Minho, historical provincia, northwesternmost Portugal. It was originally called Entre Douro e Minho, the region between the Minho and Douro rivers. The area was occupied by both the Celts and the Romans, the former having left numerous ruins called castra, or hill forts.
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Minho is a province of Northern Portugal. On the northernmost Atlantic tip of the country, Minho borders the Spanish region of Galicia, sharing with it many affinities in geography, tradition, people and language. There are however two Minhos, the Alto Minho and the Baixo Minho, being the first one characterised by the folk dance and vivid green.
Cities[edit]
- 1Braga — the main city and the country's religious capital city, one of the most important cities in Portugal, sprawling along the Cávado valley
- 2Caminha — a town on the Portuguese Way path of the Camino de Santiago that is a popular summer resort
- 3Guimarães — the founding place of the nation, an historic city
- 4Ponte de Lima — the oldest village in Portugal, in the heart of the Vinho Verde region
- 5Viana do Castelo — it draws visitors for the Pilgrimage of Nossa Senhora da Agonia and the amazing views of the Lima River
- 6Vila Nova de Famalicão — the south entrance of the Minho province, and one of the main cultural, commercial and industrial centres of the country
Other destinations[edit]
- 1Peneda-Gerês National Park — Portugal's only national park, set in the mountains of Peneda, Larouco, and Geres
Understand[edit]
Although 20% of the Portuguese territory is under some type of ecological protection reserve, Minho features the country's only national park - Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês - covering some 72,000 ha.
Talk[edit]
Portuguese, Galician, English.
Get in[edit]
The major cities are reachable by train or bus and also served by modern highways. From there it is possible to explore the smaller towns using the local transportation system (bus) or by renting a car.
Get around[edit]
Train (linha do Minho: Porto-Valença); Ramal de Braga.
See[edit]
The annual fair at Viana do Castelo, in the third week of August — Nossa Senhora da Agonia — renowned for the impressive display of folk art and traditional clothes.
Itineraries[edit]
Braga/GuimaraesBraga/Barcelos/Esposende/Viana do Castelo/CaminhaBraga/Terras de Bouro/Parque nacional da Peneda-Gerez.
Do[edit]
- Braga: cathedral, sanctuaries of Bom Jesus and Sameiro.
Eat[edit]
The region's gastronomical treasures are some of the most representative of the country.
Drink[edit]
- Vinho verde — Renowned for its uniqueness, 'green wine' is only produced in the Minho region.
Stay safe[edit]
Because Minho is not a destination for mass tourism, the chances of you being robbed are low. But of course, one should always pay attention.
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Go next[edit]
Porto, Amarante, V.Real, Douro, Lamego, Chaves.
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| Minho Miño | |
|---|---|
The river Minho, and the town of Tui, as seen from Valença | |
| Nickname(s) | O Pai Miño (Galician for 'The Father Minho') |
| Native name | Miño(Spanish, Galician) Minho(Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain, Portugal |
| City | Lugo, Ourense |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pedregal de Irimia |
| • location | Serra de Meira, Lugo, Galicia, Spain |
| • coordinates | 43°12′41″N7°16′52″W / 43.21139°N 7.28111°W |
| • elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Source confluence | Peares |
| • location | Ourense, Galicia, Spain |
| • coordinates | 42°27′14″N7°43′48″W / 42.45389°N 7.73000°W |
| Mouth | Miño Estuary |
• location | Atlantic Ocean, Spain |
| 41°52′0″N8°52′12″W / 41.86667°N 8.87000°WCoordinates: 41°52′0″N8°52′12″W / 41.86667°N 8.87000°W | |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 350 km (220 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 420 m3/s (15,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Reservoirs | Belesar, Peares, Velle, Castrelo and Frieira |
The Minho (/ˈmiːn.juː/MEEN-yoo, Portuguese: [ˈmiɲu]) or Miño (/ˈmiːnjoʊ/MEEN-yoh, Spanish: [ˈmiɲo], Galician: [ˈmiɲʊ]; Proto-Celtic: *Miniu) is the longest river in Galicia, sharing the border with Portugal, with a length of 340 kilometres (210 mi). By discharge, it is the fourth river of the Iberian peninsula, after the Douro, Ebro and Tagus.
The Minho waters vineyards and farmland, is used to produce hydroelectric power, and also delineates a section of the Spanish–Portuguese border. In ancient English maps, it appears as Minno.[citation needed]
The source of the Minho lies north of Lugo in Galicia, in a place called Pedregal de Irimia. After about 73 kilometres (45 mi), the river passes just south of the walls of this old Roman city, discharging in average 42 m3/s, and flows south through canyons until the valley widens north of Ourense. The river has been harnessed in reservoirs from Portomarín to Frieira. Along its length, it has the following reservoirs: Belesar with 654 cubic hectometres (530,000 acre⋅ft), Peares with 182 cubic hectometres (148,000 acre⋅ft), Velle with 17 cubic hectometres (14,000 acre⋅ft), Castrelo with 60 cubic hectometres (49,000 acre⋅ft) and Frieira with 44 cubic hectometres (36,000 acre⋅ft).
About 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Ourense at Os Peares, the Minho, with a discharge of 102 m3/s, receives the waters of its main tributary, the Sil, with 184 m3/s. Passing Ourense, there is one major dam at Frieira near the town of Ribadavia, which is famous for its Ribeiro DOP wine (called after the name of the region). There the Minho averages 316 m3/s of discharge. Later on, the river flows in a southwest direction until reaching the Portuguese border near Melgaço.
After 260 kilometres (160 mi) through Galicia, the Minho sets the border to Portugal for about other 80 kilometres (50 mi), mainly towards the west. The valley is a lush, green agricultural area where the land is used to produce corn, potatoes, cabbage, even kiwi fruit, or just grass, depending on the time of year, and everywhere edging the fields, rivers and gardens, wherever there is space, the vines which produce the light, slightly sparkling “Vinho Verde” and the Ribeiro wine, both peculiar to this area. The very best of these wines, Alvarinho in Portuguese or Albariño in Spanish and Galician, is produced in the area around Monção, Arbo and Melgaço.
Passing the medieval towns of Melgaço and Monção, the Minho divides the Spanish Tui and Portuguese Valença do Minho, towns that guarded an important bridge for road and rail. Both towns preserve fortifications and are national monuments. The Minho reaches the Atlantic between the Galician A Guarda and the Portuguese Caminha, with an average discharge of 420 m3/s.
Geography[edit]
The river begins in the Pedregal de Irimia of the Sierra de Meira, about 695 metres (2,280 ft) above sea level, in the municipality of Meira, northeast of the province of Lugo, where it flows through the town of Meira reaching the lagoon Fonmiñá (in the municipality of A Pastoriza). This lagoon is located in the same province. Although wrong, is historically considered as its birthplace. The Minho flows through the Galician massif and Cantabrian Mountain range and the mountains of Leon, two of the rainiest areas of the Iberian Peninsula, being one of the main rivers of the Atlantic slope.
All its upper course has been declared a Biosphere Reserve. Looking for perfect backup solution for mac. The Minho River runs its first 64 kilometres (40 mi) across the plateau of Lugo (Terrachá), a peneplain whose elevation ranges from 450 to 650 metres (1,480 to 2,130 ft) above the sea level.
Its main tributaries are the Sil, Neira, Avia, Barbantiño, Búbal, Arnoya rivers.
Etymology[edit]
According to E. Bascuas, 'Miño', registered as Minius and Mineus, is a form belonging to the old European hydronymy, and derived from the Indoeuropean root *mei- 'walk, go'.[1]
Legends, traditions and superstitions[edit]
The story tells the oral tradition of Galician mythological characters that were living in the basin of the Rio Minho, such as feiticeiras (witches) who lived in the same river, the Xarcos who dwelt in wells located throughout the watershed and fish-men who were amphibious with the possibility of living both on land and in water.[2]
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Tributaries[edit]
Right[edit]
- Pontevedra
- Río Tamuxe (also called Carballas, Carballo or Carvallo)
- Río Furnia (also called Forcadela)
- Río Deva (there is another Deva River on the left bank)
- Ourense
- Lugo
Left[edit]
- Portugal
- Ourense
- Lugo
- Río Robra (also called río Santa Marta)
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Río Barja, Francisco Javier; Rodríguez Lestegás, Francisco (1992). Os rios galegos: morfoloxia e rexime. Santiago de Compostela: Consello da cultura galega. ISBN84-87172-76-8.
- ^Cf. p. 534, 'La Hidronimia de Galicia: tres estratos .'. http://www.mondonedoferrol.org/estudios-mindonienses/MINDONIENSES%2024%20[protegido].pdf
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External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minho River. |
- Rio Miño: un rio maltratado at the Wayback Machine (archived October 15, 2004)
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