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Lindoso

The small Portuguese village of Lindoso (which means 'beautiful') is located on the Spanish border in the Peneda-Gerês National Park (an awesome hiking spot in Portugal). The village is relevant to my blog post about the relationship between Portugal and Spain, given Lindoso's 13th century castle was an important structure in Portugal's restoration wars. Lindoso Castle is now classified as a national monument.

The Lindoso granaries (called espigueiros in Portuguese) are also a key attraction. These cute stone structures were built to keep mice out of the local grain supplies and you can also see espigueiros in nearby Soajo. 

If you're looking for quiet places to visit in Portugal that are a bit off the tourist trail I'd suggest a trip to these adorable little towns.

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  • Blog
  • About
  • Articles
  • Places to visit
    • Afife
    • Águeda
    • Albufeira
    • Aljezur
    • Almourol
    • Alvor
    • Amarante
    • Arrifana
    • Aveiro
    • Azenhas do Mar
    • Berlenga Grande Island
    • Braga
    • Caminha
    • Cascais
    • Castelo Branco
    • Coimbra
    • Condeixa-a-Nova
    • Covilhã
    • Douro Valley
    • Ericeira
    • Espinho
    • Évora
    • Fátima
    • Figueira
    • Figueira da Foz
    • Funchal, Madeira
    • Gondomar
    • Guimarães
    • Lagoa Comprida
    • Lagos
    • Leça da Palmeira – Vila do Conde
    • Leiria
    • Lindoso
    • Lisbon
    • Loriga
    • Manteigas
    • Marvão
    • Miramar
    • Monção
    • Monsanto
    • Montemor-o-Velho
    • Nazaré
    • Óbidos
    • Peneda-Gerês National Park
    • Peniche
    • Piódão
    • Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island (Azores)
    • Ponte da Barca
    • Ponte de Lima
    • Portimão
    • Porto
    • Praia da Costa Nova
    • Praia da Ribeira do Cavalo
    • Praia da Rocha (Portimão)
    • Praia de São Julião
    • Rota Vicentina
    • Sagres
    • Sandomil
    • Santa Maria da Feira
    • Seia
    • Serra da Estrela
    • Sesimbra
    • Sintra
    • Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
    • Soajo
    • Tomar
    • Valença
    • Valongo
    • Viana do Castelo
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