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The attractive rural area surrounding the town has the largest concentration of baroque manors in Portugal (Aurora, Bertiandos, Brandara, Calheiros, and Pomarchão are among the best known); Some provide tourism accommodation. Ponte de Lima is also known in the region and all across Portugal for its
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Every second Monday, it holds one of the largest country markets in Portugal. In the second weekend of September, Ponte de Lima hold the
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Climate data for Ponte de Lima, 1980-1990 normals, 1981-2021 precipitation, altitude: 18 m (59 ft)
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One of the oldest towns in Portugal (founded on 4 March 1125), it was historically significant as a
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Ponte de Lima is located on the southern bank of the Lima, a small river with sources in
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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 39 civil parishes (
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You can help Knowledge by 986:and bronze medallist at the 379:settlement on the road from 345:that runs next to the town. 57:Aerial view of Ponte de Lima 7: 931:António de Araújo e Azevedo 777: 626:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 486:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10: 1349: 1250: 1087:"SNIRH > Dados de Base" 875:Navió e Vitorino dos Piães 826:Cabração e Moreira do Lima 769: 436: 425: 18:Ponte de Lima Municipality 1187: 1181:Viana do Castelo District 695: 625: 555: 485: 480: 477: 474: 471: 468: 465: 462: 459: 456: 453: 450: 447: 444: 441: 288: 267: 250: 242: 234: 229: 221: 216: 205: 200: 188: 176: 164: 152: 134: 99: 90: 62: 50: 41: 34: 1333:Portugal geography stubs 896:Santa Maria de Rebordões 350:People's Party (CDS–PP) 341:) that passes over the 246:140/km (350/sq mi) 1267:location article is a 926: 925:Fernando Pimenta, 2016 805:Ardegão, Freixo e Mato 385:Santiago de Compostela 365: 315:[ˈpõtɨðɨˈlimɐ] 1237:Vila Nova de Cerveira 947:Miguel Pereira Forjaz 937:Francisco de São Luís 924: 363: 269: • Summer ( 988:2020 Summer Olympics 984:2012 Summer Olympics 974:José Norton de Matos 823:Cabaços e Fojo Lobal 796:Arca e Ponte de Lima 408:Peter IV of Portugal 243: • Density 1112:Diário da República 1091:snirh.apambiente.pt 941:Patriarch of Lisbon 850:Fornelos e Queijada 556:Daily mean °C (°F) 356:General information 115: /  1179:Municipalities of 1031:on 5 November 2018 927: 911:Vitorino das Donas 905:Souto de Rebordões 893:Santa Cruz do Lima 399:pilgrimage route. 397:Camino de Santiago 366: 235: • Total 222: • Total 1328:Towns in Portugal 1280: 1279: 1245: 1244: 1192:Arcos de Valdevez 774: 773: 393:municipal charter 304: 303: 166:Intermunic. comm. 16:(Redirected from 1340: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1265:Viana do Castelo 1259: 1252: 1232:Viana do Castelo 1212:Paredes de Coura 1173: 1166: 1159: 1150: 1149: 1131: 1130: 1128: 1126: 1120: 1108: 1102: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1083: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1072: 1066: 1058: 1052: 1047: 1041: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1027:. 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Ponte de Lima Municipality
Municipality
Aerial view of Ponte de Lima
Flag of Ponte de Lima
Coat of arms of Ponte de Lima

41°46′N 8°34′W / 41.767°N 8.567°W / 41.767; -8.567
Portugal
Region
Norte
Intermunic. comm.
Alto Minho
District
Viana do Castelo
Parishes
39
President
Time zone
UTC±00:00
WET
DST
UTC+01:00
WEST
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[ˈpõtɨðɨˈlimɐ]

Viana do Castelo
Lima river
People's Party (CDS–PP)

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