Mirandela - municipality and city in Portugal

Mirandela is a city in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Northern Portugal.

Understand

The city of Mirandela (/miɾɐ̃ˈdɛlɐ/, meer-uhng-DEH-luh) has a population of about 15,000, and the municipality has 23,850 residents (2011).

Visitor information

• Posto de Turismo de Mirandela (Visit Mirandela), Rua Dom Afonso III 1A, 41.4822°, -7.1832°, +351 278 203 143, postoturismo@cm-mirandela.pt. 15 Jun–15 Sep: daily 10:00–16:00; 16 Sep–14 Jun: M–F 10:00–16:00, Sa 10:00–13:00, closed Su. 2021-06-22

Get in

The main motorway is the A4 (Autoestrada Transmontana or Autoestrada de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro), which also carries the designation IP4 and the European route number E82. Porto is less than 2 hrs away. A4 also connects from Bragança and Zamora (Spain).

• Central de Camionagem (Bus Station), R. Dom Afonso III 278, 41.4814°, -7.1811°. Bus service is provided by Rodonorte, Grupo Santos, Rede Expressos, and Autoviação do Tâmega (AVT). 2021-06-22

Get around

See

• Castelo de Mirandela (Mirandela Castle). Medieval castle dating back to 1198. 2021-06-22

Do

Buy

Eat

The city is known for its Alheira de Mirandela sausage, one of Portugal's "seven wonders of gastronomy".

• A Adega Restaurante, Avenida 25 de Abril 866, 41.483°, -7.1778°, +351 278 263 330. Tu–Sa 12:00–15:00 & 19:00–23:00, Su 12:00–15:00, closed M. Mid-range 2021-06-22

Drink

Sleep

• Grande Hotel Don Dinis, Avenida Nossa Senhora do Amparo, 41.4853°, -7.1867°, +351 278 097 750, reservas@hoteldomdinis.pt. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Three-star, 130-room hotel with room service, pool, restaurant, free parking, and free Wi-Fi. €49-64 2021-06-22

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