
Sortelha, Portugal
Surmounted by a castle built on a formidable crag at an altitude of 760 metres, Sortelha still retains its mediaeval appearance intact through the architecture of its rural granite houses.
Twelve villages/towns in Portugal were classified under a 1991 government program called the Historic Villages Program.
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