Ponte de Lima is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 320.3 km˛ and a total population of 44,609 inhabitants. The municipality is composed of 51 parishes, and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The municipal holiday is September 20.
Ponte de Lima is located in the southern bank of the Lima, a small river with sources in Spain. One of the oldest towns in Portugal, it was historically significant as a Roman settlement in the road from Braga to Compostela and Lugo, and the first place in Portugal getting a municipal chart. Every second Monday it holds one of the largest country markets in Portugal. The attractive rural area around has the largest concentration of baroque manors in Portugal (Bertiandos, Brandara, Calheiros and Pomarchao are among the best known). Some provide tourism accommodation.
