Holiday Rentals in Santo Tirso
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Holiday Rentals in Santo Tirso - A Guide to Santo Tirso
The centre of Portugal’s textile industry, the municipality of Santo Tirso is in the northern part of Porto District, bordering the district of Viseu.
The parish of Roriz, 13 kilometers east of Santo Tirso city, boasts a truly magnificent example of the romanesque architecture so popular in Portugal – the church of Sao Pedro. Exploring the area from a holiday rental in Santo Tirso, or almost any other location in the north of the country, you will come across numerous examples of this style of church but Sao Pedro is stunning.
Santo Tirso municipality is also the site of a large hill-top iron age site. Citania des Sanfins de Ferreira contains the remains of 100 or so iron age houses within a triple defensive wall. Even if you are not especially interested in iron age remains, it is worth a day out and the views from the top of the hill are splendid
Be sure to read our tips on getting the cheapest deals on car rental in Santo Tirso.
Types of Holiday Rentals in Santo Tirso
Holiday rentals in Santo Tirso are hard to find although why this should be I don’t know as it is an attractive area with the River Ave forming a picturesque valley.
In fact if you take the train either east or west from your Santo Tirso holiday rental you will be in for a very scenic ride. This is part of the popular area known as Minho and will be of interest to anyone interested in traditional architecture or ancient history.
Santo Tirso Useful Information
There are numerous other buildings and sites of interest within easy reach of a holiday rental in Santo Tirso. You do really need to have a car and then you will be able to visit the coast and Porto city to the west, Guimaraes and Amarante to the east, and even on into Spain if you wish.
The main access by road to your Santo Tirso holiday rental is by means of the A3 – Auto-Eastrada Porto-Velença. The Portuguese, like the French, give their motorways such attractive names.