Cabeça do Velho - Visit Covilhã

Serra da Estrela is fertile in famous rock formations and rocks.

Cabeça do Velho is undoubtedly a good example of this. It is a granite rock located at about 1500 meters of altitude, known for remembering a head in profile. How many years has this rock been like this, with so many wind storms … rain … hail … thunderstorms and even earthquakes … and, until today, it hasn’t left the place! Unfathomable mysteries of Estrela!

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