Come and visit Montalegre, a Portuguese village belonging to the district of Vila Real, North Region
In the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, this region offers stunning landscapes, in which Nature still retains all its charm.
The village of Montalegre is dominated by the castle built in the 19th century. XIII on the remains of an older fortification, which demonstrates the importance of this place as a strategic point of defense of the territory. In the vicinity, next to the typical community village of Pitões das Júnias, the small and curious Monastery of Santa Maria das Júnias, today in ruins belonged to the Cistercian Order (13th-14th centuries).
From a gastronomic point of view, Montalegre is famous for the production of sausages and ham, and the Feira do Fumeiro, which takes place annually in January, is the ideal opportunity to acquire these delicacies.
