Saturday, 7 November 2020

MOLEDO (PORTUGAL)


MOLEDO
 N 41.84917; W 8.86623

Moledo, in the municipality of Caminha, is the headquarters of the Union of Parishes of Moledo and Cristelo. It has 7.05 km² of the area and 1 322 inhabitants. Its density is 187.5 inhabitants / km².
Moledo is 20.4 km from Viana do Castelo, 97.4 km from Porto and is close to the Spanish border.
Moledo do Minho is a small village in northern Portugal, well known for its beach framed in a dream setting. The waters of this beach are rich in iodine, which is beneficial for some health problems related to the thyroid.
It is a very windy beach, so it is trendy in the summer months, either by Portuguese or foreigners, who come here to practice windsurf/kitesurf or simply relax.
Moledo Beach
Very famous seaside resort since the beginning of the century. In the 20th century, Praia de Moledo is frequented by families of politicians and columnists who sought it out year after year, without being seduced by other, warmer beaches in the south.
In an area of ​​great natural beauty, surrounded by Mata do Camarido, this beach is said to be "where winter will spend summer": foggy mornings, windy days, uninviting temperatures, and strong waves. a little windy, bathed by the sea with strong waves but with good conditions for surfing and even windsurfing during the summer.
Opposite Moledo Beach, on the small rocky island accessed by boat, the Forte da Ínsua stands out (although technically belonging to Cristelo is associated with Moledo), built in the 19th century. XV for a convent, having been the target of works in the 17th and 18th centuries that transformed it into a bastion for the defense of the coast and shaped like a six-pointed star.














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