Proença-a-Nova
Proença-a-Nova is a town in Beira Baixa, Portugal.
Understand
Proença-a-Nova (proo-EHN-suh uh NAW-vuh, /pɾu.ˈẽ.sɐ ɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ /) municipality has 8,314 residents (2011). The area of Proença is full of pine trees. In the sizzling inland summers, the green sea of pines hardly stirs, the brilliance is dazzling, the light burns and fixes the contrasts between the white of the houses and the walls, stones, and flowers.
Visitor information
- 🌍 Posto de Turismo, Avenida do Colégio 46, ☏ +351 939 623 269, postodeturismo@cm-proencanova.pt. M–F 09:30–12:30 & 14:00–18:00, Sa 09:30–15:30, Su 09:30–13:00.
Get in
The nearest motorway is the A23 (Autoestrada da Beira Interior, a/k/a E802). Exit 18 will put you on IC8, offering a direct route into town.
Get around
See
- 🌍 Centro Ciência Viva da Floresta, Estrada Nacional 241 97, Moitas, ☏ +351 274 670 220, info@floresta.cienciaviva.pt. 09:30–18:30 daily. Science museum about forests with interactive learning.
Do
There are several riverbank beaches in the municipality.
Eat
- 🌍 A Rotunda, Rua Vila Melhorada 135, ☏ +351 968 576 017, geral@restaurantearotunda.com. M–F 09:00–19:00, Su 09:00–16:00, closed Sa. €5-11.
Sleep
- 🌍 Amoras Country House Hotel, Rua Comendador Assis Roda 25, ☏ +351 274 670 210, info@hoteldasamoras.pt. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Four-star, 32-room hotel with swimming pool, sauna, bar, business centre, and meeting rooms. €55-93.
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