Vila Velha de Ródão is the seat parish of its municipality, situated alongside the Tejo, with 1,755 inhabitants (2021), the Castelo de Ródão, and the rock art interpretation centre of the Vale do…
Vila Velha de Ródão is the seat parish of its municipality, situated alongside the Tejo, with 1,755 inhabitants (2021), the Castelo de Ródão, and the rock art interpretation centre of the Vale do Tejo.
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Vila Velha de Ródão is the seat parish of the municipality of the same name, in the district of Castelo Branco, covering 90.44 km² and home to 1,755 inhabitants (2021). Besides the town itself, the parish includes villages such as Alvaiade. In 1910 and 1920, the parish of Perais was annexed to it. Its heritage includes the Pelourinho (pillory), the Castelo de Ródão (also known as the Castelo do Rei Wamba), with the Capela de Nossa Senhora do Castelo, the Ermida de Santa Ana, the Penedo Gordo, the Centro de Interpretação de Arte Rupestre do Vale do Tejo (CIART), and the Casa de Artes e Cultura do Tejo.
