Mirandela
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Mirandela is a city in Mirandela Municipality
in northern Portugal
. The city itself has a population of about 15 000.
Mirandela is famous for its cuisine, particularly the alheira
s. Mirandela is becoming a popular tourist destination in northeastern Portugal. One of its four bridges on the Tua River creates a small reservoir that is frequently used for leisure purposes. A round of the European Jetski Championship is held there every Summer. The city has two campuses of higher education institutions - one belonging to the public Bragança Polytechnic Institute and one belonging to the private Instituto Piaget
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Mirandela Municipality
Mirandela is a municipality of 25,780 inhabitants, in the northeast corner of Portugal.-History:The settlements of Mirandela date back to the pre-historical period, but primarily relate to a period of Roman occupation. During this era, the main settlement of Mirandela was a Roman civitas, known...
in northern Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The city itself has a population of about 15 000.
Mirandela is famous for its cuisine, particularly the alheira
Alheira
The alheira is a Portuguese sausage made with many meats other than pork, usually veal, duck, chicken or rabbit, and bread.It was invented by the Jews of Portugal, who were forced to convert to Christianity, as a way to deceive the Portuguese Inquisition...
s. Mirandela is becoming a popular tourist destination in northeastern Portugal. One of its four bridges on the Tua River creates a small reservoir that is frequently used for leisure purposes. A round of the European Jetski Championship is held there every Summer. The city has two campuses of higher education institutions - one belonging to the public Bragança Polytechnic Institute and one belonging to the private Instituto Piaget
Instituto Piaget
Instituto Piaget is a Portuguese private institution of higher education with branches in Almada, Mirandela, Silves, Vila Nova de Gaia and Viseu. The Instituto Piaget provides both university and polytechnic higher education in a number of fields...
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