Bragança

BRAGANÇA

The Bragança district is located in the Northeast of Portugal and it belongs to the traditional province of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.

The Bragança district, located in the Northeast of Trás-os-Montes has Spain in its North and East. The river Douro is its most important geographical feature. From wild and natural scenarios to the towns and villages of stone with a lot of history, this district has a very rich local gastronomy and a lifestyle marked by traditions. Here, there are traditional Winter fests, with cultural expressions, whose ancestral origin gets lost in people’s memories. The single boys are the privileged actors of this event, as they are responsible for the party.

CURIOSITIES

GENTILIC

Bragantino

REGION

North

PROVINCE

Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

AREA

6 599 km²

POPULATION

145 486 pop.

DENSITY

22 inh./km²

No. OF MUNICIPALITIES

12

No. OF PARISHES

236

ATTRACTIONS

BRAGANÇA CASTLE
BRAGANÇA CASTLE
IBERIAN MUSEUM OF MASKS AND COSTUMES
IBERIAN MUSEUM OF MASKS AND COSTUMES
SANTA MARIA CHURCH
SANTA MARIA CHURCH
BRAGANÇA MILITARY MUSEUM
BRAGANÇA MILITARY MUSEUM
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