Castro Daire is located in Beira Alta, in the Dão-Lafões sub-region and belongs to the Alto Paiva and Vouga landscape unit. Its toponym immediately denounces the antiquity of the place, once dominated by a fort, it had a charter (or tenancy) from D. Afonso Henriques, as can be deduced from the Inquirições of D. Afonso III, and the first charter given by him monarch, of which there is no conclusive proof. It is certain that D. Manuel granted a new charter to the council in 1513, in which he refers to the existence of a previous document, Dionysin, which could have been simply a letter of privilege. The council belonged to the royal patronage, and later to the Casa do Infantado. Its houses in the historic center are interesting, with a noble house from the century. XVII with residential part and agricultural part. It has a magnificent view over the Paiva River Valley. If you have to travel along the national road Nº2 that connects Chave to Faro, you already know, you will pass in Castro Daire.

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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Aerial view of the village and castle
01:30 Far west aerial view of the village and castle
01:49 Vertical aerial view of the castle
02:45 Aerial view of the wall and village: cistern, castle gates and north turret
03:09 Aerial view over the village
03:24 Ground view of the castle street towards the Church of Santa Maria
03:53 Aerial view of the outer side of the north wall, its turret and gates
04:20 View from the ground through the streets of the village, and its most representative buildings of the local architecture
05:06 Aerial view of the nucleus of the village around the church of Santa Maria, the organic urban space
05:18 Facade of the Church of Santa Maria and the ascending street to the Castle.
05:40 Walk down the main street to the Church
06:03 Reception of the Côa Valley Archaeological Park