Mountain
Villages
Granite, schist and fresh air. The Portuguese villages where altitude defines character, the landscape is preserved and time moves slowly.
The mountains of Portugal
From Serra da Estrela to Geres, through the Marao and Caramulo ranges, Portugal hides mountain villages with a distinct identity. These are parishes where granite serves as both building material and soul, where shepherds still climb the hills with their flocks, and where snow transforms the landscape in winter.
Discover the highest villages in Portugal, the natural parks that surround them, and a mountain cuisine that warms the spirit.
Guarda
Serra da Estrela, snow, schist villages and Portugal's most famous cheese
→Vila Real
Serra do Marao, Douro vineyards and manor houses among mountains
→Braganca
Montesinho, the cold highlands of Tras-os-Montes and ancestral traditions
→Viseu
Serra do Caramulo, granite landscapes and Dao wines
→Castelo Branco
Historic villages, cherry blossoms and the Gardunha range
→Viana do Castelo
Peneda-Geres, Portugal's only truly wild mountain range
→Portalegre
Serra de Sao Mamede and the hidden Alto Alentejo
→Aveiro
Serra do Bucaco and the highland villages of the interior
→Start with Portugal's most iconic mountain range.
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