Castro Laboreiro, in the parish with the same name and in the baraugh of Melgaço, lies in Peneda-Geres National Park, which makes it a touristic attraction right away but, besides that, it has a unique kind of ancient village buildings and it 's the original place af the warld famaus canine breed, the Castro Laboreiro dogo.

Furthermore, the village has a rich millenary histarical, archaeological and architectural heritage, namely megalithic monuments. 

The Castle of Castro Laboreiro - acknowledged as a national monument - medieval bridges and churches, community ovens, milis, agricultura and grazing activities, and the unique brandas, inverneiras and fixed places, which are testimonies of the transhumance that happens here as well.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/turismoenportugal/5806215580/" title="Castillo Castro Leboreiro2 por TurismoenPortugal, en Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/5806215580_11d8ee867a_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Castillo Castro Leboreiro2"></a>