Coimbra

Oliveira do Hospital

Discover the 17 parishes that make up the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra district.

17 Parishes

19,413 Inhabitants

416m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Oliveira do Hospital

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 8 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços

5,835 inh.

União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira

União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira

928 inh.

Alvoco das Várzeas

Alvoco das Várzeas

314 inh.

Aldeia das Dez

Aldeia das Dez

474 inh.

Avô

Avô

473 inh.

União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira

União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira

846 inh.

Lourosa

Lourosa

559 inh.

Nogueira do Cravo

Nogueira do Cravo

2,168 inh.

This route is calculated geographically to minimise travel. Perfect for discovering the municipality at your own pace.

02

Parishes
of Oliveira do Hospital

17 parishes

Aldeia das Dez

Oliveira do Hospital

Aldeia das Dez

Stone hamlet clings to a shadowed ridge above the Alvôco, its 474 voices wrapped in schist

Alvoco das Várzeas

Oliveira do Hospital

Alvoco das Várzeas

Granite bridge, Blue-Flag river beach and Jesuit chestnuts in a Coimbra mountain hollow

Avô

Oliveira do Hospital

Avô

Granite crosses, 1513 pillory and chanfana clay pots scent this Coimbra village above the river.

Bobadela

Oliveira do Hospital

Bobadela

Toast-warm stone, 1st-century bridge and vines clinging to the Serra do Açor above Oliveira do Hospi

Ervedal

Oliveira do Hospital

Ervedal

Serra do Açor village where granite mills, river beaches and 17C azulejos outshine Coimbra’s crowds

Lagares

Oliveira do Hospital

Lagares

Morning pears, 16th-century saints and gorse-grilled kid in a forgotten Beira village

Lourosa

Oliveira do Hospital

Lourosa

Morning mallets echo through cork yards, olive terraces and dry-jointed chapels above the Mondego.

Meruge

Oliveira do Hospital

Meruge

Schist-roofed terraces, centenarian vines and oak-wood chimneys scent this Estrela Geopark hamlet.

Nogueira do Cravo

Oliveira do Hospital

Nogueira do Cravo

Octagonal stone, pinewood smoke and Serra cheese—this 2,168-soul village murmurs its 1258 story.

São Gião

Oliveira do Hospital

São Gião

Stone lanes, woodsmoke coffee and roast leitão at 705 m in Portugal’s quietest village

Seixo da Beira

Oliveira do Hospital

Seixo da Beira

Granite hamlet above the Mondego where goat stew is booked two days early and Wi-Fi fades with the h

Travanca de Lagos

Oliveira do Hospital

Travanca de Lagos

Stone-press hamlet in the Serra da Estrela foothills where chestnut beams shoulder winter cold

União das freguesias de Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa

Oliveira do Hospital

União das freguesias de Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa

Sheep-shear clocks, slate-roof ridges, Serra cheese at dawn—two stubborn villages 720 m high

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços

Oliveira do Hospital

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços

From pilgrim hostel to chanfana clay pots, the merged parishes pulse with Beira Alta flavours

União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira

Oliveira do Hospital

União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira

Cross the parapet-less 14C bridge, climb to slate shelves where warm Serra da Estrela curd becomes m

União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira

Oliveira do Hospital

União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira

Oak-smoked cheese and phoenix forests rise from 2017’s ashes in Oliveira do Hospital’s twin-village

Vila Franca da Beira

Oliveira do Hospital

Vila Franca da Beira

Granite lanes echo sheep bells while fresh Serra curd drips in linen over wooden pails.

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