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Castelo Rodrigo

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Castelo Rodrigo
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Located on a steep hill, the spring of the Marofa mountain may have been peopled 500 years bC and later occupied by the romans, of whom two road parts remain in the village. It has a reather valuable set of military and religious architecture, namely the walls of the medieval castle, the manuelin pillory, the palace of the first Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo, the Rocamado Church and several houses with manuelin windows. The region's crafstwork includes embroidries and more.