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General Tips: The city
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Favorite Thing: Covilhã is a city built on the slopes of the mountain, meaning that most streets are not plain, you should be prepared to walk up and down a lot. My favourite part of the city it’s the interesting historical city centre, where you will find some beautiful churches and the town hall. This seems the bustling centre of city, and everything seems to happen from here. Other residential neighbourhoods built in recent years (eighties I guess) don’t seem so interesting, I must confess, as the city grew a lot and not in a beautiful way, I think. But the city is undergoing a refurbishment program, so let’s all hope it becomes more interesting in couple of months. Still, there are some old neighbourhoods left, and even though most houses are not well kept, driving or walking through those neighbourhoods will get you in contact with friendly locals.
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General Tips: The wool
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Favorite Thing: The wool manufactories have been a determinant factor on the growth of this city a few centuries ago. Since these manufactories need water, the city grew along 2 water streams. Also, they have become the most important economic activity of this place – I think I may say that this city used to live on the wools. The wool manufactory, that is nowadays the Museum, used to produce fabrics for the army’s clothes and still more important - for the Kings and Queens and all their court. Nowadays the Wool Museum is on of the best of its kind (worldwide) and the only one in Portugal.
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General Tips: Routes
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Favorite Thing: On this beautiful mountain region, several routes were lined in order to guide visitors. Covilhã is part of 2 of those routes:
. Portuguese Discoveries route: an important Portuguese sailor was born in Covilhã, actually seems as he is named after the city since his name is Pêro da Covilhã. He was the first European explorer of the Indian, Arab and African coasts; he kind of “prepared” Vasco da Gama famous achievement: the sea route to India.
. Old Jewish Villages route: a long time ago, Covilhã used to have a significant Jewish community living in same neighbourhood. Only remains visible of this neighbourhood, which used to have beautiful houses, are 2 windows of Manueline style, a typical Portuguese style from the Discoveries epoch.
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General Tips: Tourism Offce
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Favorite Thing: In Covilhã you may find a Tourism Office that will not only provide information on this city but also on the Serra da Estrela Region. The office is closed on Sundays and lunch break. The phone number is (+351) 275 322 170.
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General Tips: Map
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Favorite Thing: Covilhã is located is the interior of mainland Portugal, on a mountainous area. It is situated in the Castelo Branco district. Covilhã is about 270km from Lisbon and from there till the border with Spain it’s only 85km.
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global84 Mon Aug 7, 2006 23:47 UTC
Great information! | iandsmith Wed Nov 17, 2004 01:31 UTC
Quality pages, well done. | Bwana_Brown Wed Aug 25, 2004 23:21 UTC
A very comprehensive and informative page on Covilha! It makes me wish that we had been able to slow down to enjoy it a bit as we rushed through to the Serra da Estrela!! | dr.firas Sat Aug 14, 2004 16:33 UTC
Superb, nothing surprising me anymore with your sweet great pages ;-)) XXX |
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