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On the slopes that connect the peak of Marão to the river Douro, marked by valleys "powerfully dug", where some water lines such as those of Ovil, Valadares, Zêzere, and Teixeira, draw one of the greenest municipalities of the region...
LAND OF FLAVOURS
The gastronomy of Baião is so special that even some people say that Eça de Queiroz fell in love with both the landscape of this land and the flavors of their traditional cuisine when he wrote The City and the Sierras, referring to the magnificent rice ...
ANCIENT LAND
The oldest occupation of this territory is concentrated in the central plateaus of the Aboboreira and Castelo mountains and goes back to the recent prehistory that extends over a long chronological period of four thousand years (V to I millennium BC) ...
LAND OF CULTURE
The municipality of Baião presents remarkable heritage values, surprising panoramas, customs and traditions that enrich and particularize
this part of the country.
MAGICAL LAND /LAND OF MAGIC
In this land of mountains and rivers - which rips to the skies -, territory of water, life, sculpted in shale and granite covered with the green of the forest, we walk through shadows and fogs, unraveling the mysteries that hide in the imagination of his people.
ADVENTUROUS LAND/ LAND OF ADVENTURE
There is a land inviting us to be adventurous, filled with sites to inspire us, where we and the breeze become one, emotions run wild and reality is sensational. There is a land where we can be ourselves and be bold...
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MACC BAIÃO – Monastery of Ancede Cultural Center
May 9, 2017Religious heritage, Land of Culture, Millennial Land
century XII – Century. XIX Although the date of its foundation is unknown, it is known that in 1120 this Monastery already belonged to the Diocese of Porto, being linked to the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. In 1141, D. Afonso Henriques sold the Charter...
Teixeira Pelourinho, located in the parish of Teixeira, marks the autonomy of this old county, which had a charter granted by D. Manuel on July 17, 1514, and which was extinguished in 1836. It rises on four steps, ...
Although better known as Visconde de Vila Moura, his full name was Bento de Oliveira Cardoso and Castro Guedes de Carvalho Lobo, having been born in the House of Eira, place of Vila Moura, parish of Grilo, municipality of Baião, where ...
Large monument, built on a natural elevation, standing out strongly in the landscape. It is an open dolmen, without corridor, with an elongated polygonal shape, and composed of seven supports. Unfortunately,...
century XII – Century. XIX Although the date of its foundation is unknown, it is known that in 1120 this Monastery already belonged to the Diocese of Porto, being linked to the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. In 1141, D. Afonso Henriques sold the Charter...
The orange and orange blossom symbolize the welcome, dedication and sense of service, unexpectedly evoking the journey of the Portuguese throughout the world. Even today, along the Mediterranean basin, orange is mistaken for ...
Biscoito da Teixeira - the genuine one -, present in all the celebrations and pilgrimages of the North of Portugal. It is a traditional biscuit that, despite the dissemination of the recipe - since it is also confectioned in other lands very close ...
The traditional smoker has an unmistakable flavor and is very much appreciated. This product and the roasted year give rise to two annual festivals ─ Roasted Egg with Oven Rice; Fumeiro Fair, Cooked Portuguese and Baião's Wines - ...
António Alves Redol was born in Vila Franca de Xira on December 29, 1911. Alves Redol began to publish his texts long before publishing books, having ...
Official Tourism Website in Baião
Project developed by the municipality with the objective of promoting tourism in the Municipality of Baião, providing information on the hotel, patrimonial, landscape, gastronomic and cultural offer.
Register your establishment on visitbaiao.pt
The Municipality of Baião provides all entities linked to Tourism, duly registered and legal, with a space on visitbaiao.pt, as a way of promoting the services existing in the Municipality.
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