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Vila Velha de Ródão

demonym: rodense

A municipality in the Castelo Branco district, on the banks of the Tejo, with the Portas de Ródão, the Castelo do Rei Wamba and the rock art of the Vale do Tejo.

1 festival recorded in this municipality

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festivals in this municipality1

Festival in Honour of Our Lady of Piedade 8 – 10 May 2026 Vila Velha de Ródão

parishes1

Vila Velha de Ródão1 festival

what to see

Portas de Ródão, natural monument
Castelo de Ródão (Castelo do Rei Wamba) and Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Castelo
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Alagada
Mother Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Lagar de Varas
Pillory
Vale do Tejo Rock Art Interpretation Centre (CIART)

about the place

Vila Velha de Ródão is the seat of a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, covering 329.91 km², four parishes (Fratel, Perais, Sarnadas de Ródão and Vila Velha de Ródão) and 3,285 inhabitants in 2021; in 1940 it reached 9,639. It received a royal charter in 1296. The metal bridge over the river Tejo dates from 1888, the Ródão station on the Beira Baixa line opened in 1891 and, since 1973, the river can also be crossed via the crest of the Fratel dam.