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Panoramic view of PitÃµes das JÃºnias under a spectacular sky. Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal.

The cozy village of PitÃµes das JÃºnias is located between the Mourela Plateau and the rocky GerÃªs reliefs, at an altitude of 1100-1200 meters, which gives it the status of the highest town in Barroso and the second highest in Portugal. . It is one of the most genuinely preserved villages in the territory of the National Park, with living traditions, where day-to-day life continues to be marked by the calendar of crops and livestock.In the past, its peripheral location determined the isolation of the populations, an aspect that influenced a certain self-administration on the part of the community, which democratically instituted its own community norms. Today, with improved accessibility, PitÃµes das JÃºnias is one of the postcards of the National Park, being one of the villages that receives the most visitors. They come especially for the scenic beauty and tranquility of the place, to walk on the trails that lead towards the mountains, visit the Monastery of Santa Maria das JÃºnias and the famous waterfall, and to eat.