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Viseu

Tarouca

Discover the 9 parishes that make up the municipality of Tarouca, Viseu district.

9 Parishes
7,363 Inhabitants
602m Avg. Altitude
Suggested route

The Route of Tarouca

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

Tarouca 1

Tarouca

2,167 inh.

Dálvares 2

Dálvares

2,166 inh.

Mondim da Beira 3

Mondim da Beira

585 inh.

São João de Tarouca 4

São João de Tarouca

460 inh.

União das freguesias de Granja Nova e Vila Chã da Beira 5

União das freguesias de Granja Nova e Vila Chã da Beira

429 inh.

Ucanha 6

Ucanha

349 inh.

Salzedas 7

Salzedas

651 inh.

Gouviães 8

Gouviães

349 inh.

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

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Parishes
of Tarouca

9 parishes
Dálvares
Tarouca

Dálvares

Tarouca’s mountain hamlet pairs DOP chestnuts, violet beef and Douro air

2K 556m
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Gouviães
Tarouca

Gouviães

Chestnut-fed beef, purple Touriga grapes and echoing church bells define Tarouca’s mountain parish.

349 463m
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Mondim da Beira
Tarouca

Mondim da Beira

Granite bridges, knife-scratched chestnuts and a river beach chilled by the Serra de Leomil—summer i

585 492m
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Salzedas
Tarouca

Salzedas

Cistercian terraces, abbey-stone alleys and 651 echo-soft souls in Tarouca’s sky-high hamlet

651 544m
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São João de Tarouca
Tarouca

São João de Tarouca

Walk the Varosa terraces, hear the 12th-century monastery bell echo through vines and chestnut grove

460 607m
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Tarouca
Tarouca

Tarouca

Walk Portugal’s first Cistercian abbey, baroque dormitory and vine-scented Varosa slopes

2K 584m
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Ucanha
Tarouca

Ucanha

Stone lanes, 349 souls, medieval toll bridge cooled by Varosa’s rush

349 572m
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União das freguesias de Granja Nova e Vila Chã da Beira
Tarouca

União das freguesias de Granja Nova e Vila Chã da Beira

Arouquesa beef, October chestnut fairs and ridge-top trails above Tarouca’s hidden plateau villages

429 668m
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Várzea da Serra
Tarouca

Várzea da Serra

Baroque churches, DOP chestnut groves and 929 m silence above Tarouca

207 929m
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