Aldeias Históricas de Portugal
Historical Villages of Portugal, which includes Almeida, Belmonte, Castelo Mendo, Castelo Novo, Castelo Rodrigo, Idanha-a-Velha, Linhares da Beira, Marialva, Monsanto, Piódão, Sortelha and Trancoso. The 12 Historic Villages of Portugal are located in the center of Portugal, spread over 10 municipalities - Almeida, Arganil, Belmonte, Celorico da Beira, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Fundão, Idanha-a-Nova, Meda, Sabugal and Trancoso.
After the Reconquest of the Tagus line in 1149, part of the effort to defend it fell to the order of the Temple. To do this, they ascend the Tagus and, arriving at the present Beira Baixa, turn to the northeast following the Ponsul River, where by...
Monsanto can be seen on the side of a great steep skid, called the Pillory of Monsanto (Mons Sanctus). It is located northeast of Guarda and suddenly breaks out of the field. At the highest point, its peak reaches 100 meters. The human presence in...
The village of Marialva is one of the 12 Historic Villages of Portugal and is located just minutes from the city of Mêda. This village, one of the living relics of our ancestry, takes us to the deepest roots of our history. There are many of the r...
The village of Marialva is one of the 12 Historic Villages of Portugal and is located just minutes from the city of Mêda. This village, one of the living relics of our ancestry, takes us to the deepest roots of our history. There are many of the r...
The village of Marialva is one of the 12 Historic Villages of Portugal and is located just minutes from the city of Mêda. This village, one of the living relics of our ancestry, takes us to the deepest roots of our history. There are many of the r...
The Historical Village of Castelo Rodrigo is a village on top of a hill, which preserves important references from medieval times. Among the monuments that add value to the historical heritage are the old walls, the ruins of the palace of Cristóvã...
Walls - Castelo Rodrigo still preserves the medieval plan of a circular square with a wall of walls, which would have been initially built by the Romans, when they would have built a great fort there. Ruins of the Cristóvão de Moura Palace - it wa...
Walls - Castelo Rodrigo still preserves the medieval plan of a circular square with a wall of walls, which would have been initially built by the Romans, when they would have built a great fort there. Ruins of the Cristóvão de Moura Palace - it wa...
Urban core. Village located on a hillside. Medieval village of royal jurisdiction with castle and urban fence. Medieval fortified urban center, with Manueline and 16th century interventions. Composed by the juxtaposition of two walled cores: the f...
Romanesque parish church with 16th century and 17th century intervention revealing a specific mannerist influence, being transformed into a church of mercy. Inside, the gilded carving is from the 18th century
Urban core. Village located on a hillside. Medieval village of royal jurisdiction with castle and urban fence. Medieval fortified urban center, with Manueline and 16th century interventions. Composed by the juxtaposition of two walled cores: the f...
Castro Mendi is the name given in the oldest document (1202) referring to Castelo Mendo. Although the place has known occupation since the Bronze Age and shows traces of the Roman presence, the fortified structure and the urban model that characte...
Crowned by the medieval castle, Vila de Belmonte stands out for the beauty of its landscapes and monuments. It was through Belmonte that the old Roman road that connected Mérida and Braga passed. Here are vestiges of that time, of which Villa da Q...
Crowned by the medieval castle, Vila de Belmonte stands out for the beauty of its landscapes and monuments. It was through Belmonte that the old Roman road that connected Mérida and Braga passed. Here are vestiges of that time, of which Villa da Q...
The Santiago Chapel is a Romanesque monument that has undergone changes over time, with Gothic and Mannerist elements. The front of this church dates from the 18th century. Inside the church, you can see a chapel, built in 1240, by D. Maria Gil an...
