Description Penela

Located between Coimbra and Tomar, in the middle of the road that connects Lusa Atenas to the town bathed by the Nabão River, and about three dozen kilometers from the first, the town of Penela appears, located on the west slope of a hill between the levels 230 and 290 meters, precise location of the Old Castle Keep, ex-libris of the municipality's monumentality.

We highlight the Rabaçal cheese, honey, olive oil, wine, walnut and wicker baskets.

Its Castle, offers fabulous views over the surrounding horizon, namely the picturesque village and the densely wooded slopes of Serra da Lousã.

In the Municipality you can visit the Pelourinho de Penela, the Igreja da Misericórdia (16th century) and the Igreja de São Miguel, da Misericórdia, as well as the rest scattered at various points.

In the mountain villages, where its people have kept their characteristics, you can delight in their customs, as is the example of the village of Ferraria de S. João, in the Parish of Cumieira.
Close to Penela is the village of Rabaçal, with its important Roman Villa dating from the 4th century AD, and its beautiful valley ...