Castelo Branco, Portugal · Europe
Aldeia de Joanes works well as a base: 30 minutes from Covilhã, 22km from Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Aldeia de Joanes is in Castelo Branco, Portugal, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Covilhã, about 16 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Aldeia de Joanes: Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela (22 km), Torre, Serra da Estrela (22 km), N339 Serra da Estrela (22 km), Piódão (28 km).
The nearest famous roads are N339 Serra da Estrela, Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela and Torre, Serra da Estrela.
Aldeia de Joanes is in Castelo Branco, Portugal, about 16 km from Covilhã.
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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.
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
famous road
The climb to Torre, mainland Portugal's highest point at 1,993m, through glacial valleys and boulder fields.
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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A walled medieval village of granite houses inside 12th-century ramparts, one of Portugal's historic border settlements.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
The 'most Portuguese village in Portugal,' where houses are built between and beneath enormous granite boulders on a remote hilltop.
36 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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