where the trás-os-montes wild has a fixed address
Walk in and the first smell already tells you this isn't a museum of paintings. The space sits right next to the Roman Bridge, which isn't a coincidence: everything in here is in conversation with the territory you have outside.
The Ecoteca de Mirandela works as the Gateway to the Vale do Tua Regional Natural Park, which means it's a good place to grasp what you're about to see before you go and see it. Fauna, flora, geology, cultural heritage.
It isn't big, it doesn't need to be. The scale is proportional to Mirandela's rhythm, and that's a compliment. The format is interactive, designed so you don't just stand there reading captions.
If you've come up to the northeast for the Tâmega or for the olive oil, this is the stop that gives you context for everything else the Vale do Tua has to show.
what you'll find
- local species you probably had no idea lived so close by
- the geographic context of the Terra Quente Transmontana, in physical form
- an interactive exhibition, a solid option for going with kids without torturing them
- a starting point for exploring the park with more of a clue
