Barcelos
Barcelos is the municipality that with 89 parishes is considered to be the one having the greatest number of parishes in the country. Its name derives from the word "barcellus" – a small barge, which recalls the vessel that used to cross the river Cávado and the pilgrims who went on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The handicrafts of Barcelos are varied and authentic and the best known is the traditional Galo de Barcelos, which became one of the greatest national symbols. The legend of this cock, associated with an ancient sixteenth-century cruise, tells the miraculous intervention of a dead rooster that proves the innocence of a man wrongly accused of a crime. Nowadays, several craftsmen from Barcelos keep this legend alive by creating increasingly beautiful cocks.
What to do in Barcelos
Where to eat in Barcelos
Portuguese
15.00 €
A restaurant with a terrace, as well as a farm for weddings. The quality of the regional food stand…
Mediterranean, Portuguese, Vegetarian
45.00 €
Oferece uma conjugação de cozinha com influências mediterrânicas e atlântica com assinatura de auto…
Portuguese
20.00 €
A granite house, whose decor uncludes Barcelos' clay artefacts, with a justified fam for its dishes…
Where to sleep in Barcelos
Localizado no coração de Barcelos, a Casa Lugar da Aldeia oferece 3 acolhedores quartos duplos com varanda com mobiliário exterior. Para uso comum, os hóspedes…
Quinta do Convento da Franqueira, situated in Barcelos, is a space of turismo de habitação installed in a former Franciscan convent from the 16th century. From…
This House owes its name to the fact that, in the past, it had held the records (squares) of linings and lace. Dating from the 17TH century, still preserves th…
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