Trails in Serra da Estrela, www.manteigastrilhosverdes.com
The following page has a lot of information of various walking routes, including maps, coordinates, altitude, location, duration, difficulty, etc .
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Linhares, The Medieval Castle
Linhares is one of the Historic Villages of Portugal that retains more of its original houses and streets. In this beautiful village you can still find many traces of Roman occupation. But the biggest attraction is undoubtedly the castle of Linhares, with its imposing towers. Its origins are even older, but the way in which […]
Shopping in Serra da Estrela, Cheese and Burel
Taste and buy Serra da Estrela cheese and traditional Portuguese woollen fabric, burel Serra da Estrela cheese, King of Portuguese Cheese Queijo Serra da Estrela is a cheese made in mountainous region of Serra da Estrela in Portugal, which has been granted PDO status in the European Union. The region where the Serra da Estrela cheese can be manufactured is limited to an area of 3,143.16 km², […]
Torre, Highest Point of Portugal Continental
The Tower is the point of highest elevation of the Serra da Estrela and also of Portugal Continental, and the second highest of Portugal (only Mount Pico in the Azores, has a higher altitude – 2351 m). This point is not a characteristic peak of the mountain, but the highest point of a mountain. The […]
Glacier Valleys, Five Routes in Serra da Estrela
The glacial valleys of the Serra da Estrela are unique in Portugal and are witness to the glacial era. The glaciation (which occurred 20,000 years) led to the existence of perpetual snow that melted and made compact. He graduated so an icy summit at the Presidential Tower, this would have an area of 70 km2 […]
Estrela Mountain Dog, Serra da Estrela Dog
The Estrela Mountain Dog is a large sized breed of dog that has been used to guard herds and homesteads in the Estrela Mountains of Portugal for centuries. Coat The Estrela Mountain dog comes in two coat types. Both types should have coat resembling the texture of goat hair. Long coat: The thick, slightly coarse outer coat lies close over the body and may be flat or slightly waved, […]
Piódão Village, In Arganil
Piodão is a parish of Arganil. The village of Piódão, is located on the slopes of Serra do Açor(Açor Mountain Range). The dwellings are traditional shale walls, ceiling covered with slabs and wooden doors and windows painted blue. The aspect that artificial light gives it overnight in conjunction by the provision of houses, made received […]
New Christian, Jews and Muslims converted to Christianity
New Christian or convert was the name given in Portugal, Spain and Brazil to Jews and Muslims converted to Christianity, in contrast to the Old Christians. There have always been ethnic and religious minorities in Portugal, being Jews, Moors and later Roma, the most significant contingent. The first probably prior to the invasions of the […]
Monsanto, What To See: Religious and Military Architecture
Religious architecture: Chapel of San Pedro de Coming to Doe or Mother Church of Vira-Doe Chapel of Our Lady of Azenha Chapel of Our Lady Foot of the Cross Chapel of Santa Maria do Castelo Chapel of St. Anthony (Monsanto) Chapel of St. Joseph (Monsanto) Chapel of St. Michael Castle (Monsanto) Chapel of St. Sebastian […]
Monsanto, Carved on Granite Stone, Historic village of Portugal
Located in Idanha-a-Nova, Monsanto is an imposing town carved in granite rough of a stone promontory that dominates the surrounding plain. The excellent geographic location of the place, made that Monte Santo privileged refuge for the most primitive peoples. Despite the archaeological survey of its proto-history is manifestly insufficient to accurately trace a historical context […]
