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Videmonte It is a parish belonging to the municipality of Guarda. It covers an area of 53.92 km² and has 980 inhabitants. It belongs to the network of Mountain Villages and part of its land is included in the Serra da Estrela Natural Park.

Located on one of the slopes of Serra da Estrela, this parish is one of the highest in the country, reaching an average altitude of around 1000 meters, with, however, some places that exceed this altitude.

It is also in this parish that the highest point in the municipality is found, with 1287 meters, called the Cabeça Alta geodesic landmark.
In addition to the summit of Cabeça Alta, the summit of Carvalhinho and the summit of Outeiro das Cruzes are also worth mentioning.

Valhelhas was born in a golden cradle - or, rather, in a fertile and verdant cradle - and still enjoys the advantages of this fortunate origin, in a sunny valley, on the left bank of the river Zêzere, surrounded by the green of the neighboring mountains. The village of that “little valley” (translation of Vallicula, its Roman name) is home to the largest river beach in the region and one of the main ones in Beira Interior.

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