, leather benches, chandeliers and mirrored walls attended by white-jacketed waiters. Regularly listed among the most beautiful cafés in the world.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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