Bar Boas Vindas

The Beiras


This stone house with rustic decor and a cat curled up by the fire is a great place to hole up in winter. In the warmer months, you can sit out on its sunny terrace and munch on ham and cheese sandwiches, ideal for a simple lunch. The bar's signposted from the top of the village.


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1. Historic Centre

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2. Museu Judaico de Belmonte

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3. Museu dos Descobrimentos

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4. Museu da Guarda

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5. Paço da Cultura

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Adjacent to the Museu da Guarda, the Paço da Cultura stages temporary exhibitions in a suite of rooms off an 18th-century courtyard.

6. Torre de Menagem

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7. Torre dos Ferreiros

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Powerful in its sobriety, this grey Gothic edifice looms heavily over the central square. The earliest parts of the cathedral date from 1390 but it's…