Beira Alta
Portugal · Europe
About Beira Alta
Beira Alta is a historic province of the Central region of Portugal. The chief cities/district capitals are Guarda and Viseu.
Beira Alta travel guide
Understand
Beira Alta (BAY-ruh AHL-tuh, /ˈbɐj.ɾɐ ˈaɫ.tɐ/) Mostly rural, except for Guarda & Viseu. Beautiful mountains (Serra da Estrela, Caramulo, Marofa). Tranquil rivers of (Mondego, Coa, Vouga, Paiva, Dao), gorgeous meadows, pinewood forest and castles along Terras de Riba-Coa (Pinhel, Almeida, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (cattle and almond trees) and Sabugal area).
Getting there
Train from Vilar Formoso- Guarda-Pampilhosa-Coimbra. Motorway A25 (Viseu-Aveiro-Guarda).
See
Cathedral and museums in Viseu: Museu Gao Vasco.
Guarda (Se/cathedral), castle of Pinhel & Sabugal Castle.
Do
São Pedro do Sul (spa/town)/Vouga valley. Parque arqueologico do vale do Coa rupestre - pre-historic art Ski during winter in Estrela Mountain, Loriga, Seia, Torre.
Go next
Coimbra Aveiro Porto Lamego — historic city, near Douro river Monsanto — in Beira Baixa Salamanca, Spain
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.