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Trancoso is a Portuguese city belonging to the district of Guarda, in the province of Beira Alta, Centro region (Região das Beiras) and sub-region of Beira Interior Norte, with around 3,420 inhabitants (2011), located on a plateau where the point The highest is 939 m above sea level.

Cidadelhe It belongs to the Côa Valley Archaeological Park area and is located on top of a hill, more than 500 meters high, between the Massueime and Côa rivers. It was the writer José Saramago who called Cidadelhe the “heel of the world”, as it is located in the extreme north of the municipality, and that is how it became known. Cidadelhe is an old Portuguese parish in the municipality of Pinhel, with an area of 26.80 km² and 40 inhabitants (2011).

Almeida is a Portuguese municipality belonging to the district of Guarda, in the province of Beira Alta, Centro region and sub-region of Beiras and Serra da Estrela. The municipality of Almeida has an area of 517.98 km² and 5,882 inhabitants, subdivided into 16 parishes.

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