Martingo e Pontilhão

Martingo e Pontilhão is a neighborhood in São Paio, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District and has about 19 residents. Martingo e Pontilhão is situated nearby to the neighborhood Granjão e Carvalheira, as well as near the hamlet Barral.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of São Salvador de Paderne and Castle of Melgaço.

Church of São Salvador de Paderne

Church

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY 4.0.

The Church of São Salvador de Paderne is a Portuguese church in Paderne, Melgaço, the northernmost municipality in Portugal.

Castle of Melgaço

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.

The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century.

Estación de Arbo

Railway station

Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Estación de Arbo is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Martingo e Pontilhão.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prado and Paderne.

Prado

Village

Prado is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 468 inhabitants and a total area of 2.61 km2.