Coimbra

Penacova

Discover the 8 parishes that make up the municipality of Penacova, Coimbra district.

8 Parishes

13,113 Inhabitants

227m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Penacova

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

Lorvão

Lorvão

3,143 inh.

Figueira de Lorvão

Figueira de Lorvão

2,370 inh.

Sazes do Lorvão

Sazes do Lorvão

713 inh.

Carvalho

Carvalho

677 inh.

Penacova

Penacova

2,824 inh.

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego

955 inh.

União das freguesias de São Pedro de Alva e São Paio de Mondego

União das freguesias de São Pedro de Alva e São Paio de Mondego

1,618 inh.

União das freguesias de Friúmes e Paradela

União das freguesias de Friúmes e Paradela

813 inh.

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

02

Parishes
of Penacova

8 parishes

Carvalho

Carvalho

Terraced schist, granite troughs and 677 souls in Penacova’s high olive country

Figueira de Lorvão

Figueira de Lorvão

Terraced granite, mossy walls and river-echoes above Penacova

Lorvão

Lorvão

From vanished convent organ to pasteis perfumed with almond, explore Penacova’s valley cloister.

Penacova

Penacova

Cobbled lanes tumble to the slow Mondego in a Coimbra mountain village scented by water.

Sazes do Lorvão

Sazes do Lorvão

Walkers on the quiet Caminho de Torres find slate cottages, communal ovens and 713 souls.

União das freguesias de Friúmes e Paradela

União das freguesias de Friúmes e Paradela

Granite villages, candle-lit chapels and river breath between the Alva and Mondego in Penacova.

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego

União das freguesias de Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego

Where olive terraces, stone mills and river-eel stew scent the valley of Penacova

União das freguesias de São Pedro de Alva e São Paio de Mondego

União das freguesias de São Pedro de Alva e São Paio de Mondego

River-cooled board-walks, 1737 flash-lock and lamprey eito between two Coimbra rivers

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