Valença in 1967

Valença in 1967
This is the text of an advertisement published by the Valença Municipal Tourism Municipal Council in 1967:

Valença do Minho

The border town which links Minho to Galiza (Spain) by the international bridge

Charming panorama of the river Minho, with its calm waters where the famous regattas are held.

Historical monuments, fortress town, important for its strategic position facing Spain.

Curious festivals and pilgrimages in honour of Our Lady (Senhora da Cabeça and Senhora do Faro), held each year and attracting the Spanish border population, specially gay and colourful.

Good inns, restaurants and the Tourism tea-house.

A modern «pousada» (state-run inn), built on the town´s walls at Baluarte do Socorro, with views across the river Minho to La Guardia and Tuy, in Spain.