Beira Alta

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

Cities

🌍 Viseu
🌍 Guarda
🌍 Pinhel
Seia
Sabugal
🌍 Gouveia
Trancoso
Meda
Mangualde
Tondela
Santa Comba Dão
Sao Pedro do Sul
Oliveira do Hospital

Other destinations

Côa Valley

Understand

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

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

Get around

See

Cathedral and museums in Viseu: Museu Gao Vasco.

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

Do

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

Eat

Queijo da Serra(hard cheese).

Drink

Wines, Dao & Pinhel.

Stay safe

Considered one of the safest in Portugal.

Go next

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

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