Editing Miranda do Douro (section)

==Culture==
The city has been isolated from the rest of the country for many centuries, so the ancestral way of life is still vivid in the traditions and even in the language (see below). Apart from the distance, the weather conditions are also an adversary, as it is very cold and snowy in winter, and very dry and hot in summer.

Gastronomy is one of the local hallmarks, well within the tradition of Trás-os Montes. "Posta à Mirandesa", a heavy, thick steak, is the traditional dish, known and imitated through the rest of the country. The wine from the region has a high alcoholic graduation (17–18°) and matches the regional cuisine well.

The city's old quarter, with the cathedral, dates back to the [[Middle Ages]].  Most houses are small and one story high. Inside the old city proper lie the town hall and museum, the "Museu da Terra de Miranda" (museum of the lands of Miranda), which has displays of  archaeological findings, farm life, local clothing, and traditional masks.

The city has no industries but depends on commercial activity, mainly the sale of house textiles and cutlery from the village of [[Palaçoulo]]. Spaniards come in great number on holidays and weekends. There are several hotels, among them the Pousada de Santa Catarina, which overlooks the Douro River.

===Mirandese language===
[[File:Miranda09.jpg|thumb|200px|Sign outside the [[Cathedral of Miranda do Douro]] in the [[Mirandese language]].]]
{{Main|Mirandese language}}
The surrounding area is home to the speakers of [[Mirandese language|Mirandese]] (''Mirandês''), a language of the [[Astur-Leonese languages|Astur-Leonese]] family, related to [[Asturian language|Asturian]] and [[Leonese language|Leonese]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org |title=UNESCO }}</ref> Mirandese was recognised in 1999 by the Portuguese state as co-official with [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for local matters, and an estimate of between 10,000 and 15,000 people speak the language.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www10.gencat.net/pres_casa_llengues/AppJava/frontend/llengues_detall.jsp?id=43&idioma=5 |title=LINGUAMÓN - Casa de les Llengües > Asturian |access-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402042536/http://www10.gencat.net/pres_casa_llengues/AppJava/frontend/llengues_detall.jsp?id=43&idioma=5 |archive-date=2 April 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro - Portugal (1341654816).jpg|thumb|200px|Municipality.]]