Castelo do Sabugal, overlooking the river Côa, in the city centre
Sortelha, a granite village with a castle and walls
The castle and pillory of Vilar Maior, with the Roman bridge over the river Cesarão
Termas do Cró, beside the Côa
Serra da Malcata, rising above a thousand metres
about the place
Sabugal extends across the Terras de Riba-Côa, in the District of Guarda, close to the border with Spain, between the basin of the river Côa and the Serra da Malcata and Serra das Mesas. The town was founded at the end of the twelfth century by King Afonso IX of León and passed to Portugal with the Treaty of Alcanizes in 1297. King Manuel granted it a new royal charter in 1515, and today it holds city status.
