Municipio de Ponte da Barca

Ponte de la Barca is one of the 10 municipalities in the district & amp; nbsp; of Viana del Castelo. In the heart of the Alto Miño. The town owes its name to the "boat" that served as a union between the two banks of the Lima river, fidalfa land that saw born next to the bucolic Lima Bernardes brothers, Diogo and Agostinho, landscape poets, sources and health. Fernão de Magalhães is also native to this land.

Beyond the important historical-monumental heritage, the town hall is also distinguished by its natural wealth as part of the Peneda-Gêres National Park - World Biosphere Reserve and its famous gastronomy, green wines, crafts, folklore and magnificent conditions for hunting, fishing, water sports and adventure.