Explore the best places
Discover new places in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Chafariz dos Pretos
- heritage
Largo Serpa Pinto
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Fountain of circular plant, in the Centre of which stands a hexagonal body, crowned in pyramid. The central body there are four heads of child as Bamford
O Lagar do Douro Superior
- food & drink
Rua do Lagar, 1
6440-072, Escalhão
An old oilve oil press turned into a restaurant, with a familiar atmosphere and regional dishes. Regional wine list.
Colmeal CountrySide Hotel
- hotels
Quinta do Colmeal
6440-061, Colmeal
O Colmeal Countryside Hotel, em Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, alia o silêncio e o sossego a um vasto património histórico. Onde antes existia uma aldeia abandonada, no meio do nada, agora existe este moderno hotel construído com os materiais da região (xisto e cortiça) nas antigas ruínas do século XII. Neste refúgio de 700 hectares, envolvido entre verdes e montes, o ambiente é acolhedor e conta com 13 quartos no edifício principal, ao longo de um corredor cheio de "buracos" redondos, inspirado nas colmeias das abelhas, que deram nome ao sítio, Colmeal. O hotel integra também uma piscina e um …
Sabores do Castelo
- leisure
Rua da Praça
6440-031, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Neste local poderá adquirir alguns produtos gastronómicos regionais.
Castelo Rodrigo
- country
- heritage
Castelo Rodrigo
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Located on a steep hill, the spring of the Marofa mountain may have been peopled 500 years bC and later occupied by the romans, of whom two road parts remain in the village. It has a reather valuable set of military and religious architecture, namely the walls of the medieval castle, the manuelin pillory, the palace of the first Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo, the Rocamado Church and several houses with manuelin windows. The region's crafstwork includes embroidries and more.
Cristo Rei de Castelo Rodrigo
- heritage
Serra da Marofa
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Statue located in Serra da Marofa, 977 m altitude.
Serra da Marofa
- country
Serra da Marofa
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
A hill that 977 metres high, tem kilometres long and 7.5 kilometres wide and belongs to the Old Massif of Entre Douro e Tejo (Between Douro and Tagus). It is located to the southwest of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, between the Côa river and the Spanish border and it is surrounded by pine woods and oak trees. On the top, a special note to the chapel of Our Lady of Fátima, built in 1947, to the cave of Our Lady of Lurdes, a replica of the one in France, and to the local bookplate: the imposing Cristo Rei (Christ the …
Cais de Barca D'Alva
- heritage
Cais de Barca D'Alva
6440-071, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Small pier that can be the starting point for a cruise on the Douro River, or simply a good place for a walk.
Igreja Matriz de Escarigo / Igreja de São Miguel
- heritage
Largo da Igreja Matriz
6440-091, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
This is a gothic temple composed by a longitudinal plan with one nave, a narrower main chapel and, attached, a sacristy, a bell tower and a campanile. It has later3abutments, decorated cornice and on the southern façade there is a small porch. What distinguish this church from other places are the mudejar roofs from the 16th century that appeal to the geometric decorative thematic and stylised vegan.
Cisterna em Castelo Rodrigo
- heritage
Rua da Cadeia, 5
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Irregular rectangular cistern, with three blind facades and the main facade torn by two portals, not having coverage. The interior features a unique space, being destined to water reservoir.