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Miranda do Douro, written in the local language as Miranda de l Douro, is an ancient city located in northeastern Portugal, right next to the border with Spain, with the Douro river separating both countries. Its unique location and history, make it a must-visit in your Portugal itinerary.
Locations of Terra de Miranda in Portugal. Country. Portugal. District. Bragança. Terra de Miranda ("Land of Miranda") ( Tierra de Miranda in Mirandese, Terras de Miranda in Portuguese) is the historical name of a 500 km² mesa in northeastern Portugal, lying on the border of Spain.
Dom Afonso Henriques, Portugal's first King, ordered the construction of a castle and defensive walls to protect the town in the twelfth century. The town's old quarter retains many houses and buildings from the Middle Ages. Most notably in the handsome Largo Dom João III, where the Town Hall and Miranda's museum Museu da Terra de Miranda is ...
Miranda do Douro is a town of 7,500 people in the Trás-os-Montes region and in the Terras de Miranda of northeastern Portugal. Miranda is a small, but an important historic city on the banks of the Douro river. Map. Directions.
Feb 9, 2022 · Museu Regional da Terra de Miranda (Regional Museum of the Land of Miranda) The museum, situated in the aforementioned D. João III Square, is in the old town hall building. It has folk arts from the region of the Land of Miranda (the Mirandese-speaking region) as well as its history and traditions.
The Terra de Miranda Museum was founded in 1982 by Father António Maria Mourinho. The 17th-century building that it is housed in used to be the Domus Municipalis (Town Hall) of Miranda do Douro, and was also used as a prison.The museum’s pieces consist of archaeological collections covering various historical periods, as well as an important ethnographic collection
It is there in the little corner of Portugal, at the tip of Trás-os-Montes, high up on a wall on the banks of the Douro River, overlooking Spain on the other bank. Traveling to Miranda do Douro requires a little patience. You have to cross mountains and there is no highway that gets you there.
