Amarante is a municipality and municipal seat in the Tâmega e Sousa subregion in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 56,264, in an area of 301.33 square kilometres (116.34 sq mi). The city itself had a population of 11,261 in 2001. The city has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network under the category of City of Music since 2017.
Amarante on the bank of the Rio Tâmega.
An 1850 view of the Largo de São Gonçalo
A view of the church and monastery of Amarante alongside the Tâmega River in 1910
A view of the landscape of the town of Amarante in 1900
UNESCO's City of Music programme is part of the wider Creative Cities Network.
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