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Castle of Melgaço – Adega Sabino loop from Salvaterra de Miño

Castle of Melgaço – Adega Sabino loop from Salvaterra de Miño

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Castle of Melgaço – Adega Sabino loop from Salvaterra de Miño

03:51

76.7km

1,210m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 26, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 2.15 km for 57 m

After 26.3 km for 101 m

After 26.5 km for 98 m

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26.0 km

Melgaço Castle

Highlight • Castle

Starting point of the Monção-Melgaço Gran Fondo 2023.

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26.2 km

There are good stops along the route for a coffee and Melgaço has a really cool old town featuring a tower, open to the public.
The castle is the most prominent structure in town and is at the center of the old town. Open to the public the tower offer great views of town and the surrounding area. Its worth spending some time here as the old town, while small is quite picturesque. Another bonus is the restaurants in the area. Adega Sabino has a Cabrito de Monte that is fabulous!

Wikipedia:
The construction of the castle dates back to 1170 by order of the first King of Portugal Afonso Henriques (1112–1185). He granted a Foral charter to the town at the same time, encouraging the development of the town.

Afonso III (1248–1279) granted to the village in 1258 a second Foral Charter, promising privileges to the town.

In 1361 the traffic between Portugal and Galicia was required to pass through Melgaço demonstrating its importance at the time.

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26.3 km

Adega Sabino

Highlight • Restaurant

Local wines, a small but nice outdoor seating area (call ahead +351 251 404 576) The Cabrito do Monte (serves two) that is fabulous! If you do call, you may want to reseve the dish, they only make so many due to oven space and they go fast.

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26.9 km