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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 975:and bronze medallist at the 368:settlement on the road from 334:that runs next to the town. 46:Aerial view of Ponte de Lima 7: 920:António de Araújo e Azevedo 766: 615:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 475:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10: 1338: 1239: 1076:"SNIRH > Dados de Base" 864:Navió e Vitorino dos Piães 815:Cabração e Moreira do Lima 758: 425: 414: 1176: 1170:Viana do Castelo District 684: 614: 544: 474: 469: 466: 463: 460: 457: 454: 451: 448: 445: 442: 439: 436: 433: 430: 277: 256: 239: 231: 223: 218: 210: 205: 194: 189: 177: 165: 153: 141: 123: 88: 79: 51: 39: 30: 23: 1322:Portugal geography stubs 885:Santa Maria de Rebordões 339:People's Party (CDS–PP) 330:) that passes over the 235:140/km (350/sq mi) 1256:location article is a 915: 914:Fernando Pimenta, 2016 794:Ardegão, Freixo e Mato 374:Santiago de Compostela 354: 304:[ˈpõtɨðɨˈlimɐ] 1226:Vila Nova de Cerveira 936:Miguel Pereira Forjaz 926:Francisco de São Luís 913: 352: 258: • Summer ( 977:2020 Summer Olympics 973:2012 Summer Olympics 963:José Norton de Matos 812:Cabaços e Fojo Lobal 785:Arca e Ponte de Lima 397:Peter IV of Portugal 232: • Density 1101:Diário da República 1080:snirh.apambiente.pt 930:Patriarch of Lisbon 839:Fornelos e Queijada 545:Daily mean °C (°F) 345:General information 104: /  1168:Municipalities of 1020:on 5 November 2018 916: 900:Vitorino das Donas 894:Souto de Rebordões 882:Santa Cruz do Lima 388:pilgrimage route. 386:Camino de Santiago 355: 224: • Total 211: • Total 1317:Towns in Portugal 1269: 1268: 1234: 1233: 1181:Arcos de Valdevez 763: 762: 382:municipal charter 293: 292: 155:Intermunic. comm. 1329: 1290: 1283: 1276: 1254:Viana do Castelo 1248: 1241: 1221:Viana do Castelo 1201:Paredes de Coura 1162: 1155: 1148: 1139: 1138: 1120: 1119: 1117: 1115: 1109: 1097: 1091: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1072: 1066: 1065: 1063: 1061: 1055: 1047: 1041: 1036: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1025: 1016:. 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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
www.cm-pontedelima.pt
[ˈpõtɨðɨˈlimɐ]

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

Spain

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