Castelo Rodrigo

Castelo Rodrigo is located on a steep hill, at an altitude of 820 meters, at the source of the Serra da Marofa mountain range. According to history, it was inhabited around half a millennium BC and later occupied by the Romans, still preserving two intersecting road sections from that era. It possesses a valuable collection of military and religious architecture, notably the walls of the medieval castle, the Manueline pillory, the palace of the 1st Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo, the Rocamador church, and several houses with Manueline windows. Regional crafts are characterized by lace and embroidery.