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Central portugal ​((pt)Região do Centro)
The Serra da Estrela
Information
Country	Portugal
Regional capital	Coimbra
Ocean	North Atlantic
Watercourse	Mondego, Vouga, Tagus, Zêzere
Minimum altitude	0 m
Maximum altitude	1 993 m (mount Estrela)
Area	28 462 km²
Population	2 327 026 hab. (2011)
Density	81,76 inhab./km²
Location
39 ° 59 ′ 56 ″ N 8 ° 4 ′ 44 ″ W
Touristic site
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the Central portugal is a region of Portugal.

Understand

Tourist information

• Central Portugal Tourist Office (TCP / ARPT Centro Portugal) , e-mail : [email protected] (last update March 2020)
  • 40.6603-7.911351 Viseu office Adro Sé, 3500-181 Viseu,   351 232 432032 – (from the right of the building). among the languages ​​spoken. (last update March 2020)
  • 40.64163-8.654342 Aveiro Office Rua João Mendonça 8, 3800-200 Aveiro,   351 234 420760  Mon.- Fri. : 8 h - 18 h, sat.- Sun. : 9 h 30 - 13 h and14 h - 17 h 30. –  (last update March 2020)

Cities

• 40.6388-8.65521 Aveiro  – Nicknamed the "Portuguese Venice" (last update Feb. 2018)
• 39.823-7.49313888888892 Castelo Branco  (last update March 2020)
• 40.211141-8.4290723 Coimbra  – The regional capital which has the oldest Portuguese university. (last update March 2020)
• 40.536388888889-7.26833333333334 Guarda  (last update March 2020)
• 39.747-8.815 Leiria  – Leiria Castle, M.N. Portuguese. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 40.783333333333-7.06666666666676 Pinhel  (last update March 2020)
• 40.666666666667-7.91666666666677 Viseu  (last update March 2020)

Other destinations

• 39.548333333333-8.981 Monastery of St. Mary of Alcobaça  –  (last update March 2020)
• 39.415624-9.5100412 Berlengas Archipelago  –  (last update March 2020)
• 39.603636-8.4192583 Convent of the Order of Christ of Tomar  –  (last update March 2020)
• 39.6286-8.66524 Fatima  – Important Catholic pilgrimage center famous worldwide for its Marian shrine of Our Lady of Fátima. (last update March 2018)
• 40.376802-8.3650925 Buçaco Forest  – Forest park 105 hectares. (last update March 2020)
• 39.659166666667-8.82611111111116 Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory of Batalha  –  (last update March 2020)
• 39.6-9.06666666666677 Nazaré  – A surfer's paradise with its giant waves. (last update March 2020)
• 39.713518-7.2240848 Tagus International Park (Parque Natural do Tejo Internacional)  – Park 2 798,8 km² straddling central Portugal and the Castile and Leon in Spain. (last update March 2020)
• 40.32188889-7.612916679 Serra da Estrela  – Mountain range where the highest point of mainland Portugal is located (last update March 2020)
• 41.03333333-7.1166666710 Côa Valley  – Most important Upper Paleolithic open-air rock art site in all of Europe. The site straddles central Portugal and the Northern Portugal. (last update March 2020)

To go

By plane

The region does not have an international airport. The closest are, to the north, that of Port and, to the south, that of Lisbon.

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Clockwise from the north.

• 41.199886322021-7.534121036529511 Vineyard of the Upper Douro Valley (North) – Where the port wine and the Douro wine. It is also the oldest demarcated wine region in the world. (last update March 2020)
• 39.316666666667-7.416666666666712 Portalegre (At the South-East) – Renowned for its tapestries. (last update March 2020)
• 38.7452-9.160413 Lisbon (Lisboa) (at the South West) – The capital of Portugal which reveals a very diverse architecture testifying to the historical evolution of the country. (last update Feb. 2018)

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