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Place

The Cávado, swimmable May to October

by Marta Sousa

October 2025

Where to enter, where to float, where to read.

Coming soon. A field guide to the Rio Cávado from someone who has swum every bend of it.

Stay near Braga

A weekend at StartArt is 15 minutes from this list.

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