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Celorico de Basto
Celorico de Basto
Municipality
	Monastery of St. John Arnóia
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 41°23′N 8°00′W / 41.383°N 8.000°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Tâmega e Sousa
District	Braga
Parishes	15
Government
• President	Joaquim Mota e Silva (PSD)
Area
• Total	181.07 km2 (69.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	20,098
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	4890
Website	www.cm-celoricobasto.pt

Celorico de Basto (Portuguese: [sɨluˈɾiku ðɨ ˈβaʃtu] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,098,^[2] in an area of 181.07 km².^[3] The town of Celorico de Basto has around 2500 inhabitants. The municipality is located bordering the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto to the north, Mondim de Basto to the east, Amarante to the south, Felgueiras to the southeast and Fafe to the west.

The present mayor is Joaquim Mota Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 25.

Celorico de Basto has been occupied since ancient times, as witness marks in the most ancient civilisations have left here.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 15 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

Agilde
Arnóia
Borba de Montanha
Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe
Caçarilhe e Infesta
Canedo de e Corgo
Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla)
Codeçoso
Fervença
Moreira do Castelo
Rego
Ribas
São Clemente de Basto
Vale de Bouro
Veade, Gagos e Molares

Tourism

The municipality of Celorico de Basto has a vast historical and architectural, civil, and religious heritage and a great diversity of places of tourist interest to visit. From its diversification of tradition, the Castle of Arnoia, the Monastery of Arnoia, as well as the Romanesque churches of Veade, Fervença, and Ribas are highlighted.

Stand out from among the various monuments and places to visit:

Arnoia Castle, the only Castle on the Romanesque Route, located in the village of Basto;
Monastery of São Bento de Arnoia, Benedictine monastery;
Natural Trail of Tâmega;
Church of the Savior of Fervença, part of the Route of the Romanesque;
Church of Salvador de Ribas, part of the Route of the Romanesque;
Church of Santa Maria de Veade, part of the Route of the Romanesque;
Estela of Vila Boa;
Municipal Library of Celorico de Basto Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa;
Freixieiro Ludic Park;
Quinta do Prado, with its house and gardens.

Festivities

Festa Internacional das Camélias

Gastronomy

In the municipality of Celorico de Basto, stands out the Pão de ló and the cavacas. The special condiment is Green wine, of demarcated quality and very particular flavour and aroma.

Twin towns – sister cities

Celorico de Basto is twinned with:

Houilles, France (1973)^[5]
Wiltz, Luxembourg
Cambados, Spain (2019)^[6]

Notable people

Rodrigo José Rodrigues (1879-1963) a military physician, colonial administrator and politician
António Ribeiro (1928–1998) a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who was Patriarch of Lisbon from 1971 to 1998