Pinhel

municipality and city in Portugal

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.

Visitor information

Get in

View over the town
  • Chief roadway: A25 from Vilar Formoso to Aveiro.

Get around

See

Castle of Pinhel

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

  • 🌍 Castle of Pinhel (Castelo de Pinhel). It has been listed as a Monumento Nacional National monument since 1950. It sits on a hill (overlooking the Côa river and Marofa mountain), and is one of the more important castles along the Côa river Valley. (updated Jan 2021)

Do

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

Buy

Eat

Drink

The Wines of Pinhel are well known.

Sleep

Go next

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

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