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The 'most Portuguese village in Portugal,' where houses are built between and beneath enormous granite boulders on a remote hilltop.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Castelo Branco, Portugal · Europe
Idanha-a-Nova is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Alcains, 54km from Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Idanha-a-Nova is a town located in Castelo Branco, Portugal. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Idanha-a-Nova 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 Idanha-a-Nova to your route.
Idanha-a-Nova (pronounced [iˈðɐɲɐ ɐ ˈnɔvɐ] or [iˌðɐɲaˈnɔvɐ] ), officially the Town of Idanha-a-Nova (Portuguese: Vila de Idanha-a-Nova), is a town and municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, in east-central Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, the population of the municipality in 2011 was 9,716, in anRead more
area of 1416.34 km2, making it one of the largest and least densely populated municipalities in Portugal as well as the first Portuguese municipality by population ageing. King Afonso II (1211–1223) confirmed its charter in 1219 renaming the village with the current place names (Idanha-a-Nova) to distinguish it from the old Idanha (hereinafter Idanha-a-Velha), 18 kilometers away. The municipal holiday is the Monday 15 days after Easter. The incumbent mayor is Armindo Moreira Palma Jacinto, representing the Socialist Party.
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Idanha-a-Nova is located in Castelo Branco, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.9232 latitude, -7.2408 longitude.
Idanha-a-Nova has a population of approximately 0 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A walled medieval village of granite houses inside 12th-century ramparts, one of Portugal's historic border settlements.
45 km · about 50 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.
54 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
The highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
54 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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