Guarda District
Seia Municipality
Alvoco da Serra

Torre

Torre is the highest point of mainland Portugal, and the second-highest of the country overall. This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in the Torre Plateau, in the central massif of the .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Highest point of continental Portugal
  • Also known as: “Serra da Estrela - Torre”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zêzere River and Serra da Estrela Ski Resort.

Spring
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zêzere is a river in , tributary to the Tagus. It rises in the , near the Torre, the highest point of continental Portugal.

Sports venue
is a ski resort located in a mountain range named , in the municipality of , parish of , Portugal.

Dam
Photo: Edgar Jiménez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Serra da Estrela Natural Park and Penhas da Saúde.

Photo: PAULO TATO MARINHO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in Central Portugal. It contains mainland 's tallest mountain peak and the country's only ski resort.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of , Portugal. This mountain village sits right in the heart of , nestled within the scenic mountain range, at an altitude of 1,500 metres. It is primarily a winter resort. is situated 6 km east of Torre.

Town
Photo: Trebaruna, CC BY 3.0.
is a civil parish and town in south-central part of the municipality of Seia, in central . Part of the district of Guarda, it is 20 km away from the city of , 40 km away from , 80 km away from Guarda and 320 km from , nestled in the mountain range. is situated 6 km west of Torre.

Torre

Latitude
40.32183° or 40° 19′ 19″ north
Longitude
-7.61382° or 7° 36′ 50″ west
Elevation
1,993 metres (6,539 feet)
Open location code
8CGJ89CP+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 319371468
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2739809
Wiki­data ID
Q2746237
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Torre” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Torre (Serra da Estrela)”
  • Catalan: “Torre”
  • Cebuano: “Serra da Estrela - Torre”
  • Chinese: “托雷峯”
  • Chinese: “托雷峰”
  • Czech: “Torre”
  • Dutch: “Serra da Estrela - Torre”
  • Dutch: “Torre”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تور”
  • French: “Malhão da Estrela”
  • French: “Torre”
  • German: “Torre”
  • Greek: “Τόρρε (κορυφή)”
  • Greek: “Τόρρε”
  • Italian: “Monte Malhão da Estrela”
  • Japanese: “トーレ”
  • Japanese: “トーレ山”
  • Ladin: “Torre (Serra da Estrela)”
  • Ladin: “Torre”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alto da Torre”
  • Norwegian: “Alto da Torre”
  • Polish: “Torre”
  • Portuguese: “Malhão da Estrela”
  • Portuguese: “Torre”
  • Slovak: “Torre”
  • Spanish: “Torre (Sierra de la Estrella”
  • Spanish: “Torre”
  • Venetian: “Monte Malhão da Estrela”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Torre”. Photo: Lentolho - Fotografia, CC BY-SA 4.0.