The last time I went to to Pinhel

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The last time I went to Pinhel

    One of the cities I like a lot in Portugal is Pinhel, in Guarda district, near Serra da Estrela mountain.

    It's a quiet city, with monuments that date back to Roman Era.

    It takes about 2h30m to get there by car, if you take the highway (about 230Km).

    But when you begin to get close to it, you feel the difference between the coast and the interior of Portugal - the calm, the different smells, the low traffic, the fields of wheat, of olives, the granite you see as you go through the land.

    It's a relaxing voyage, either you're driving or just envoying the views.

    As you approche the city, you see it's imposing towers from the distance and know that there is a lot of history there.

    Here is a short video about Pinhel and some of its monuments and history.

https://youtu.be/bVXRx0tIxcw