Moimenta da Beira

municipality and town of Portugal

Moimenta da Beira is a town of 10,200 people (2010) in Beira Alta region of Portugal.

Understand

Moimenta da Beira (mawy-MEHN-tuh duh BAY-ruh, /mɔj.ˈmẽ.tɐ dɐ ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/) is famous for the production of wine, apple, mainly of the "bravo de esmolfe" species, and also for having been the municipality where Aquilino Ribeiro lived in various stages of his life, more precisely in the small village of Soutosa.

Visitor information

Get in

Bus service is available from Rede Expressos.

The nearest motorway is A24 (Autoestrada do Interior Norte), which connects to town via the EN226 road.

Get around

See

Pelourinho de Rua
  • 🌍 Pelourinho de Castelo (Castle Pillory). Believed to date from 1669. (updated Jan 2021)
  • 🌍 Pelourinho do Passô (Pillory of Passô). From the 15th century. (updated Jan 2021)
  • 🌍 Pelourinho de Rua (Street Pillory). (updated Jan 2021)
Solar do Sarzedo
  • 🌍 Solar do Sarzedo (Solar de São Domingos do Sarzedo). A house built in 1523, and remodelled in 1724. (updated Jan 2021)
  • 🌍 Aquilino Ribeiro Foundation - Museum and Library House, at Rua Juiz Conselheiro Aníbal Aquilino Ribeiro, in Soutosa. (updated Jan 2021)

Do

Buy

Eat

  • 🌍 Pico do Meio-Dia, Avenida 25 de Abril 95, ☏ +351 254 582 381. M–Sa 08:00–02:00, closed Su. Budget. (updated Aug 2021)

Drink

Sleep

Connect

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