Guarda, Portugal · Europe
Seia works well as a base: 20 minutes from Loriga, 13km from Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Seia is in Guarda, Portugal, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Loriga, about 10 km away.
Seia (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐjɐ] ) is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 21,755, in an area of 453.69 square kilometres (175.17 mi2). Its urban population is about 7,000. Seia was elevated to city status on 3 July 1986. The municipality is situated on theRead more
northwestern slope of Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal, with a top height of 1993 meters. The present Mayor is António Luciano Silva Ribeiro, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is July 3. Seia has an annual cinema festival called CineEco that focuses on films with ecological and natural themes.
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Within an hour or so of Seia: Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela (13 km), Torre, Serra da Estrela (13 km), N339 Serra da Estrela (13 km), Piódão (23 km).
The nearest famous roads are N339 Serra da Estrela, Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela and Torre, Serra da Estrela.
Seia is in Guarda, Portugal, about 10 km from Loriga.
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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.
13 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.
13 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.
13 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A walled medieval village of granite houses inside 12th-century ramparts, one of Portugal's historic border settlements.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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