Portugal's most remote corner — and its most authentic.
10 festivals recorded in this district
the district
Bragança is Trás-os-Montes in its purest form: plateaus, stone villages and traditions that have resisted time. It's far from everything, and that's exactly why it's worth the trip.
what to see
The medieval Citadel, with its keep towering over the city.
Montesinho Natural Park, wolves, villages and silence.
Miranda do Douro, with its own dialect and the pauliteiros stick dancers.
The villages of Trás-os-Montes, where Carnival is still celebrated in mask.
A harsh winter that gives way to summers of festivity and smoked meats.
