A Battered Landscape and other Covilhã, Portugal Warning Or Danger Tips

This barren granite landscape is what you will see as you go even higher into the Serra da Estrela. The highest peak in the range is 1993 m (6539 ft) but, by Royal decree, a small tower was built there to raise its height to 2000 m so Portugal could claim at least one peak with that height. Naturally, the place is known as Torre! Our detour into the Zezere River valley took us off the longer route that goes by this highest peak of the range.

Before we descended from our personal high point on this ridge above Covilha, we stopped to admire the very different views from what we had seen before in Portugal. The remnants of the morning's rain clouds were still scudding low and occassional clouds would sweep past us as we stood there admiring the scene.

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