Penhas da Saúde (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈpeɲɐʒðɐsɐˈuðɨ]) is a village in the municipality of Covilhã, Portugal. This mountain village sits right in the heart of Serra da Estrela, nestled within the scenic mountain range, at an altitude of 1,500 metres. It is primarily a winter resort.
The tourism facilities in Penhas da Saúde consists of the Serra da Estrela Hotel, a youth hostel and the Mountain Chalets, 10 minutes away from the Serra da Estrela Ski Resort. Slightly below the village, overlooking Cova da Beira, sits the typical Estalagem Varanda dos Carqueijais.
The ski resort is located at Torre (highest point in mainland Portugal), in Seia, right in the centre of the nature reserve, at an altitude of 2,000 metres. Covered in snow from December to April, thanks to an artificial snow-producing process, the ski resort houses the support infrastructures for the practice of winter sports and provides facilities such as mechanical lifts and a pass identification system for the lifts. That ski resort is a destination in Portugal for winter sports and entertainment.
Activities include mushing (dog sledding), sleigh rides and snow motorcycles. A range of equipment, such as alpine skis and snowboards can be rented locally.
Torre, the highest point of Mainland Portugal, view from Penhas da Saúde
Penhas da Saúde (meaning Cliffs of the Health in English) has a cool-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb, according to the Köppen climate classification), with oceanic (Cfb) and continental (Dsb/Dfb) influences. There is a short dry season in summer, and high precipitation in the remaining of the year.
Summers are pleasant and winters are chilly to cold, with snowfalls, sometimes with very significant accumulation. The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 16.5 °C (62 °F). In January, the coldest month, the average temperature is 1.6 °C (35 °F). The average yearly temperature in Penhas da Saúde is 7.8 °C (46 °F) and the average annual precipitation is close to 3,000 mm (118 in).
Climate data for Penhas da Saúde, precipitation 1951-1980, elevation: 1,560 m or 5,120 ft
^Carvalho, Alexandra Maria Magalhães. "Hidrogeologia ambiental da região do Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela (setor de Seia‐Torre‐Covilhã): uma abordagem multidisciplinar" (PDF). p. 112. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
penhas, saúde, portuguese, pronunciation, ˈpeɲɐʒ, ðɐ, sɐˈuðɨ, village, municipality, covilhã, portugal, this, mountain, village, sits, right, heart, serra, estrela, nestled, within, scenic, mountain, range, altitude, metres, primarily, winter, resort, septembe. Penhas da Saude Portuguese pronunciation ˈpeɲɐʒ dɐ sɐˈudɨ is a village in the municipality of Covilha Portugal This mountain village sits right in the heart of Serra da Estrela nestled within the scenic mountain range at an altitude of 1 500 metres It is primarily a winter resort Penhas da Saude September 2010 Contents 1 Winter resort 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 References 4 SourcesWinter resort editThe tourism facilities in Penhas da Saude consists of the Serra da Estrela Hotel a youth hostel and the Mountain Chalets 10 minutes away from the Serra da Estrela Ski Resort Slightly below the village overlooking Cova da Beira sits the typical Estalagem Varanda dos Carqueijais nbsp A blizzard in Penhas da SaudeThe ski resort is located at Torre highest point in mainland Portugal in Seia right in the centre of the nature reserve at an altitude of 2 000 metres Covered in snow from December to April thanks to an artificial snow producing process the ski resort houses the support infrastructures for the practice of winter sports and provides facilities such as mechanical lifts and a pass identification system for the lifts That ski resort is a destination in Portugal for winter sports and entertainment Activities include mushing dog sledding sleigh rides and snow motorcycles A range of equipment such as alpine skis and snowboards can be rented locally 40 18 N 7 33 W 40 300 N 7 550 W 40 300 7 550Geography editClimate edit nbsp Torre the highest point of Mainland Portugal view from Penhas da SaudePenhas da Saude meaning Cliffs of the Health in English has a cool summer Mediterranean climate Csb according to the Koppen climate classification with oceanic Cfb and continental Dsb Dfb influences There is a short dry season in summer and high precipitation in the remaining of the year Summers are pleasant and winters are chilly to cold with snowfalls sometimes with very significant accumulation The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 16 5 C 62 F In January the coldest month the average temperature is 1 6 C 35 F The average yearly temperature in Penhas da Saude is 7 8 C 46 F and the average annual precipitation is close to 3 000 mm 118 in Climate data for Penhas da Saude precipitation 1951 1980 elevation 1 560 m or 5 120 ftMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearMean daily maximum C F 4 4 39 9 5 0 41 0 6 4 43 5 8 8 47 8 11 5 52 7 17 2 63 0 20 8 69 4 21 1 70 0 17 3 63 1 12 1 53 8 7 1 44 8 4 8 40 6 11 4 52 5 Daily mean C F 1 6 34 9 2 0 35 6 3 2 37 8 5 2 41 4 7 8 46 0 12 9 55 2 16 1 61 0 16 5 61 7 13 3 55 9 8 9 48 0 4 3 39 7 2 1 35 8 7 8 46 1 Mean daily minimum C F 1 1 30 0 1 0 30 2 0 1 32 2 1 7 35 1 4 1 39 4 8 7 47 7 11 4 52 5 11 9 53 4 9 4 48 9 5 8 42 4 1 5 34 7 0 6 30 9 4 3 39 8 Average precipitation mm inches 436 3 17 18 367 5 14 47 336 9 13 26 223 4 8 80 222 4 8 76 119 7 4 71 27 8 1 09 30 6 1 20 110 9 4 37 306 7 12 07 391 3 15 41 391 5 15 41 2 965 116 73 Source 1 INMG 1 Source 2 Climate data org 2 References edit Carvalho Alexandra Maria Magalhaes Hidrogeologia ambiental da regiao do Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela setor de Seia Torre Covilha uma abordagem multidisciplinar PDF p 112 Retrieved 9 June 2021 Climate data Penhas da Saude Climate data orgSources edit in English and Portuguese Camara Municipal da Covilha Covilha City Hall nbsp This Castelo Branco location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penhas da Saude amp oldid 1186251528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
