Description Penamacor

Penamacor is a Portuguese village in the district of Castelo Branco, statistical region of the Center and sub-region of Beira Baixa, part of the traditional province of the same name, with about 1 500 inhabitants.

It is the seat of a municipality with 563.71 km² in area and 5 682 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 9 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Sabugal, to the east by Spain, to the south by Idanha-a-Nova and to the west by Fundão.

Penamacor's patrimonial wealth results mainly from its historical past and the geographic-natural conditions of the territory. These two circumstances shaped, in turn, the culture, the frank, generous and hospitable character of its people.

The settlement is very old. Archeology gives an account of human habitats that date back to the Neolithic period.

History and Nature is the slogan that spontaneously comes to mind when traveling through the municipality of Penamacor. The landscape diversity is well evident in the contrast between the north of green valleys and intensely forested mountains, from where picturesque water courses descend, and the south, which opens to the plain of Castelo Branco, where the cork oak predominates, with its characteristic ecosystems. .

The Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve, with approximately 16348 ha of protected area, two thirds of which are part of the municipality of Penamacor, offers nature lovers full of life and charm, whatever the season of the year. to visit.