Vale das Fontes (Portuguese: Valley of the Springs) is a parish of Vinhais municipality in the Bragança district of northeast Portugal.
This parish includes the villages of Vale das Fontes, Nuzedo de Baixo and Minas. These villages belong to the so-called terra quente, or hot land. Olive oil and wine are the main agricultural produce.
The population in 2007 was 432.
The Tuela river a tributary of the Tua River, crosses this territory throughout deep, fertile and pleasant valleys.
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