Amarante
Porto district (Norte)
A granite town straddling the Tâmega river, built around the bridge that held against Soult’s Napoleonic army and the cult of São Gonçalo — matchmaker saint — with the São Gonçalo monastery framing one of northern Portugal’s prettiest riverfronts.
Don’t miss
- Igreja de São Gonçalo and cloister
- The old bridge and river esplanade
- Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso modern art museum
- Pastry — the papos de anjo tradition
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