Viseu

Penedono

Discover the 7 parishes that make up the municipality of Penedono, Viseu district.

7 Parishes

2,738 Inhabitants

751m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Penedono

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 7 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja

União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja

1,109 inh.

Castainço

Castainço

128 inh.

Beselga

Beselga

270 inh.

União das freguesias de Antas e Ourozinho

União das freguesias de Antas e Ourozinho

285 inh.

Souto

Souto

288 inh.

Póvoa de Penela

Póvoa de Penela

337 inh.

Penela da Beira

Penela da Beira

321 inh.

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

02

Parishes
of Penedono

7 parishes

Beselga

Beselga

Penedono’s sky village counts 270 on paper, fifty in winter, one fountain in June

Castainço

Castainço

Above the Douro at 819 m, Penedono’s hamlet keeps crooked plague walls, merino wool quilts and Augus

Penela da Beira

Penela da Beira

Granite hamlet where Neolithic dolmen outnumber villagers 5:1 and May romarias echo 5 000 years of w

Póvoa de Penela

Póvoa de Penela

Where granite terraces, home-pressed reds and two feast days outnumber 337 souls

Souto

Souto

Above Penedono, granite bridges span tea-dark streams while wood-smoke drifts from kitchens ladling

União das freguesias de Antas e Ourozinho

União das freguesias de Antas e Ourozinho

Hill-top mass, juniper kid stew and slate cottages at 806 m in Portugal’s hidden Távora corner.

União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja

União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja

Where the castle gate once tricked French soldiers and every loaf sparks village rivalry

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