Serra Estrela

 

Serra da Estrela is the name given to the Sierra mountain range and where the highest elevation of Portugal, and the second largest in the Portuguese territory (only Pico, the Azores, the beats). It is situated in the center of the Natural Park of Serra da Estrela.
The highest point, the Tower is located in the municipality of Seia, Guarda district. The municipality of Seia lies to the Vodafone Ski Resort, the only ski resort in Portugal, performing the same slopes of the mountain belonging to the parish of Loriga. The lowest temperatures are recorded in Portugal at the summit of the Sierra, with lows reaching the mark of -20 ° C in winter.