Cortes do Meio takes refuge on the banks of its semi-glacial river, on the southern slope of Serra da Estrela, a river that paints blue the majestic fragments that, attentively, we observe from any point in the village.
The Parish of Cortes do Meio was founded on January 27, 1859.
15 km from Covilhã, the parish of Cortes do Meio extends from the Penhas da Saúde plateau to the green plain of Ourondinho, which corresponds to 5 thousand hectares of restful beauty and colossal grandeur.
The places of Bouça, Cortes de Baixo, Ourondinho and Penhas da Saúde belong to this Parish. Nestled between Unhais da Serra, Paul, Peso, Tortosendo, Vila do Carvalho, Manteigas and Covilhã, Cortes do Meio rises up through the charm of its contrasts, observable between the slopes and the deep valleys that hide secrets.
Patrimony
S. Roque church (main church)
Chapel of Saint Anthony
Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel
water mills
Cortes de Baixo Roman bridge
Old Peixeiro mines
Sections of Ribeira das Cortes and Nave de Santo António
Penhas da Saúde Place
Dog’s Spine
Ribeira de Cortes