Abraveses sits on the route: 10 minutes from Rio de Loba, 48km from Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Abraveses is in Viseu, Portugal, with about 9,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rio de Loba, about 4 km away.
Abraveses is a Freguesia in the municipality (concelho) of Viseu, in the Portuguese central subregion of Dão-Lafões. The population in 2011 was 8,539, in an area of 12.23 km². Abraveses lies 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the centre of the city of Viseu, intimately linked to the historic settlement, and located alongRead more an extensive connection between Viseu-Castro Daire and Viseu-São Pedro do Sul.
Within an hour or so of Abraveses: Arouca 516 & Paiva Walkways (38 km), Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (46 km), Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela (48 km), Torre, Serra da Estrela (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Abraveses?
The nearest famous roads are N339 Serra da Estrela, Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela and Torre, Serra da Estrela.
Where is Abraveses?
Abraveses is in Viseu, Portugal, about 4 km from Rio de Loba.
Road trip
Drive to Abraveses
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
One of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
A baroque hilltop sanctuary above Lamego, crowned by a grand zigzag stairway of tiled landings.
46 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela
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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Torre, Serra da Estrela
The highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
48 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
N339 Serra da Estrela
The climb to Torre, mainland Portugal's highest point at 1,993m, through glacial valleys and boulder fields.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Piódão
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Douro Valley
The oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Peso da Régua
Riverside town and the Douro's wine-trade hub, home to the Museu do Douro and cruise quays.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Abraveses
38 kmArouca 516 & Paiva WalkwaysOne of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
48 kmTorre Summit Road (N339), Serra da EstrelaMainland 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.
48 kmTorre, Serra da EstrelaThe highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
48 kmN339 Serra da EstrelaThe climb to Torre, mainland Portugal's highest point at 1,993m, through glacial valleys and boulder fields.
55 kmDouro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
55 kmEstrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.