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The outer wall of Marvão with a sentry boxJules Verne Times Two · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Marvão

The town and the walk along the walls

Walk · 2 h · Whitewashed streets and a wall-walk with views, from the gate to the castle · Free

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
2 h
Season
All year; best at sunset
Who it's for
Everyone; cobbles
With a dog
On a lead; town streets

Enter through the gate in the wall and climb through streets of whitewashed houses to the castle. At sunset the sun goes down over the plain and the ridge is lit from the side. Cars stay outside: inside, everything is on foot.

With young childrenAs a familyWith a dog

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.

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

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