Granite Frontier

Castelo Branco

Historic villages, century-old embroidery and the Naturtejo Geopark. Between the Gardunha mountain range and the international Tagus, a land of resilience and austere beauty.

128 Parishes

11 Municipalities

178K Inhabitants

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The Grand Route
of Castelo Branco

A journey through the most emblematic municipalities

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Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco

Granite alleys, 1520 Manueline porch and a 33-metre jail tower watch over the Beira plateau.

2

Vila Velha de Ródão

Vila Velha de Ródão

Vila Velha de Ródão

Eagles circle limestone ramparts, stone apiaries guard thyme-scented honey and river beaches glint

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União das freguesias de Proença-a-Nova e Peral

Proença-a-Nova

União das freguesias de Proença-a-Nova e Peral

From 1512 pillory to river-beach boulders, the fused parish of Proença-a-Nova e Peral breathes schis

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Sertã

Sertã

Follow the drifting scent of mint and roasting kid to the only village in Portugal whose signature s

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Vila de Rei

Vila de Rei

Stand at the geodetic heart where wind turbines slice dawn light over Castelo de Bode.

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Oleiros-Amieira

Oleiros-Amieira

Granite bends roads, goats season Sundays and lace-lined cottages wait at 506 m

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União das freguesias de Fundão, Valverde, Donas, Aldeia de Joanes e Aldeia Nova do Cabo

União das freguesias de Fundão, Valverde, Donas, Aldeia de Joanes e Aldeia Nova do Cabo

From ox-blood fruit to quartzite ramparts, Cova da Beira’s stitched-together villages live slow and

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União das freguesias de Covilhã e Canhoso

União das freguesias de Covilhã e Canhoso

Sheepfold turned wool-town turned design-hub, Covilhã and Canhoso climb Serra granite.

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Belmonte

Belmonte

Wander castle shadows, Ladino alleys and hidden menorahs in the Beira sky-village

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Penamacor

Penamacor

Cobbled lanes, cork-oak ridges, witch-trial tales and lamb stew in Castelo Branco’s hilltop border v

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All Municipalities
of Castelo Branco

11 municipalities to explore

Belmonte

Belmonte

5 parishes

Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco

22 parishes

Covilhã

Covilhã

25 parishes

Fundão

Fundão

23 parishes

Idanha-a-Nova

Idanha-a-Nova

13 parishes

Oleiros

Oleiros

10 parishes

Penamacor

Penamacor

9 parishes

Proença-a-Nova

Proença-a-Nova

4 parishes

Sertã

Sertã

10 parishes

Vila de Rei

Vila de Rei

3 parishes

Vila Velha de Ródão

Vila Velha de Ródão

4 parishes

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