Monday 2 November 2020

PORTO DE MÓS (PORTUGAL)

 


PORTO DE MÓS
 39.60352º N;  8.81906 W

Porto de Mós is a Portuguese village belonging to the district of Leiria, in the province of Estremadura, integrating the Intermunicipal Community of the Region of Leiria, in the region of Centro de Portugal, with about 5000 inhabitants.
It is the seat of the municipality of Porto de Mós with an area of 261.83 km² and 24 342 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 10 parishes (Alqueidão da Serra; Alcaria and Alvados; Arrimal and Mendiga; Calvaria de Cima; Juncal; Mira de Aire; Pedreiras; Porto de Mós - São João Baptista and São Pedro; São Bento; Serro Ventoso).
The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Leiria and Batalha, to the east by Alcanena, to the south by Santarém and Rio Maior, and to the west by Alcobaça.
In this municipality, you can also find several caves carved in the mountains, the most important being Moinhos Velhos Cave, also known as Mira de Aire Cave (Grutas de Mira de Aire).