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Monsanto
The 'most Portuguese village in Portugal,' where houses are built between and beneath enormous granite boulders on a remote hilltop.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Castelo Branco, Portugal · Europe
Alcains sits on the route: 20 minutes from Castelo Branco, 47km from Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Alcains is a town located in Castelo Branco, Portugal. With a population of 4,616, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Alcains sits in Portugal, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Lisbon time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Alcains to your route.
Alcains is a civil parish in the municipality of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 4,615, in an area of 36.94 km².
Alcains is located within the urban agglomeration of Castelo Branco - Covilhã - Guarda, situated 12 km to the north of Castelo Branco, 230 km to the northeast of Lisbon and 280 kmRead more
southeast from Porto, while 70 km to the west of the Portuguese-Spanish border and 380 km from Madrid). It is served by the A23 motorway highway, by the EN18 and EN352 national roadways, and also a rail-line from Linha da Beira Baixa (Portuguese: Linha da Beira Baixa).
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Alcains is located in Castelo Branco, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.9164 latitude, -7.4566 longitude.
Alcains has a population of approximately 4,616 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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landmark
The 'most Portuguese village in Portugal,' where houses are built between and beneath enormous granite boulders on a remote hilltop.
32 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Mainland Portugal's highest road climbs past glacial valleys and granite tors to the 1,993 m Torre summit: snow-dusted in winter and a favourite driving loop from Covilhã.
47 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
The highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
A walled medieval village of granite houses inside 12th-century ramparts, one of Portugal's historic border settlements.
49 km · about 55 min drive
historic highway
Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
51 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A tiny medieval walled village spectacularly perched atop a granite crag in the Serra de Sao Mamede, near the Spanish border.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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