Description Miranda do Corvo

Miranda do Corvo is a Portuguese village in the district of Coimbra, on the coast, in the Centro region and sub-region of Coimbra, with approximately 7 614 inhabitants.

It is the seat of a municipality with 126.38 km² in area and 13,098 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 4 parishes. The municipality is limited to the northeast by the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares, to the east by Lousã, to the southeast by Figueiró dos Vinhos, to the southwest by Penela, to the west by Condeixa-a-Nova and to the northwest by Coimbra. The territory of the municipality of Miranda do Corvo is crossed by the River Ceira, the River Dueça or Corvo and the River Alheda.

The main points of interest include the Mother Church, the Pelourinho, the Chapel of Senhora da Boa Morte, the Chapel of Senhora da Boa Mortea Torre Sineira and the Chapel of N. Sr.ª da Piedade de Tábuas, Quinta da Paiva, O Parque Biological Park of Serra da Lousã, which brings together a wide range of animals representative of Portuguese fauna.