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I
should like
to invite
you to come
and pay us a
visit to
discover the
full
authenticity
of our lands
that still
retain all
the vestiges
of a past
that is
bound to
surprise you.
A
few minutes
away from
Vilar
Formoso, the
country’s
main
frontier
crossing,
you will
come across
Almeida, the
seat of the
municipality,
or Concejo,
which boasts
historical
buildings
and the best
preserved
fortifications
in Europe.
The Tourist
Office,
located in
the
guardhouse,
la Casa de
la Guardia, on
the inner
Gates of San
Francisco,
will provide
you with
detailed
information
on tourist
routes and
places worth
visiting.
Make sure
you visit
Casamatas,
the History-Military
Museum,
Rueda de los
Expuestos,
the Picadero,
Casas
Solariegas and
admire the
beauty of
the Gates of
San
Francisco
and San
Antonio, the
Ramparts and
Fortress. If
you are
enthusiastic
about nature
or extreme
sports, this
is an
opportunity
to enjoy
gorgeous
landscapes,
an extensive
array of
plants and
wildlife or
mountain-bike
riding; or
if you
prefer, a
ride on
horse-back
to visit
some of the Concejo’s
delightful
hamlets. We
offer you a
tasty and
hearty
cuisine of
fish soup,
roast kid,
charcoal-grilled
lamb, cured
meats, hare
with rice, cazadora
style
rabbit stew,
burzigada,
garlic açorda,
pão-de-ló,
meruges
salad,
pumpkin pie,
tomato and
cherry jam
or sweet,
sweet ball,
brown ball,
cheese, ginja,
and jeropiga..
Our
Posada
hotel, bed
&
breakfasts
and rural
accommodation
provide a
quality
tourist
offer. The
Ramparts
have already
acted as the
setting and
backdrop for
the
historical
re-enactment
of the Siege
of Almeida,
involving
Napoleonic
Associations
from several
countries,
and this
event is to
be repeated
on August 26th,
27th and
28th. Don’t
miss it!
Alma
hasta
Almeida |
