Codeçal

Codeçal is a small locality in the municipality of Ponte de Lima, in the Viana do Castelo district. Its name derives from codeço or codesso, the Portuguese term for a variety of broom or heath shrub, with the suffix -al indicating a place abundant in such plants.

The settlement sits in the Lima valley corridor, where the Camino Português follows the river northward through a landscape of mixed cultivation and remnant woodland. The village has a modest residential character without notable historic monuments.

Codeçal falls on the longer rural walking section between Ponte de Lima and Rubiães, a part of the route prized for its quiet natural character.