Beira Alta is a historic province of the Central region of Portugal. The chief cities/district capitals are Guarda and Viseu.
Cities
- Almeida — municipality containing the important border town of Vilar Formoso
- Gouveia — take the path to the highest geographical point of continental Portugal, with astonishing views over the valley
- Guarda — its medieval cathedral was built in the Gothic and Manueline styles
- Mangualde — inland city with an artificial sandy beach
- Moimenta da Beira — famous for the production of wine and apples
- Oliveira do Hospital — city with ancient civilization sights
- Pinhel — it has one of the more important castles along the Côa River Valley
- Sabugal — city along the River Côa with a Gothic castle
- Santa Comba Dão — riverside city
- Sernancelhe — with a 12th-century church
- Viseu — a charming hilltop city with a fine historic quarter, its Romanesque and Gothic cathedral is one of the finest in Portugal
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Other destinations
- 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
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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
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 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.