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Municipality in Centro, Portugal
Photo: Feliciano Guimarães from Guimarães, Portugal, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Covilhã is a city in Portugal's Beira Baixa region.
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Museum of Sacred Art
The collections of religious art include painting, sculpture, and jewelry.
Cheese Museum
This museum honours the men, women, and herds who produce the local queijo da Serra da Estrela (Serra da Estrela cheese). Tastings are available.
The town-centre tavern with rustic exterior and decor offers tasty regional cuisine. It's rated by Michelin as "Bib Gourmand" (good quality, good value cooking) and "Simple" restaurant.
A cosy mountain chalet serving traditional regional cooking.
This four-star, 92-room mountain hotel boasts an outdoor pool, a heated indoor pool, spa, sauna, restaurant, and room service.
This four-star, 87-room hotel has a restaurant, a bar, a health club, a spa, and a business centre.
A mall five minutes from the centre of town with 50 shops.
A mall with 75 shops and restaurants.
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