Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ sɨɾˈvɐjɾɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3] The town was founded by King Dinis of Portugal in 1321 and today is mainly known and visited due to the international biennial of art[4] that takes place in the town since 1978.

Fights, skirmishes, and disasters gradually devastated the colony until only the King Stag was left.

Tired of living and ill, the old Lord died in the loneliness of the crags and with him disappeared for good the Terra da Cervaria."

But the legend wasn't forgotten, and the coat of arms still bears a golden passant stag in silver armour standing in a green field.