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Name of a region in north-central Portugal
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The Beiras are three regions in central Portugal ranging from the Atlantic coast to the mountainous interior.
Northern inland portion of the historical Beira province.
Southern inland portion of the historical Beira province.
Coastal portion of the historical Beira province.
The Beiras lie between the country's two most important urban areas, centred between Lisbon, Porto and Vilar Formoso/Ciudad Rodrigo border crossing with Spain, thus benefiting from the railway and road connections…
Read in the guideGeographically the Beiras is not a very large area, nevertheless, its topography is made up of a variety of terrain types, ranging from mountains to coastal beaches.
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the "Venice of Portugal", with canals and Arte Nouveau architecture
famous for the monastery, a
home to a Templar Castle and Garden of the Episcopal Palace
home to Portugal's oldest university (ninth in the world), a
popular pilgrimage destination where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in 1917
highest city in continental Portugal, with a medieval cathedral
has a notable medieval castle
hilltop city with fine Romanesque and Gothic cathedral
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