Description Cinfães

Cinfães is a Portuguese village in the District of Viseu, North Region and sub-region of Tâmega and Sousa, with about 3 300 inhabitants.

It is the seat of a municipality with an area of ??239.29 km² and 20 427 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 14 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Marco de Canaveses and Baião, to the east by Resende, to the south by Castro Daire and Arouca and to the west by Castelo de Paiva.

Its history is linked to the Knights Templar, who had fortresses here, such as Torre da Chã or Torre dos Pintos; and also the childhood story of El-Rei D. Afonso Henriques and his aunt Egas Moniz.

It has an important built heritage, especially Romanesque churches, such as the Church of São Cristóvão de Nogueira; the Church of Senhora de Cales or Cádiz, among many others.

Located between the banks of the Douro River and the Serra de Montemuro, it was here that the first King of Portugal was created D. Afonso Henriques (1139-85), by his master D. Egas Moniz, lord of these lands.

It is a very fresh and green region, with river beaches next to the Carrapatelo Dam, ideal for water sports.

A little everywhere, there are traces of the prehistoric occupation of the municipality and of the Romanesque period the churches of Escamarão and Santa Maria Maior in Tarouquela are preserved.