Pinhel

Pinhel is a city and a municipality of almost 10,000 people (2011) in central Portugal, known as the "Cidade Falcão" for its castle near the Côa river valley.

Understand


Pinhel (/piˈɲɛl/, pee-NYEHL) municipality has 9,627 residents (2011), with about 3,500 in the city proper.

Get in

 * Chief roadway: A25 from Vilar Formoso to Aveiro.

See
During spring the almond (amendoeiras) trees blossom, especially around the town of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo.

Do
Feira das Tradições (Traditions Fair) in February every year; thousands visit it.

Drink
The Wines of Pinhel are well known.

Go next
Next visit Almeida and Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, also Castelo Rodrigo.