Pampilhosa da Serra

The settlement of the Concelhio territory dates back to quite ancient times. The successive human occupations, from the Bronze Age to the Roman era, are identified through archaeological remains found along the prospects carried out in the county. Of these traces, the rock art stands out, located mainly at the headwaters of the Unhais River, and a significant number of sites composed of funerary monuments, called mamoas.

The repeated changes in the course of the history of this municipality have counted on an attentive population, of determined men and women who, with a strong spirit of collective consciousness, have made their municipality a cohesive territory with its own identity.

In this way, Pampilhosa da Serra presents, from the historical and archaeological point of view, a unique richness. Its central location , its important hydrographic network and the geological characteristics of its magnificent mountains, have made this privileged space for the passage and fixation of human populations for millennia, with special emphasis on some chronological periods.

The municipality of Pampilhosa da Serra is currently composed of eight parishes: Cabril, Dornelas, Fajão - Vidual, Janeiro de Baixo, Pampilhosa da Serra, Pessegueiro, Portela do Fojo – Machio and Unhais-o-Velho.

Pampilhosa da Serra is part of a region that is amazing as a tourist destination. Here, nature displays all its splendor, and can be appreciated by offering great viewpoints that allow us to have a deeper notion of its immensity. Its river beaches, distributed throughout the various river areas of the municipality, with clear waters and surrounded by landscapes worthy of appreciation, are a source of leisure for those who pass through here.

The mountains of Pampilhosa contain valuable heritage that will support the integrated development promoted by the Municipality, such as the Rock Art Route, which makes known the past of the municipality, and allowed the implementation of a quality cultural tourism, aimed at the consolidation of the nature-heritage binomial.
Still at the heritage level, be sure to know the churches or small chapels scattered throughout the county and reflect the religious and traditional spirit of the region.

Pampilhosa da Serra_praia fluvial do Pessegueiro

Located between Beira Litoral and Beira Baixa, Pampilhosa da Serra has as main access routes to EN112 that connects to Coimbra and Castelo Branco, en 344-IC8 that connects Pedrógão Grande and consequently to The A1, A13 and A23. In the municipality you can find services and cultural infrastructures, health, sports and others that allow the well-being of those who live or stroll in this region.

In gastronomy, be sure to enjoy the typical dishes of the area such as chanfana, maranho and bucho, couvada - a dish composed of cod with cabbages- , the goat, soups and trout escabeche. In the sweets, let yourself be carried by the bowl, the golden slices, the honey and olive oil cake, the carolos and the sweet rice, among others. Take with you a souvenir of Pampilhosa with traditional handmade items: linen towels and bedspreads, tapestries, iron objects, baskets, woodwork and Torga roots or miniatures of shale houses.

Source: Pampilhosa da Serra Town Hall

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useful contacts

Centro de Saúde de Pampilhosa da Serra

+351 235 590 200

Rua do Bairro São Martinho, 9

3320-229 Pampilhosa da Serra

ucsp.pserra@arscentro.min-saude.pt

GNR

+351 235 590 100

Rua Rangel de Lima, 10

3320-229 Pampilhosa da Serra

ct.cbr.darg.ppms@gnr.pt

Bombeiros Voluntários de Pampilhosa da Serrra

+351 235 594 322

Avenida dos Bombeiros Voluntários

3320-200 Pampilhosa da Serra

geral@bv-pampilhosadaserra.pt Website

Câmara Municipal da Pampilhosa da Serra

+351 235 590 320

Rua Rangel de Lima

3320-229 Pampilhosa da Serra

municipio@cm-pampilhosadaserra.pt Website

Turismo de Pampilhosa da Serra

+351 235 590 323

Rua Rangel de Lima

3320-229 Pampilhosa da Serra

turismo@cm-pampilhosadaserra.pt