Beira Alta

Beira Alta is a historic province of the Central region of Portugal. The chief cities/district capitals are Guarda and Viseu.

Cities edit

Map of Beira Alta

40.725917-6.9055831 Almeida — municipality containing the important border town of Vilar Formoso
40.5-7.62 Gouveia — take the path to the highest geographical point of continental Portugal, with astonishing views over the valley
40.536389-7.2683333 Guarda — its medieval cathedral was built in the Gothic and Manueline styles
40.6-7.7666674 Mangualde — inland city with an artificial sandy beach
40.981944-7.6158335 Moimenta da Beira — famous for the production of wine and apples
40.366667-7.8666676 Oliveira do Hospital — city with ancient civilization sights
40.783333-7.0666677 Pinhel — it has one of the more important castles along the Côa River Valley
40.35-7.0833338 Sabugal — city along the River Côa with a Gothic castle
40.4-8.1333339 Santa Comba Dão — riverside city
40.9-7.48333310 Sernancelhe — with a 12th-century church
40.6575-7.91388911 Viseu — a charming hilltop city with a fine historic quarter, its Romanesque and Gothic cathedral is one of the finest in Portugal

Other destinations edit

Côa Valley — an open-air Paleolithic archaeological site with thousands of engraved rock drawings of horses, bovines and other animals, human and abstract figures, dated from 22,000 to 10,000 years BCE

Understand edit

Beira Alta (BAY-ruh AHL-tuh, /ˈbɐj.ɾɐ ˈaɫ.tɐ/)

Mostly rural, except for Guarda & Viseu. Beautiful mountains (Serra da Estrela, Caramulo, Marofa). Tranquil rivers of (Mondego, Coa, Vouga, Paiva, Dao), gorgeous meadows, pinewood forest and castles along Terras de Riba-Coa (Pinhel, Almeida, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (cattle and almond trees) and Sabugal area).

Get in edit

Train from Vilar Formoso- Guarda-Pampilhosa-Coimbra. Motorway A25 (Viseu-Aveiro-Guarda).

Get around edit

See edit

Cathedral and museums in Viseu: Museu Gao Vasco.

Guarda (Se/cathedral), castle of Pinhel & Sabugal Castle.

Do edit

São Pedro do Sul (spa/town)/Vouga valley.
Parque arqueologico do vale do Coa rupestre - pre-historic art
Ski during winter in Estrela Mountain, Loriga, Seia, Torre.

Eat edit

Queijo da Serra (hard cheese).

Drink edit

Wines, Dao & Pinhel.

Stay safe edit

Considered one of the safest in Portugal.

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Coimbra
Aveiro
Porto
Lamego — historic city, near Douro river
Monsanto — in Beira Baixa
Salamanca, Spain

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