Pinhel - Pinhel

Pinhel is a city and a municipality of almost 10,000 people (2011) in central Portugal, known as the "Cidade Falcao" for its castle near the Coa river valley

Get in

View over the town
  • Chief roadway: A25 from Vilar Formoso to Aveiro.
  • Raillway: Linha da Beira Alta has a station in Pinhel (old and not active for passengers)

Get around

Map of Pinhel

See

Castle of Pinhel

During spring the almond (amendoeiras) trees blossom, especially around the town of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo.

  • 1 Castle of Pinhel (Castelo de Pinhel). It has been listed as a Monumento Nacional National monument since 1950. It sits on a hill (overlooking the Côa river and Marofa mountain), and is one of the more important castles along the Côa river Valley. Castle of Pinhel (Q7195878) on Wikidata Castle of Pinhel on Wikipedia (updated Jan 2021)

Do

Feira Das Tradicoes (Traditions Fair) in February every year thousands visit it.

Buy

Eat

Restaurant Primus

Drink

The Wines of Pinhel are well known.

Sleep

Go next

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Next visit Almeida and Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, also Castelo Rodrigo.