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Marvão Castle on the granite ridgeRaquelRosa7 · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Marvão

Marvão Castle and its cistern

Visit · 1 h · Walls more than 850 m above two countries and one of the largest cisterns in Portugal

Information
Duration
1 h
Season
All year; frequent fog in winter
Who it's for
Everyone; cobbled stairs and ramps

The castle occupies the highest point of the ridge. From its walls you see the Alentejo plain, the Serra de São Mamede and Extremadura. Go down to the cistern, one of the largest in the country: it is believed that during a siege it supplied the town with water for more than six months. The ramps are slippery in rain or fog; wear sturdy shoes.

As a familyWith teenagers

Directions See all of Marvão

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

A dish served in a wooden bowl© fago

fago

Restaurant · Marvão · €€€€

What to order: the wood-oven bread with the mushroom pâté and one of the three mains: meat, fish or vegetable.

Tables at Ninho d'Águias beside large windows over the landscape© Pousadas de Portugal

Ninho d'Águias Restaurant

Restaurant · Marvão · €€€€

What to order: the pickled partridge to start and the sericaia with Elvas plums for dessert.

To stay nearby

The walls of Marvão at sunset next to the hotel facade© Dom Dinis MarvãoSmall hotel

Dom Dinis Marvão

Inside the walls · Panoramic terrace with hot tub · Bar with fireplace · Dogs welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Small hotel in a traditional house at the very top of Marvão, inside the walls: nine rooms, a terrace with a hot tub and views of the Serra de São Mamede.

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The pousada at the top of Marvão, surrounded by hills© Pousadas de PortugalHotel

Pousada Marvão

Inside the wall · Restaurant with views · Bicycles · Electric charger

Why we like it: A hotel in four traditional houses inside the Marvão wall, with a panoramic restaurant, bicycles and an electric charger. From €119 a night.

From €119 / night View details

Useful services

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

Castelo de Vide among fields, at the foot of the Serra de São Mamede
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Marvão and its castle on top of the mountain
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The outer wall of Marvão with a sentry box
Day itinerary Marvão and Castelo de Vide Marvão · 5 stops

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