Montalegre, capital of Terras de Barroso for 734 years, is located in the northernmost fold of the barrosão plateau. In effect, he assumed this privilege, on June 9, 1 273, by letter granted by King D. Afonso III. This monarch erected, for his safety and that of the whole land of Barroso, the admirable mediévica fortress, circumnavigating it from walls, where millennia before our most remote ancestors had built his oppidum (castro). The municipality of Montalegre is located between several mountains, and the west has the Peneda-Gerês National Park. The towns of this municipality still preserve the vernacular architecture of this region. The community oven is a fundamental part of these villages. In almost all the villages in the municipality, where this community property existed, there was an obligation to heat the oven, which went around the houses of the village farmers, who were those who had the means to fetch firewood. As, for example, it happened in Alturas do Barroso, “Anyone who had a group of cows to transport the firewood, to heat the oven, was obliged by the use and custom to heat the oven.” He was called the cooker, and he was also responsible for scheduling the turn of the people who cooked after him. Thus, whoever wanted to cook, went to the cooker, asked him for his turn, to find out who he was going to cook with, and put a sign to mark his turn. The sign could be firewood, bush, etc. and as they started to cook, each one took their mark, so people would know who was going to cook next and prepare the dough.

The area of the Regional Natural Park of Vale do Tua, with approximately 25,000 hectares, is located in Baixo Tua, between the districts of Vila Real and Bragança, and covers the municipalities of Alijó, Murça (right bank of the river Tua), Vila Flor , Carrazeda de Ansiães (left bank) and Mirandela. In its surroundings there is a set of protected areas, namely the Natural Park of Douro Internacional, the Natural Park of Alvão, the Natural Park of Montesinho and the Protected Landscape of Albufeira do Azibo.

In the 15th century, the documentation related to legacies and validations emerges with more intensity, denoting the existence of noble families, within which, more precisely at Casa da Pereira, the navigator Fernão de Magalhães was born, to whom the plans and partial execution of Earth's first circumnavigation trip. The way of life of these noble families can now be imagined based on the observation of the countless manors and emblazoned houses that are distributed throughout the municipality, which can be appreciated in almost all villages. With the economic prosperity achieved due to the production and trade of wine, the power and influence of this nobility was reinforced, leading to a proliferation of manors in the 18th century. This economic and social start was mainly due to the creation, in 1756, of the Douro Demarcated Region, the first in the world, and to the foundation of the General Company of Agriculture of the Vineyards of the Alto Douro by the Marquis of Pombal.

Chaves is located on a fluvial plateau with (Veiga de Chaves) about 8.5 km long and 3 km wide. The Tamega River flows through it. Roman Legacy Architecture In the historic center of Chaves, it is worth highlighting the houses with wooden balconies and covered porches, using primary and strong colors, which contrast with granite. Houses with 3 floors, where the first floor is made in a cantilever, to gain area, and the last one is also in a cantilever but this time open (balcony) covered with the extension of the roof eaves. The Roman legions that settled here chose the fertile valley of Tâmega, where the city is today, and built fortifications on the periphery, taking advantage of some existing castros. The importance of this urban nucleus was great, and the category of Municipality was elevated in A.D. 79 founded by Tito Flavio Vespasiano, having designated it Aquae Flaviae, in honor of the local thermal waters.

Vinhais was, originally, a castro with a Gallic settlement, transformed by the Romans into a Gallic-Roman castro, with its fortress (oxide). Certainly, the Suevi or Visigoths surrounded the locality of walls and, with the expulsion of the Muslims, Vinhais was devastated, having been repopulated during the domination of the kings of Castile and Leon (D. Sancho II and D. Afonso VI). This restocking was continued by the first Portuguese kings, namely with D. Afonso Henriques, D. Sancho I (O Povoador), D. Afonso II and D. Sancho II. Vinhais received a charter from D. Afonso III, on May 20, 1253, which was granted by the monarch D. Manuel I, on May 4, 1512. In the context of the 1383-1385 Crisis in Portugal, when João I de Castile invaded Portugal in 1384, the castle of Vinhais was one of many that raised the Castilian flag, thus refusing obedience to Mestre de Avis, future João I of Portugal.

Alvão and Marão form a mountain system that divides two distinct geographical realities, to the west the populous Entre Douro e Minho, and the nascent Trás-os-montes whose name evokes isolation. This sharp separation of climates, uses and ways of life motivated the famous phrase: beyond Marão those who are there send. The Natural Park of Alvão It occupies mainly the west side of the mountain of the same name, a transition zone between the humid coastline and a progressively drier interior as you walk eastwards. This Protected Area includes the large granitic basin where the Olo River is born and an area of shale - Ermelo - where the river flows into place. A quartzite barrier separates granites and shales, creating a steep step whose most notable point is the waterfalls of Fisgas do Ermelo. The villages maintain a rural character that captivates us.

The Protected Landscape of Albufeira do Azibo, part of which is included in the “Morais” Site of the Natura 2000 Network, constitutes an interesting mixture of Mediterranean and Atlantic flora. Thus, alongside the cerercine oak Quercus faginea and chestnut Castanea sativa, which cohabit with areas of lameiro, the olive tree Olea europaea, the vineyard and the cork oak Quercus suber appear, in a mosaic valued for more undergrowth and rare vegetation in which ten and a half of spontaneous orchid species.

Penas Róias is a small but traditional village in the northeast of Trás-os-Montes, whose main elements of historical interest are Torre do Castelo and its Mother Church. Places of interest are also the manometer (sanctuary), the Fraga da Cetra, the chapels of Misericórdia, Nossa Senhora das Dores and Santa Cruz and fountains.

Capital of Olive Oil, in the heart of Terra Quente Transmontana, south of the District of Bragança. D. Dinis, King Poet, during his visit to this village, until then called "Póvoa d´Álem Sabor", in 1286, affectionately renamed it "Vila Flor", for the beauty of the landscape. When we passed the IC5 road that connects Miranda do Douro to the A4 near Vila Real, we were curious to see this village between the mountains and the plateau, until the day we decided to stop to see it. It has the best olive oils I know, excellent wine, and is eaten very well, as is the tradition in Trás-os-montes.

Vimioso has been mentioned since the beginning of Portuguese nationality. It appears to have arisen to the west of the current settlement (below the Fundo da Vila), in a place that is sufficiently humid to produce the wickerwork that gave it the name of a winey place. At that time, Galician-Portuguese from the lands located to the west of the Maçãs River and the Asturo-Leonese who originated the Mirandese language in the lands located to the north and east of the Angueira River would have been spoken in its term. The Lordship of Vimioso was given by the first Portuguese kings to the Antas family whose manor and stone of arms can be seen in front of the current Mother Church.

Grown on a plateau located at the confluence of the Corgo and Cabril rivers, the city is framed in a beautiful natural landscape (Escarpas do Corgo), with the backdrop of the mountains of Alvão and, further away, Marão. With more than seven hundred years of existence, Vila Real was once known as the "Corte de Trás-os-Montes", due to the high number of emblazoned houses that it then had.

It was a town and county seat until the early 19th century.The castle in a dominant position over the Penentada hill, dominates the surrounding plain and the confluence of the Angueira stream with the Maçãs river. At the time of the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula, the primitive line of limits between the Portucalense county and the kingdom of Leão developed along the left bank of the River Sabor until its confluence with the Angueira stream. This lane was guarded by four main sentinels: the Castelo de Milhão, the Castelo de Santulhão (both already missing), the Outeiro de Miranda Castle (in ruins) and this Algoso Castle. The castles of Penas Roias, Mogadouro and, although more distant, that of Bragança complemented this main defense of the northeastern sector.

In the village of Mogadouro, a visit to its historic center is essential, where we find the Castle of Mogadouro, the Mother Church of Romanesque origin, although it has been replaced by the temple that we can now see in the center of the village, the Misericórdia Church, the pillory Solar dos Pegados and Convento de S. Francisco, adjacent to the church of the same name, whose foundation dates back to the first decades of the 17th century and is due to D. Luis Álvares de Távora. Scattered throughout the municipality, the castros, churches with Romanesque origins such as Algosinho and Azinhoso, the pillories, and the traditional buildings that we can discover in the villages of the municipality are indelible marks of a vast and extremely rich heritage.

The city of Mirandela is located in the Vale do Rio Tua, in a flat area of very fertile soils where olive trees are cultivated. Around it, there are many hills and, for these reasons, in Mirandela there is a microclimate characterized by hot and muggy summers, which give it the name Terra Transmontana Hot. The city is at an altitude of 210 meters to 280 meters. Mirandela's soil is predominantly schist. Mirandela was elevated to the category of city in 1984. The city of Mirandela, which is supposed to have been called Caladunum, is now the second largest municipality in the district of Bragança, and is subdivided into 30 parishes. It is located north of the Douro River. In 1250 King Afonso III was assigned a charter to the city. This letter served to delimit the territory, making it possible to establish socio-economic relations.

A preserved village in the Montesinho Natural Park, located 1020m above sea level, with houses of typical architecture from this area of Trás-os-Montes and shale roofs. It is 30 minutes from Bragança, and 40 minutes from Pueblo de Sanabria. Quite sought after by foreign tourists, for the variety of trekking routes and landscape quality.