Montedor is a place located in the parish of Carreço, municipality of Viana do Castelo, where a lighthouse was built in 1910 on a hill that reaches an altitude of 75 metres.
From here, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the coastline and discover its rich natural heritage.
The Serra de Santa Luzia rises to about 550 metres on the right bank of the Lima River, near the city of Viana do Castelo. At the top, overlooking...
The Canto Marinho Magmatic Drops Geosite, classified as a Local Natural Monument, is a stretch of coastline in Carreço where there are more than...
Carreço Beach (or Porto Beach) is a strip of fine sand, protected by dunes and a rocky area by the sea. It is a sheltered and quiet beach, awarded...
Just above the rocky Fornelos Beach, there are several prehistoric salt pans, which resemble large troughs carved into the granite rock at high...
The Ancient Beaches Cemetery at the Montedor Cliff Geosite is another notable Local Natural Monument where the exposed granite shows five...
Located in a small cove on the beach that gives them their name, the Fornelos rock engravings are prehistoric inscriptions – dating from...
The Montedor Windmill Museum Centre consists of the Marinheiro Mill and the Cima Mill, which date back to the 19th century and were used for...
Camboa do Morgado is an ancient stone fishing ground near the coast. It is a fishing structure consisting of stone walls surrounding small ‘pools’...
The ‘ronca’ is the popular name for a signalling tower built in 1960 between the Montedor Lighthouse and the sea, also known simply as the Montedor...
Moinho do Petisco is located in Montedor, Carreço, on a small hill called Monte do Facho, a few metres from the Montedor Lighthouse. It is an old...
In the northern part of the Montedor promontory is the Sinadora rock engraving site, discovered in 2006. These are panels of Atlantic rock art with...
Also known as Rock Engravings of the Sun Stone, they are located northwest of Montedor and were first mentioned in 1969. These engravings, possibly...
Paçô Fort, also called Fortim de Montedor or Carreço Fort, is a small 17th-century coastal fortification located on a rocky outcrop next to Paçô...
The Montedor Lighthouse stands on the Montedor promontory (in the parish of Carreço), about 8 km north of Viana do Castelo. Designed by engineer...