Melgaço (), officially the Town of Melgaço (), is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,213,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 238.25 km2. It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal.
The present Mayor is Manoel Batista, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Melgaço is certified by the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program.
Geography
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes: Alvaredo Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro Chaviães e Paços Cousso Cristoval Fiães Gave Paderne Parada do Monte e Cubalhão Penso Prado e Remoães São Paio Vila e Roussas
Climate
Architecture Civic Bridge of Cava da Velha () Cinema Museum of Melgaço, established by French film critic Jean-Loup Passek Fountain of São João () Settlement of Laboreiro () Thermal Spa of Peso ()
Military Castle of Castro Laboreiro () Castle of Melgaço ()
Religious Church of the Divino Salvador de Paderne () Church of Santo André () Church of São Martinho () Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço, with a famous relief of a Arganão
References
External links
Melgaço Photographs