The municipality of Marco de Canaveses, located in the north of Portugal, has an area of 202 km2, is 56 km away from Porto and enjoys excellent accessibility, benefiting from the A4 and the Douro railway line.
Here you can enjoy quiet days, where the green landscapes merge with two international rivers: the Douro and the Tâmega. The artificial reservoirs of Carrapatelo and Torrão are excellent water mirrors for water sports.
The Tâmega River Park, the pier and the Bitetos river beach, the City Leisure Park and the Alpendorada Leisure Park are places of meeting, leisure and sporting activities not to be missed.
Travel two thousand years to the Roman city of Tongobriga, one of the most important in the country, and marvel at a Romanesque circuit of eight churches and two civil monuments. Enjoy the Baroque architecture, in the churches of the monasteries of Vila Boa do Bispo and Alpendorada and in the Works of Fidalgo. Icon of modern architecture, the church of Santa Maria, by Siza Vieira. A unique temple for its grandeur and details that complete with the landscape.
Throughout the county, discover our seven Small Routes of trekking (PR), the four mountain biking trails, enjoy pleasant walks or bicycle rides and find prehistoric trails like tapirs and mammals.
A visit to Marco de Canaveses will not be complete without visiting the Carmen Miranda Museum and the Stone Museum. Discover our endogenous products available in various promotional spaces.
Unwind in one of the Rural Tourism houses and let yourself be guided by the gastronomic and wine flavors of our land.
Here you can enjoy quiet days, where the green landscapes merge with two international rivers: the Douro and the Tâmega. The artificial reservoirs of Carrapatelo and Torrão are excellent water mirrors for water sports.
The Tâmega River Park, the pier and the Bitetos river beach, the City Leisure Park and the Alpendorada Leisure Park are places of meeting, leisure and sporting activities not to be missed.
Travel two thousand years to the Roman city of Tongobriga, one of the most important in the country, and marvel at a Romanesque circuit of eight churches and two civil monuments. Enjoy the Baroque architecture, in the churches of the monasteries of Vila Boa do Bispo and Alpendorada and in the Works of Fidalgo. Icon of modern architecture, the church of Santa Maria, by Siza Vieira. A unique temple for its grandeur and details that complete with the landscape.
Throughout the county, discover our seven Small Routes of trekking (PR), the four mountain biking trails, enjoy pleasant walks or bicycle rides and find prehistoric trails like tapirs and mammals.
A visit to Marco de Canaveses will not be complete without visiting the Carmen Miranda Museum and the Stone Museum. Discover our endogenous products available in various promotional spaces.
Unwind in one of the Rural Tourism houses and let yourself be guided by the gastronomic and wine flavors of our land.
