Freixo de Espada à Cinta

Freixo de Espada à Cinta is a town of 3,800 people (2011) in Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal.

Understand




Freixo de Espada à Cinta (FRAY-shoo d(ih) sh-PAH-duh AH SEEN-tuh, /ˈfɾɐj.ʃu dɨ ʃ.ˈpa.dɐ ˈa ˈsĩ.tɐ/) is northeast of Porto,  northeast of Lisbon, and  south of Bragança. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Mogadouro, to the west by Torre de Moncorvo, east by the province of Salamanca in Spain, and south by the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo.

Get in
Rede Expressos provides long-distance bus service to Freixo.

Freixo can be reached via the EN220, EN221, and EN325 roads.

See



 * Misericórdia Church, Praça Jorge Álvares - Built in the 16th century, it resembles a fortress. From the simple facade the portal stands out, and the interior is of a single nave, with a separate chapel.
 * Misericórdia Church, Praça Jorge Álvares - Built in the 16th century, it resembles a fortress. From the simple facade the portal stands out, and the interior is of a single nave, with a separate chapel.
 * Misericórdia Church, Praça Jorge Álvares - Built in the 16th century, it resembles a fortress. From the simple facade the portal stands out, and the interior is of a single nave, with a separate chapel.
 * Misericórdia Church, Praça Jorge Álvares - Built in the 16th century, it resembles a fortress. From the simple facade the portal stands out, and the interior is of a single nave, with a separate chapel.

Do

 * Located a few minutes from the urban centre, the Praia Fluvial de Congida is a recreational space, with leisure spaces, including bar, suspended esplanade, pool and playground. The tourist complex is also the centre for annual trips along the Douro River, organized by the Sociedade Transfronteiriça Congida-La Barca and supported by the municipal council of Freixo de Espada à Cinta and Ayuntamento de Vilvestre. Within this landscape are several houses, which are part of the Douro International (Portuguese: Moradias do Douro Internacional), which includes ten rustic one-room bungalows, with pool.


 * Sport fishing is also popular in this area, which is encountered in the shadow of the Saucelle Dam/Reservoir, and is stocked with minnows, barbel, barb and carp.

Go next

 * Pinhão (Alijó)
 * Peso da Régua
 * Vila Real