Village on the Camino · Braga
Updated on August 11, 2026
On the Camino Portugués · Stage 3
Barcelos is a city and a municipality in Braga District in the Minho Province, in the north of Portugal. The city of Barcelos had 26,042 inhabitants in 2021, while the municipality had 116,959 inhabitants in 2024 across an area of 378.90 square kilometres (146.29 mi2). With 61 parishes, it is the municipality with the highest number of parishes in the country. Barcelos lies on the Portuguese Way, a Christian pilgrimage route connecting to the Camino de Santiago.
Barcelos is 186.4 km from Santiago, on the Camino Portugués.
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