Castelo Branco, Portugal · Europe
Fundão is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Covilhã, 22km from Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Fundão is a town located in Castelo Branco, Portugal. With a population of 9,725, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Fundão 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 Fundão to your route.
Fundão (Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈdɐ̃w] ), officially the City of Fundão (Portuguese: Cidade de Fundão), is a city and a municipality in the Castelo Branco District in Portugal. Fundão proper is an old city with 8,369 inhabitants in 2001, situated at the point where the slope of the Gardunha range meets the CovaRead more
da Beira plains, 500 metres above sea level. The municipality population in 2021 was 26,509. The area size is 700.20 km2. The city of Covilhã is about 20 kilometers to the north by road. The municipality of Fundão is subdivided into 23 civil parishes known as freguesias in Portuguese.
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Fundão is located in Castelo Branco, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 40.1403 latitude, -7.5014 longitude.
Fundão has a population of approximately 9,725 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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5 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
The highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A walled medieval village of granite houses inside 12th-century ramparts, one of Portugal's historic border settlements.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The 'most Portuguese village in Portugal,' where houses are built between and beneath enormous granite boulders on a remote hilltop.
35 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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