Caminha is a Portuguese village located in the Alto Minho sub-region,
belonging to the North region and the district of Viana do Castelo.
It is the seat of the Municipality of Caminha, which has an urban area of
6.74 km2, in a total of 136.52 km2, subdivided into 14 parishes, and 15,797
inhabitants in 2021, with a population density of 116 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality is limited to the northeast by the municipality of Vila
Nova de Cerveira, to the southeast by Ponte de Lima, to the south by Viana
do Castelo, to the north by the Spanish region of Galicia and to the west by
the Atlantic Ocean.
The highest point in the municipality is on the
plateau of Serra de Arga, at approximately 800 meters above sea level, close
to the highest point of this mountain range, Alto do Espinheiro (825m).
The mouth of the river Minho is located in Caminha, making this river an
integral part of the town's landscape. To cross it towards neighboring
Galicia, there is a river terminal for boats, which transport not only
passengers, but also cars.
Igreja Matriz de Caminha or Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da
Assunção
Caminha Castle
Caminha's 17th-century walls
Clock
tower
Fountain at Terreiro de Caminha
Church of Misericordia of
Caminha
Main Hall of the Old Town Hall of Caminha
Casa dos Pitas
(Walks)
The "Eight Houses" on Rua Direita, a group of Manueline and
Renaissance houses (Caminha)
Municipal Museum
19th century tile
panels at the Caminha Railway Station
Church of Santa Clara (Caminha)
Archaeological site of Coto da Pena (Vilarelho)
Chapel and Cruise of
São Bento (Seixas)
Vila Idalina (Seixas)
House of Ventura Terra
(Seixas)
Tower House (Lanhelas)
Rune engravings from Lage das
Fogaças (Lanhelas)
Cruise from Venade
Valindo and Loreto farms
(Venade)
Rock engravings of Chã da Vermelha (Azevedo)
Roman Bridge
of Vilar de Mouros
Ínsua Fort (Moledo do Minho)
Fort of Lagarteira
(Vila Praia de Ancora)
Dog Fort (Anchor)
Romanesque bridge of
Abadim (Âncora)
City of Anchor
Romanesque chapel of the former
Monastery of São Pedro de Varais (Vile)
Romanesque chapel of the
former Monastery of Saint John of Arga (Arga de Baixo)
Natural
sights
Minho River Estuary
Serra de Arga
Santo António
Viewpoint (Walk)
Fraga Viewpoint (Vilarelho)
Viewpoint of Monte de
Santo Antão (Moledo, Venade and Vilarelho)
Praia da Foz do Minho or
Praia do Camarido
Dunes and Pinhal do Camarido
Moledo do Minho
beach
Ínsua Islet (Moledo do Minho)
Viewpoint of Monte Gorito
(Seixas)
Morraceira Island (Lanhelas)
River beach of Vilar de
Mouros
Juncais do Rio Coura
Veiga de Venade
Miradouro da
Senhora das Neves (Dem)
Pedra Alçada Viewpoint (Dem)
Caldeirões
Waterfalls (Castanheira, Arga de Baixo)
Praia de Ancora (Vila Praia
de Ancora)
Viewpoint of Monte do Calvário (Vila Praia de Ancora)
Gelfa Beach (Anchor)
Dunes and Pinhal da Gelfa (Anchor)
Pincho
Waterfall (Ancora River)
Duchy of Caminha
By letter of January 2, 1619, Philip II of
Portugal (Philip III of Spain) attributed to Miguel Luís de Meneses
(1565–1637), the title of 1st Duke of Caminha, without successors, the
titles passed to his brother Luís de Noronha e Meneses (1614–1641), 2nd
Duke of Caminha, beheaded in the reign of King João IV, without
succession, the Title of Duke of Caminha was declared perpetual on
December 24, 1641 by (Felipe IV of Spain) in favor of Maria Brites de
Meneses, 3rd Duchess of Caminha, widow and niece of Miguel Luís de
Meneses.
City Library of Caminha
Sidónio Pais, fourth president of the Portuguese Republic
José
António Guerreiro, vintist deputy in the General and Extraordinary
Courts of the Portuguese Nation in 1821/1822
Jorge Ramos Pereira,
Rear Admiral of the Portuguese Navy and Anti-Fascist Resistance
Luís
Inocêncio Ramos Pereira, Doctor and Republican Politician