Ermelo
Village integrated into the Alvão Natural Park, located close to the Olo River. This village, which seems to have remained indifferent to the changes that time brings, retains its beautiful rural houses, made of granite and with slate roofs. King Sancho I granted it a charter in 1196 and it was the county seat from 1514 until the 19th century. From this height, the pillory and the old Town Hall still survive. Fisgas do Ermelo, one of the largest waterfalls in Portugal, falling 100 meters high.
Contacts
Ermelo
4880-132,Ermelo
Characteristics
Villages near Ermelo
Fervença
A typical village with rural stone houses. It is surrounded by wide swamps. It belongs to the Alvão Natural Park.
Travassos
A village with granite houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. It belongs to the Alvão Natural Park.
Varzigueto
A traditional village composed of rural granite houses with culm rooftops. It belongs to the Alvão Natural Park.
