Description Caminha

Situated on the northern coast of Portugal, it is marked by beauty and diversity. Bordered to the south by Viana do Castelo, to the north by the Minho river, to the east by the municipalities of Vila Nova de Cerveira and Ponte de Lima and to the west by the Atlantic sea, Caminha has Galicia on the other side of the Minho River.
 
The old fortified village of Caminha overlooks the river Minho and is rich in historical and architectural heritage. The village is attractive, with its manor houses and defensive walls that seem to whisper tales and legends, the Gothic-style Mother Church and the nice central square with its cafés and terraces, the Clock Tower (15th century), the renaissance fountain and Solar dos Pitas, displaying seven splendid Manueline windows on the upper floor.
 
With an area close to 138 km2, the county is formed by 20 parishes: Arga de Baixo, Arga de Cima, Arga de São João, Argela, Azevedo, Caminha-Matriz, Cristelo, Dem, Lanhelas, Moledo do Minho, Seixas, Venade , Vilar de Mouros, Vilarelho, Âncora, Gondar, Orbacém, Riba de Âncora, Vila Praia de Âncora and Vile.
 
The landscape is diverse and the vegetation is lush. The climate is temperate and pleasant, with strong maritime influence, and the average annual thermal amplitude is around 15 degrees Celsius.

With magnificent beaches, landscapes of rare beauty, mountains and rivers, the "mosaic of landscapes" is rich in environmental, landscape, natural, heritage, cultural and gastronomic.