Serra da Estrela
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Serra da Estrela is the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal. Together with the Serra da Lousã it is the westernmost constituent range of the Sistema Central and also one of the highest in t
A snow-covered Serra da Estrela in January
Dome of an old radar station in the highest point of Estrela Mountain on a winter's day.
Image of Our Lady of the Good Star.
Torre (Serra da Estrela)
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Torre is the highest point of mainland Portugal, and the second-highest of the country overall. This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in the Torre Plateau, in t
Serra da Estrela
…the Portuguese Azores islands is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a plateau, being known as Torre ("Tower" in English). Torre is an unusual summit in that it is accessible by a paved road. The peak has a topographic prominence of 1,204 m (3,950 ft…
Trig point that marks the highest point of Continental Portugal.
Ski lifts of the resort near Torre
Air Force radar station built in 1957