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Viana do Castelo is a city located in the northwest of Portugal. It is also the capital city of the Viana do Castelo district, which is bounded north by Spain and south by Braga. It has 36,148 inhabitants for a total area of 318.6 km2.
Being a coastal city, Viana’s economy depends on fishery, naval construction and tourism. The city is famous for having some of the best beaches in northern Portugal, attracting every summer many surf, windsurf and bodyboard enthusiasts. Folklore is also a very important feature. In August Viana becomes flooded with thousands of people coming here to participate in “Nossa Senhora d’Agonia” festivities. This festival has a great importance both religiously and culturally, shown by the procession to the sea and the Costume Festival, where young ladies proudly exhibit priceless traditional works of art made of gold. Locals are known for their sympathy and simplicity, cheerfully welcoming anyone willing to know more about their city.
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Jun 27, 2008 - Jul 21, 2008
Dusseldorf, Germany -› Madrid, Spain -› ...
we woke up at about 7 am in the morning! the car was parked beside a mansion with peacocks howling at night! hahahah hahaha. after everyone got settled were off to the center of the city to go back again to the mall, go to the toilet, brush our teeth and freshen ourselves up! hahahah hahahaha.ben parked the car in front of the central station, because the mall is just directly beside it. there were some signs but its in portuguese but i cant read it. it maybe closer to spanish but another dif...
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Jul 15, 2007 - Aug 27, 2007
Brugge, Belgium -› Paris, France -› ...
Well it took a few times getting lost on our way thru northern Spain toward Portugal, but we made it and it is everything we hoped it would be! Northern Spain is incredibly beautiful with beaches you wouldnt believe. I am so red I cant even let my stomach touch my shirt. oh well, Ill soon be black, haha. What a great trip. I expect Ill get very skinny by the time i get back, cause we dont know what kind of places serve food and when we actually find some&nb...
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Oct 07, 2006
Viana do Castelo is a peaceful city located in the shore of northern Portugal, in our greenest region Minho.
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Jun 30, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008
Chilham, England, UK -› Cedeira, Spain -› ...
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