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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Visit the Tagus River - Monforte da Beira

The Tagus River part of its route divides the Parish of Monforte from Beira de Espanha. This trail is part of the Tagus International Natural Park.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Visit the Tagus River - Malpica do Tejo

The Tagus River, the largest river in the Iberian Peninsula, which crosses Portugal, marks the border between the Parish of Malpica do Tejo and Spain, this river route is part of the Tejo International Natural Park.

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Visit Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco is a Portuguese city, capital of the district and, located in the statistical region of the Center, in the sub-region of Beira Baixa, with about 34,000 inhabitants in its urban perimeter.

It is home to the third largest Portuguese municipality, with 1 438.19 km² of area and 56 109 inhabitants, subdivided into 25 parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the municipality of Fundão, to the east by Idanha-a-Nova, to the south by Spain, to the southwest by Vila Velha de Ródão and to the west by Proença-a-Nova and Oleiros.

Unlike other cities in the region, which grew notably due to the textile industry, Castelo Branco has always had a geostrategic and political importance in Portugal. It is not, therefore, subject to the economic fluctuations that have displaced textile companies - especially manual labor disqualified - as happened in the northern region and Cova da Beira. The predominant sociological composition is therefore also very different from other cities of the working class culture.

Castelo Branco will have had its origin in the place of a pre-Roman castro. At the beginning of the 12th century there was a village at the top of the Cardina Hill, on whose slope the settlement of the village developed.

The city was initially built at the top and on the adjacent slope of Monte da Cardosa, but grew up and nowadays rises mainly in the adjacent flat areas. Yet the city lies 384 meters above sea level and the castle at 490 meters. At the opposite extreme rises the Monte de São Martinho, a quartzite formation that constitutes an important archaeological center. The soil is mostly of the granite type, of which example is a rocky outcrop known as barrocal south of the city.

At the hydrographic level there are two rivers that pass very close to the city, the Ponsul River to the east and the Rio Ocreza to the west that, in turn, originates the Ribeira da Líria. The area occupied by the municipality of Castelo Branco is an integral part of the river basin of the Tagus River that runs to the south forming a natural border with Spain. Both the Ponsul River and the Ocreza River are tributaries of the Tagus River and, as such, flow into it.

Climate

The climate in the municipality of Castelo Branco is temperate Mediterranean influenced by the continentality so it shows little humidity throughout the year. The location of the city, in a transitional zone between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, gives it many of the climatological properties that it presents. The average air temperature is around 15.5 ° C, reaching its minimum in January (with minimum average temperatures around 1 ° C) and an average of 7.9 ° C. At its peak in July (where the average temperature is around 25 ° C).

Precipitation is more abundant from October to January with snowfall and precipitation of showers with values above 100mm. On the other hand, in July and August, the rainfall is residual being these the driest months that the city crosses annually. In winter in January, Castelo Branco has minimum temperatures of -4 ° C, but there are records of -7 ° C sometimes with occurrence of snowfall (average of 8 cm). In this last month of January (2012) there was no snowfall due to higher than normal temperatures. In November 1954, Castelo Branco was hit by a Tornado category F3. On October 25, 2012, Castelo Branco was again hit by a Tornado, this time weaker, approximately F1 / F2 and as a consequence of this phenomenon, 5 industrial buildings and 32 cars were damaged, one of them "flew" and was projected into a ravine.

To visit

In the Town of Alcains

Chapel of Santa Apolónia

St. Peter's Chapel

Chapel of the Holy Spirit

cruise

António Trigueiros de Aragão Stadium

Alcains Municipal Pool

Vacation Specials

Solar dos Viscondes de Oleiros

In the parish of Almaceda

Typical village of Martim Branco

Martim White Shale Path

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Visit the Church of Saint John the Baptist - Rio de Onor

The Church of St. John the Baptist, located in the Parish of Rio de Onor, is a 16th century building. The triangular pediment is truncated by the double bell and topped by a clock and cross.
This church is similar, on the outside, to its neighboring Church of Rihonor de Castilla, located about 500 meters. This similarity confirms the fact that these two villages are considered as one, in such a way that it is customary to designate Rio de Onor de Cima (the Spanish part) and Rio de Onor de Baixo (the Portuguese part)

Visit the Typical Village of Rio de Onor

The village of Rio de Onor is inserted in the Natural Park of Montesinho being crossed by the border with Spain. On one side, Rio de Onor, on the other, Rihonor de Castilla. This community village is one of the best preserved of the Natural Park of Montesinho, with typical houses shale serranas in porch with balconies porches, very well recovered. The raian village is crossed by the river Onor, also known as Contensa river, and its river beach invites moments of rest, next to the clear waters of the river!
In Rio de Onor, discover the Roman Bridge, the Mother Church, the oven, the forge and the community mills.
The typical handicraft of the village includes pieces of basketry and carpentry and in the gastronomy the tasty sausages stand out. Of the ancestor traditions of Rio de Onor, mention should be made of the "rionorês", a dialect that was born from the mixture of Castilian and Portuguese and which is still spoken today in the village; and the Feast of the Kings (January 6), a rite of puberty in which single boys participate.

Visit the Typical Village of Guadramil - Rio de Onor

Guadramil is a typical Transmontana village located in the parish of Rio de Onor.
It is a communal village in the Natural Park of Montesinho, which maintains the houses of typical moth and a dialect almost extinct called Guadramilês.
It borders two Spanish villages, Riomanzanas and Santa Cruz de Los Cuerragos and with three Portuguese villages: Rio de Onor, Deilão and Petisqueira.
The relief is quite uneven. Wildlife consists mainly of corsos, wild boars, foxes, rabbits, hares, wolves, partridges, blackbirds, starlings, goldfinches, lizards and snakes.
This village was for many years a communal village, where its inhabitants divided the mill, the forge, the herd and some agricultural tasks. At present, it is inhabited by about thirty people

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Visit the Sabor River - Izeda

The river Sabor is a river that is born in Spain crosses the Mountain range of Montesinho and several Parishes in the district of Bragança, among which the one of Izeda.
It is a tributary of the right bank of the river Douro.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Visit the Rio Baceiro - Espinhoela

The river Baceiro (river Gamoneda in Spain) is an international river that is born in Spain passes through several villages of the counties of Vinhais and Bragança, among which Espinhosela. The Baceiro River is a tributary of the left bank of the Tuela River.
Its valley has lime trees that remain green throughout the year, feed several mills, has in its stretch some river beaches and bridges, between the Ponte de Castrelos and the mouth in the Tuela enters a valley where there is one of the largest spots of country oak.