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🇵🇹 Portugal · Beira Baixa (Serra da Estrela, Castelo Branco District)
Photo by Theo Felten on Pexels
🇵🇹 Portugal · Beira Baixa (Serra da Estrela, Castelo Branco District)
♨ Temperature
35.9°C
⛰ Altitude
690 m
⚗ pH
8.3
💧 TDS
—
🌊 Flow rate
—
📅 Established
Documented since an 1881 scientific expedition to Serra da Estrela; resort peak in late 19th–early 20th century
✓ Verified on 2026-07-30
The Aquadome thermal establishment sits in the village of Unhais da Serra, in the municipality of Covilhã, on the southern/southwestern slope of Serra da Estrela, Portugal's highest mainland mountain range. The water is weakly mineralized (about 280 mg/L), sodium-bicarbonate, carbonated, fluoridated and sulfurated, from two named springs (Fonte dos Banhos and Fonte do Cortiço), emerging at around 35.9°C with a pH of 8.3. The springs were studied during an 1881 scientific expedition to the Serra da Estrela, and the village enjoyed a peak as a tourist destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when it was nicknamed the 'Pearl of Beira.'
The springs were studied during an 1881 scientific expedition to the Serra da Estrela. The village became a fashionable tourist destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, nicknamed the 'Pearl of Beira,' and the local Conde da Covilhã converted his residence into the Grande Hotel with a casino.
Phone+351 275 970 030
Websitewww.aquadome.pt/
AddressUnhais da Serra, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal (southwest slope of Serra da Estrela)