historic highway
N2: Portugal's Route 66
Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Sertã
Castelo Branco, Portugal · Europe
About Sertã
Sertã is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Pedrógão Grande, 45km from Castelo de Almourol.
Sertã is in Castelo Branco, Portugal, with about 5,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pedrógão Grande, about 14 km away.
Sertã (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨɾˈtɐ̃] ), officially Town of Sertã (Portuguese: Vila da Sertã), is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73 km2. The present mayor is Carlos Miranda, elected by the PS. The municipal holiday is the June 24.
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What is there to see near Sertã?
Within an hour or so of Sertã: N2: Portugal's Route 66 (10 km), Convent of Christ, Tomar (35 km), Convento de Cristo, Tomar (35 km), Castelo de Almourol (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Sertã?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, N339 Serra da Estrela and Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Where is Sertã?
Sertã is in Castelo Branco, Portugal, about 14 km from Pedrógão Grande.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,636
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Castelo Branco
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.8021, -8.0959
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Worth the detour from Sertã
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Convent of Christ, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Castelo de Almourol
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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University of Coimbra
One of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, with a stunning Baroque library and UNESCO World Heritage status.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Piódão
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Sé Velha de Coimbra
A fortress-like 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in the old upper town of Coimbra, near the historic university.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Sanctuary of Fátima
One of Catholicism's great modern pilgrimage sites, built where three shepherd children reported Marian apparitions in 1917: a vast esplanade twice the size of St Peter's Square links the 1953 basilica and the 9,000-seat Holy Trinity church.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Sertã
- Right hereN2: Portugal's Route 66Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
- 71 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.
- 71 kmTorre, Serra da EstrelaThe highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
- 71 kmN339 Serra da EstrelaThe climb to Torre, mainland Portugal's highest point at 1,993m, through glacial valleys and boulder fields.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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