Sabugal
The municipality of Sabugal is part of the Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve, crossed to the north by the Coa River. Currently, agriculture and livestock farming are the main economic activities and employ part of the population that lives in the mountains, in small isolated villages. The production of sheep and goat cheese is another important and very significant activity in the municipality. The gastronomy is known for trout fishing, hunting wild rabbits and wild boar, kid goat, and Serra da Malcata cheese. Chicken soup, roast kid goat, sausages, hare rice, roast lamb, strained broth, or dried bean broth are some of the best known. For sweets, "bolo pardo", "filhós", “esquecidos”, "papas de milho", "pita amarela" and rice pudding are very popular.
What to do in Sabugal
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Where to eat in Sabugal
Author, Gourmet, Regional, Vegetarian
15.00 €
Situated in the very next Casteleiro Serra da Estrela and next to one of the most beautiful histori…
Portuguese, Regional
17.50 €
An old barn turned into a restaurant, famous for its live coal grilled meats. It has a typical on s…
Portuguese
8.00 €
Ballroom for weddings, baptisms and other banquets. Room for 500 people, gardens, lakes, playgroun…
Portuguese, Regional
8.00 €
In the Trutalcôa restaurant, at Sabugal, trout nurseries are the primary business. But, nothing bet…
Portuguese, Regional
12.50 €
A traditional restaurant located inside the castle's walls. It serves regional dishes, namely game …
Portuguese
12.00 €
Rustic and cosy restaurant with stone walls and wooden ceilings, proposing a full menu of regional …
Portuguese
12.00 €
Restaurant located on the ground floor of a Villa, with a refined and welcoming dining room, servin…
Portuguese
9.00 €
Large restaurant, belonging to the accommodation with the same name, proposing traditional Portugue…
Portuguese
15.00 €
A welcoming space, with an effective service and a menu mostly of game dishes. Good wine list.
Where to sleep in Sabugal
Accommodation unit Carya Tallaya-Villas offers 4 houses (three T2 and T1) so beautiful and seductive how surprising, by contrast with between traditional const…
4 star
Abriu as portas no início do verão de 2015, num edifico construído de raiz, paredes meias com o balneário termal do Cró. Envolvido por uma paisagem natural ent…
Stone House, originally the historical village of Sortelha, located inside of walls, very close to the Castle and Pillory. It consists of two independent floor…
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