Guarda, Portugal · Europe
Fornos de Algodres sits on the route: 25 minutes from Celorico da Beira, 35km from Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Fornos de Algodres is a town located in Guarda, Portugal. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Fornos de Algodres 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 Fornos de Algodres to your route.
Fornos de Algodres (pronounced [ˈfɔɾnuʒ ð(ɨ) alˈɣoðɾɨʃ] ) is a municipality and a town in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,989, in an area of 131.45 km2. The municipality is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion. The present Mayor is Manuel Fonseca, elected by the SocialRead more
Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.
The seat of the municipality, Fornos de Algodres, is a historic town boasting panoramic views of the upper Mondego River Valley and a nineteenth-century market with nearby winding cobbled streets. It also offers views of the Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal.
Cities nearby: Mangualde, Gouveia, Seia, Guarda, Viseu, Trancoso, Pinhel.
Gastronomy: Queijo da Serra (hard cheese); requeijões (soft cheese). Train station: Fornos de Algodres Linha da Beira Alta.
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Fornos de Algodres is located in Guarda, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 40.6281 latitude, -7.5406 longitude.
Fornos de Algodres has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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6 notable places within an hour's 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
The highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
A walled medieval village of granite houses inside 12th-century ramparts, one of Portugal's historic border settlements.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
50 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
A baroque hilltop sanctuary above Lamego, crowned by a grand zigzag stairway of tiled landings.
56 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A rocky chapel-topped bluff with vertiginous views where the Douro narrows past São João da Pesqueira.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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