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4.8 mi from the city centre · Arganil · Portugal
Arganil and the Serra do Açor
Arganil, about 60 km east of Coimbra, is the gateway to the schist village of Piódão, with its blue-painted doors climbing the hillside, and to the Mata da Margaraça, the last refuge of central Portugal's native woodland, where the Fraga da Pena waterfall drops over 20 metres.
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Arganil is a town in the district of Coimbra, about 60 kilometres east of the city of Coimbra. Its feast of Nossa Senhora do Mont'Alto on 7 September is the municipal holiday.
The municipality's tourism site traces the oldest remains to the Lomba do Canho and the Moinhos de Vento dolmen, close to the town; the Roman military post at Lomba do Canho dates from the middle of the 1st century BC. The gold of the River Alva drew people to the area in ancient times. In 1114 Bishop Gonçalo of Coimbra granted Arganil a charter, the oldest of the church lordships in the area, and Manuel I granted a new charter in 1514, a parchment copy of which is kept at the town hall. For centuries the Mont'Alto fair, held from 6 to 8 September, drew traders from as far as the Beira Alta and the Alentejo.
In the municipality lies the historic village of Piódão, whose schist and slate houses with blue-painted doors and windows rise up the hillside like an amphitheatre; it has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1978. In the 19th century Canon Manuel Fernandes Nogueira founded a college here that prepared boys for the seminary between 1886 and 1906.
Nature lovers should head to the Mata da Margaraça, 68 hectares of native woodland in the Serra do Açor Protected Landscape, considered the last refuge of the original vegetation of central Portugal. Hidden inside it is the Fraga da Pena, where water tumbles over the schist in a waterfall more than 20 metres high.
Arganil has 2 craft breweries, a welcome find in the Serra do Açor. After a day of schist villages and woodland trails, it is well worth seeking out a locally brewed beer.
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Piódão is a historic village in the municipality whose schist and slate houses, with blue-painted doors and windows, rise up the hillside like an amphitheatre. It has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1978. In the 19th century a local canon founded a college here that prepared boys for the seminary.
It is 68 hectares of native woodland in the Serra do Açor Protected Landscape, considered the last refuge of the original vegetation of central Portugal. Hidden inside it is the Fraga da Pena, where water tumbles over the schist in a waterfall more than 20 metres high, a highlight for nature lovers.
The oldest remains are at Lomba do Canho and the Moinhos de Vento dolmen, close to the town; the Roman military post at Lomba do Canho dates from the middle of the 1st century BC. The gold of the River Alva drew people here in ancient times, and the town received its first charter in 1114.
Arganil is a town in the district of Coimbra, about 60 kilometres east of the city of Coimbra, close to the Serra do Açor. Its municipality includes the historic schist village of Piódão and the native woodland of the Mata da Margaraça, making it a good base for exploring the mountains of central Portugal.