Description Miranda do Douro

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Miranda do Douro, the county seat, is situated on a spur that dominates the right bank of the river Douro, on the international section that separates the Portuguese province of Trás-os-Montes from the Spanish province of Castilla y León.

The village of Miranda appeared with King D. Dinis that existed on the cliffs of the Douro and was bathed by the rivers Douro and Fresno.

Miranda do Douro, is a municipality that is worth to discover, thanks to the construction of the dams of Picote and Miranda, the county assumed itself as a region in franco development and the city, in perfect harmony between the past and the present is, today , a true living museum. The city lives of numerous trades (textiles, footwear and goldsmithery) destined to the Spanish neighbors, who cross the border to make their purchases.

For this reason, Miranda do Douro has a vast, diverse and valuable cultural and architectural heritage spread throughout its parishes, which continue to preserve and disseminate part of its culture through its manufactured parts such as Quilts made in traditional looms, Saragossa and Burlesque fabrics, Embroidery, Bagpipes, Flutes, Castanets and Rock.

The historical center, holds several tourist attractions, worth knowing, patrimony of religious buildings and notable.