A mountain village in Barroso, at around 1,200 metres above sea level, home to the Mosteiro de Santa Maria das Júnias and its waterfall.
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Pitões das Júnias is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Montalegre, in the district of Vila Real. The village sits at around 1,200 metres above sea level, with the crags and peaks of Gerês to the west and north-west. The parish covers 36.89 km² and has 151 inhabitants (2021 census). Its heritage includes the Mosteiro de Santa Maria das Júnias (Mosteiro de Santa Maria das Júnias), with its church and ruins, and the Pitões das Júnias waterfall.
