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Viana do Castelo

The Viana do Castelo district is the Alto Minho — Portugal’s green, rain-fed north-west corner, running from the Atlantic beaches and the elegant county town at the mouth of the Lima up the river valleys of the Minho, Lima and Vez to the granite highlands of the Peneda-Gerês. Because Portugal’s statistics office publishes house prices by sub-region and municipality rather than by district, this guide leads with the official figures for the Alto Minho sub-region — which the district makes up in full — and then breaks it down municipality by municipality, each number with its own source and reference period.

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What does property cost in Viana do Castelo?

The figures below are the latest official medians for the region, each shown beside its reference period and INE source. Transacted (sold) prices are drawn from INE’s house-price statistics; the national median is shown alongside so you can see how the region compares.

Median sold price · Viana do CasteloSold · INE

€1,472/m²

Alto Minho

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Median sold price · PortugalSold · INE (national)

€2,168/m²

Portugal

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Median new-lease rent · Viana do CasteloRent · INE

€6.82/m²

Alto Minho

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Sub-region level (Alto Minho) — INE publishes the rent series by NUTS-III only, so there is no separate concelho-level rent figure for the Viana do Castelo municipalities.

How Viana do Castelo sold prices have moved

  • Median sold price · Viana do Castelo· Sold
Latest data: 1st Quarter 2026Median sold price · Viana do CasteloMedian sold price · Viana do Castelo: latest 1,472 €/m² in 1st Quarter 2026.1,472 €/m² · 1st Quarter 2026

Median sold price · Viana do Castelo: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-08-12T23:51:31.305187Z · CC BY 4.0

How Viana do Castelo sold prices have moved — data table — most recent 12 periods
PeriodMedian sold price · Viana do Castelo (€/m²)
2nd Quarter 20231077
3rd Quarter 20231091
4th Quarter 20231108
1st Quarter 20241124
2nd Quarter 20241158
3rd Quarter 20241193
4th Quarter 20241248
1st Quarter 20251313
2nd Quarter 20251345
3rd Quarter 20251365
4th Quarter 20251401
1st Quarter 20261472
Median sold price · Viana do CasteloLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 1,472 · Min 846 · Max 1,472 · Range 626 · CAGR +9.3%/yr
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How Viana do Castelo sold prices have moved — data table — full series (26 periods)
PeriodMedian sold price · Viana do Castelo (€/m²)
4th Quarter 2019846
1st Quarter 2020853
2nd Quarter 2020865
3rd Quarter 2020870
4th Quarter 2020891
1st Quarter 2021893
2nd Quarter 2021895
3rd Quarter 2021925
4th Quarter 2021945
1st Quarter 2022972
2nd Quarter 20221012
3rd Quarter 20221035
4th Quarter 20221064
1st Quarter 20231073
2nd Quarter 20231077
3rd Quarter 20231091
4th Quarter 20231108
1st Quarter 20241124
2nd Quarter 20241158
3rd Quarter 20241193
4th Quarter 20241248
1st Quarter 20251313
2nd Quarter 20251345
3rd Quarter 20251365
4th Quarter 20251401
1st Quarter 20261472
Median sold price · Viana do CasteloLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 1,472 · Min 846 · Max 1,472 · Range 626 · CAGR +9.3%/yr

Asking vs sold

Asking-price data pending — we publish an asking figure only from a licensed source, never scraped listings, and we always label it separately from the sold (INE) median so the two are never conflated.

What does each type of property cost in Viana do Castelo?

Two official medians, kept deliberately apart. Bank appraisals are what lenders valued homes at; registered sales are what buyers actually paid. They are measured differently, published on different cadences, and are never averaged together.

Flats vs villas

Bank appraisal · INE · €/m²

Median value of bank evaluations on housing — what lenders valued property at for mortgage purposes. It is a valuation opinion, not a transacted price, so it is never mixed with the sale medians below.

Median flats vs villas price per square metre in Viana do Castelo
FlatsMedian€1,907€/m²PeriodJune 2026
VillasMedian€1,491€/m²PeriodJune 2026
All housingMedian€1,651€/m²PeriodJune 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal — CC BY 4.0. Each row carries its own reference period, shown above.

New vs existing homes

Sold · INE · €/m²

Median value of registered dwelling sales — what buyers actually transacted at, split by whether the home was newly built or already existing. This is the sold family; it is never mixed with appraisals.

Median new vs existing homes price per square metre in Viana do Castelo
New dwellingsMedian€1,791€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Existing dwellingsMedian€1,388€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
All dwellingsMedian€1,472€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal — CC BY 4.0. Each row carries its own reference period, shown above.

Prices are one part of the picture. Below, see how Viana do Castelo sits through the market cycle — bank appraisals against sold prices, transaction activity and rents, each drawn live from INE with its source and reference period.

Where exactly in Viana do Castelo?

Those trends describe Viana do Castelo as a whole. Below, place it on the map to see exactly where they apply — and, where the data allows, how prices vary from one part of the region to the next.

Viana do Castelo on the map

The 10 municipalities that make up the Viana do Castelo distrito. Select a municipality to open its concelho guide.

Arcos de ValdevezCaminhaMelgaçoMonçãoParedes de CouraPonte da BarcaPonte de LimaValençaViana do CasteloVila Nova de Cerveira
  1. 1. Arcos de Valdevez
  2. 2. Caminha
  3. 3. Melgaço
  4. 4. Monção
  5. 5. Paredes de Coura
  6. 6. Ponte da Barca
  7. 7. Ponte de Lima
  8. 8. Valença
  9. 9. Viana do Castelo
  10. 10. Vila Nova de Cerveira

Boundaries: Direção-Geral do Território — Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP2025) — source — CC BY 4.0 (DGT)

Viana do Castelo district, municipality by municipality

Portugal’s statistics office (INE) does not publish transacted house prices on district boundaries — the official series is released for NUTS-III sub-regions and for individual municipalities (concelhos) only. The headline figures on this page are therefore the official medians for the Alto Minho sub-region, which the Viana do Castelo district makes up in full; they are not a separately-computed district aggregate. The whole district — 10 municipalities, all within the Alto Minho sub-region — is shown municipality by municipality in the breakdown below, each figure with its own INE source and reference period. We never synthesise a single district number.

Alto Minho

Sub-region median: €1,472/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Alto Minho
Viana do CasteloMedian sold€1,857€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Arcos de ValdevezMedian sold€914€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
CaminhaMedian sold€1,646€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
MelgaçoMedian sold€734€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
MonçãoMedian sold€1,197€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Paredes de CouraMedian sold€777€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Ponte da BarcaMedian sold€1,239€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Ponte de LimaMedian sold€1,450€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
ValençaMedian sold€1,181€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Vila Nova de CerveiraMedian sold€1,097€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Transacted (sold) median price per square metre. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal — CC BY 4.0. Figures are the latest available official medians; each municipality carries its own reference period, shown above.

What is living in Viana do Castelo like?

Knowing where a property sits is only half the decision — the other half is what daily life there is like. Here are the liveability signals we can source for Viana do Castelo today, each added as the data becomes available.

HealthcareINE · health access & supply

6.5doctors/1k inhab.

Medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

0.3pharmacies/1k inhab.

Pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

2hospitals

Hospitals · S7A2024

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

ConnectivityINE · fixed broadband

38,434accesses

Fixed broadband Internet accesses · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

SafetyINE · reported crime

28.6

crimes/1k residents

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents · 2025 crime counts over 2021 resident population

Derived: registered_crimes / population_2021 * 1000

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

CoastINE · Blue Flag beaches

17beaches

Blue Flag beaches (regional total) · S7A2026

Regional total (NUTS3) — shared across the surrounding region, not this municipality alone. NUTS regional total broadcast to member concelhos — the WHOLE region's count, NOT this concelho's own; never sum across concelhos.

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

ClimateIPMA · monthly temperature

11°C–27°C

Observed range · August 2025 – August 2026

Coolest: mean daily low, November 2025 · Warmest: mean daily high, July 2026

Not a full-year normal — our IPMA observations cover August 2025 – August 2026, so the coldest winter months are not represented.

IPMA — Instituto Português do Mar e da AtmosferaFree reuse with attribution to IPMA (open-data)

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Viana do Castelo at a glance

The district of Viana do Castelo is the Alto Minho, the north-western tip of mainland Portugal, bounded by the Atlantic to the west, the Minho river and Galicia to the north, and the Peneda-Gerês highlands to the east. It is anchored by Viana do Castelo, a handsome county town and port at the mouth of the Lima, and takes in the historic border and river towns of Valença, Monção, Caminha and Ponte de Lima — the last one of the oldest municipalities in the country — as well as the mountain concelhos of Arcos de Valdevez, Melgaço and Ponte da Barca that climb into the national park.

Because the official price series is published by sub-region and municipality rather than by district, the headline figures above are for the Alto Minho sub-region — which this district makes up in full — with full provenance; the breakdown that follows shows every one of its municipalities, from the coastal county town to the upland border concelhos, so the internal spread is visible with the same discipline rather than hidden inside a single average.

What are the rules and costs in Viana do Castelo?

Lifestyle is the human side of the decision; the rules and costs are the practical one. These are the two rules that shape most purchases in Viana do Castelo — plus the guides and calculator to model your all-in costs.

Two rules shape most purchases here — whether a property can be let short-term, and what it costs to hold each year — followed by the guides and calculator to model your full purchase.

Can you run a short-term rental here?

Short-term letting (Alojamento Local, AL) has a real role in the Viana do Castelo district, driven by beach tourism along the Atlantic coast at Viana and Caminha, the wine and river tourism of the Lima and Minho valleys, and walking and nature tourism in the Peneda-Gerês highlands. AL is regulated at the municipal level under the national regime (Decreto-Lei 128/2014, as amended), and rules, registration status and any contention-style limits vary by concelho and change over time.

This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the current AL status and any local limits for a specific address with the relevant câmara municipal before assuming a property can be operated as a short-term rental.

What about annual property tax (IMI)?

Municipal Property Tax (IMI) is levied annually by each concelho within a band set nationally, so the exact rate depends on the municipality and the property’s taxable value (VPT) — the rate in Viana do Castelo can differ from that of the border towns of Valença and Monção or the upland concelhos of the Peneda-Gerês. Any specific rate we publish is sourced from the official register with its reference year; where the warehouse cannot yet source a rate it is shown as pending rather than estimated.

Common questions about Viana do Castelo

How much does property cost per square metre in Viana do Castelo?
In Alto Minho, the median transacted (sold) price is about €1,472 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). For comparison, the national median sold price is about €2,168 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
How much do flats and villas cost per square metre in Viana do Castelo?
In Alto Minho, the median bank appraisal value is about €1,907 per square metre for flats and €1,491 per square metre for villas (June 2026). These are lender valuations for mortgage purposes, not transacted prices. Registered sales — what buyers actually paid — ran about €1,791 per square metre for newly built homes and €1,388 per square metre for existing homes (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the average rent per square metre in Viana do Castelo?
In Alto Minho, the median new-lease rent — what tenants pay to let, a separate measure from any sale or asking price — is about €6.82 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the climate like in Viana do Castelo?
Over the August 2025 – August 2026 climate observations available for Viana do Castelo's anchor municipality, the mean daily low reached about 10.7°C (in November 2025) and the mean daily high about 26.8°C (in July 2026). This is the observed range for that window, not a full-year normal: our IPMA observations do not span a full calendar year, so the coldest winter months are not represented. Source: IPMA — Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Free reuse with attribution to IPMA (open-data).
What is the reported-crime rate in Viana do Castelo?
Viana do Castelo's anchor municipality records about 28.6 crimes/1k residents (Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, reference period 2025 crime counts over 2021 resident population). Derived as registered_crimes / population_2021 * 1000. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What healthcare access does Viana do Castelo have?
Viana do Castelo's anchor municipality reports medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 6.5 doctors/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.3 pharmacies/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; hospitals: 2 hospitals, reference period S7A2024. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
What is internet connectivity like in Viana do Castelo?
Viana do Castelo's anchor municipality reports fixed broadband internet accesses: 38,434 accesses, reference period S7A2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
How many Blue Flag beaches does Viana do Castelo have?
Viana do Castelo's anchor municipality reports blue flag beaches (regional total): 17 beaches (regional total, shared across the surrounding region), reference period S7A2026. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.

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Municipalities in Viana do Castelo

Every municipality below has its own page, held to the same provenance discipline: a figure appears only when the warehouse can source it, shown with its INE source and reference period. Where it cannot, the page says so in place of the figure. Never an estimate.

Every figure on this page is drawn from the public data registry with full provenance — official sources, reference periods and licences. We publish a number only when the warehouse can source it.

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