Description Pinhel

Pinhel is a Portuguese city belonging to Guarda district, in Beira Alta province, Centro region (Beiras region) and Beiras and Serra da Estrela sub-region, with approximately 3,500 inhabitants.

Also known as Cidade Falcão, it is the seat of a municipality with an area of ??484.52 km² and 9 627 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 18 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, to the northeast by Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, to the east by Almeida, to the south by Guarda and to the west by Celorico da Beira, Trancoso and Mêda.

The municipality of Pinhel is between 350 and 600 meters above sea level and is bathed by the Côa River, the Massueime River, in addition to the Cabras and Pêga Rivers. Pinhel is surrounded by beautiful landscapes: hills, plateaus, hills and the remarkable Serra da Marofa. Pinhel was once a diocese and currently remains the focal point of Terras de Riba Côa, dominated by plateaus, forts, pillories and vast horizons, next to the Côa Valley. The city of Pinhel has monuments typical of Beira, of aesthetic beauty, gastronomy and wine, in addition to highlighting the leafy pines and forests of Beira Interior. Wikipedia

It is in its people that the “Falcão City” keeps its greatest wealth. They carry the stories, the traditions, the knowledge, the arts and the gifts.

It is from your hands that the beautiful handicrafts typical of the municipality are born and the unique excellence of its cuisine and wines.

A story that can be lived in its imposing castle, in the dozens of coats of arms scattered throughout the city, in Pelourinho, in the grandiose religious heritage, in the fountains, in the windows, in each architectural feature of its buildings.

From the medieval layout of the historic area to the manor houses of the 18th and 19th centuries, among churches, chapels and others that symbolize the importance and the judicial power that the “Falcão City” as it is known, once held, to the magnificent built heritage, in which they stand out the fiery towers of the Castle

The Feira das Tradições is undoubtedly the event that marks and distinguishes Pinhel for everything it represents for Pinhelenses and because it is a faithful reproduction of the community's commitment to representing the life and daily life of yesteryear.