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Towns and VillagesCelorico da BeiraCelorico da Beira sits 550 metres high but still at the foot of the Serra da Estrela mountains, with the Mondego river running through. Any visit to this region takes in centuries of history set against a granite mountain background cut by crystal (...)
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Towns and VillagesLinhares da BeiraSituated on the western slopes of the Serra da Estrela, the historical village of Linhares da Beira was originally a Lusitanian hill fort. In fact, the Montes Hermínios (this was the Lusitanian name for the Serra da Estrela), with its pastureland (...)
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Towns and VillagesCovilhãLying among rivers and mountains, the city of Covilhã is one of the gateways to the Serra da Estrela.The original inhabitants of the land were Lusitanian shepherds. Covilhã was reconquered from the Moors by King Dom Sancho I, who built city walls to (...)
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Towns and VillagesGuardaSet at 1,056 metres on the slopes of the Serra da Estrela, this is the highest city in Portugal. Given its strategic location, it has served as a battleground since pre-history and settled since pre-Roman times.Recognising its importance as a key (...)
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Towns and VillagesMarvãoBetween Castelo de Vide and Portalegre, and only a few kilometres from Spain, stands the peaceful town of Marvão, on the highest crest of the Serra de São Mamede.The hilltop village of Ammaia, as it was then known, owes its current name to the fact (...)
