Castelo de Vide, Medieval fortified town in Portalegre District, Portugal.
The municipality extends across 264 square kilometers of mountainous terrain, featuring narrow streets that wind through white-painted houses with granite frames.
The settlement received its charter in 1276 under King Afonso III, transforming from a small outpost into a strategic border fortress during medieval times.
The Jewish quarter contains a restored 14th-century synagogue that now functions as a museum, displaying artifacts from the medieval Sephardic community.
Four civil parishes form the municipality: Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas, Santa Maria da Devesa, Santiago Maior, and São João Baptista.
Natural springs emerge throughout the town, with water fountains providing mineral-rich water that flows continuously from granite spouts into stone basins.
Location: Portalegre
Website: http://www.cm-castelo-vide.pt/
Shares border with: Marvão, Valencia de Alcántara, Herrera de Alcántara, Cedillo, Nisa, Crato, Portalegre
Website: http://cm-castelo-vide.pt
GPS coordinates: 39.41667,-7.45000
Latest update: March 4, 2025 13:34
Portugal contains places such as the stone houses of Monsanto, Almourol Castle on the Tagus River, and Peneda-Gerês National Park. This selection includes medieval villages, coastal trails, historic bookstores, monasteries and natural areas. From the Azores to the Algarve, visitors find volcanic craters, fortresses, thermal springs and geological formations.
Castle of Marvão
6.4 km
Roman villa of Ammaia
7.6 km
Castle of Castelo de Vide
675 m
Sinagoga Medieval de Castelo de Vide
589 m
Menir da Meada
8.8 km
Menhir of Patalou
14.4 km
Fonte da Vila (Castelo de Vide)
475 m
Igreja de Santa Maria (Santa Maria de Marvão)
6.6 km
Igreja Paroquial de São João Baptista
563 m
Ponte da Portagem, Torre da Portagem e área envolvente
7 km
Igreja de Santo Amaro (Castelo de Vide)
443 m
Casa da Cultura de Marvão
6.8 km
Câmara Municipal de Marvão
6.7 km
Anta I dos Saragonheiros
16.6 km
Igreja Paroquial de Beirã
7.8 km
Igreja do Espírito Santo (Marvão)
6.7 km
Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Penha (Castelo de Vide)
1.4 km
Igreja de Santiago Maior (Castelo de Vide)
750 m
Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide
474 m
Igreja Paroquial de Alpalhão
14.5 km
Monumento a D. Pedro V
502 m
Igreja Paroquial de São Pedro
1 km
Casa na Rua de Olivença, n.º 41- 43
503 m
Pelourinho de Marvão
6.8 km
Capela do Calvário (Alpalhão)
14.8 km
Igreja e antigo Convento de São Francisco
507 m
Núcleo intramuros de Marvão
6.7 km
Casa na Rua Nova, 20-22
497 mReviews
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