Small museum with display of the machinery used to make olive oil In the past. Signage in Portuguese but leaflet in English and receptionist speaks English. Oil tasting is nice - the shop offers a range of oils, jams, wines, tourist pottery etc but no olives. More info on the olive tree and types of pressing etc would help to make this museum more comprehensive.

Small museum about olive pressing.

A brief lesson about the old machinery used in the olive oil production.

Samples were very limited and the proprietor did not provide a person to explain the process.

A great spot to start the Belmonte museums tour

Good olive oil. Small museum.

Not worth the stop

Interesting. So glad to live in America with freedom of religion.

If you do not know the history of the secret Jews or Crypto-Jews of Belmonte, you should. Keeping their faith and traditions alive in secret, escaping the horrors of the Inquisition. This is history.

A small museum with few exhibits. Not much translated into English so that was a problem, but I was hoping for more stories about the Secret Jews of Belmonte, how they lived, managed to continue practicing their lifestyle based on their religion, evaded questioning etc. We read all we could and looked at everything including the audio visual film show in Portuguese, but couldn't make the visit last longer than half an hour. To be honest it was boring. Also there is bright strip lighting that zigzags across the floor, walls and ceiling and it affects your eyes and can make you unsteady on your feet, not pleasant. Not worth the €4 entry cost or time. Not child orientated either. You can buy a combined museums and castle entry ticket that lasts 3 days and gets you into all the museums in Belmonte which is good value.

The visit to this museum was very disappointing. The tour is so modest, and information about the history of the Jews is so shallow that if I read 2 paragraphs on Wikipedia I would have gotten more depth.

We had Arie a guide in the museum and through Belmont. His knowledge of the history of the Jewish population made the trip enjoyable.

The Jewish Museum of Belmonte tells a beautiful story of the Jewish population in their mountain town. The museum is upstairs, but they do have a lift available for those in need. There are many artifacts and lots of stories to read. There is a small gift shop as well.

A village of martyred Jews during the Inquisition in Portugal. There is a museum and a synagogue

We had Arieh +351 928 030 970 guide us in the museum and through Belmont. His personal and local knowledge of the history of the Jewish population is exactly what we wanted. 5 stars for Arieh.

Good experience, warm and welcoming with history of Jews in Belmonte. Small.

Very interesting collection and stories if you’re interested in the Jewish history in Portugal.

Amazing museum detailing the history of the Jews of Belmonte.

Interessanter Aspekt der portugiesischen Geschichte (Translated by Google) Interesting aspect of Portuguese history

Worth the visit. It’s a nice and important castle, specially for us, Brazilians, given the connection between Cabral and Brazil! I got a bit disappointed because I was expecting to learn more about Cabral and his family.

Small castle, but worth visiting just for the views, specially from the tower. Very nice staff too.

Lovely drive up to Belmonte through changing landscapes.

Nice place to visit, the castle was close and also the synagogue but we strolled around to read the Jewish ✡️ history

The castle is quite small but worthwhile to visit nonetheless. The tower is accessible, from where you have good views of the village and the surrounding landscape

Nice small castle with some rooms explaing the history with use of interactive means and light colour technology.for people with mobility issues not easy to access

2 euros per person to enter. Beautiful castle. Hard to understand why to have a Brasil flag together with the Portuguese one.

Lovely ruin to visit. Great example of 12th century castle and the impact on the area. Plenty of restaurants to eat after you've clambered over the walls and marveled at the windows.

Belmonte is a most awesome town. The dicotomy with Catholic and Jewish culture makes it so unique. The history of the town equally amazing. The people awesome.

Beautiful Castle of Belmonte, well kept!

2€ entry for not much to be honest, been to better castles in the country that had more to offer and free entry, you're better off driving another 20mins up the road to the castle town of Sortelha free entry absolutely stunning view.

Belmonte is the birthplace of Pedro Alves Cabral the founder of Brazil. Within the castle walls we can see his family coat of arms of 2 goats among other things

They offer to pay 10€ for visiting all the attractions that don’t even cost 1€.

Very scenic castle specially near sunset… A lovely clean and scenic town. A must visit in Portugal 🇵🇹 For Virtual Travel Video of this place search for my youtube channel “WORLD NATURE VIDEO” For BTS search for “ THE PINAY DIGITAL NOMAD”

There's no signs in place to explain what the ruins are. Inform yourself on advance

Amazing that this home has remained standing for 2000 years. I hope that in the future the site is developed complete with a museum to show what the archeologists dug up on site

Not that impressive. Very small place and the descriptions are close to none. However, still a important heritage from Romans.

the place is getting renovated - nice!

Incredible Roman era history just standing there on an average Portuguese road.

Is an enigmatic monument. Really interesting shape and the stones of the tower are perfectly square and crafted.

Awe inspiring. The grandeur is breathtaking. If you like architecture and roman artifacts you will love this place.

Unfortunately this interesting monument is currently fenced off and undergoing archeological investigation. Hopefully it will be worth visiting soon

Not that much to do, but it's something different and nice to see when you are near, you can walk over the premises aswell.

A Roman ruin. Not much is known about this place. When it was built, who by and why. However, you can spend a pleasant half hour here, studying the layout and walls to make up your own mind.

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful village, stronghold of the Cabral family (Pedro Cabral is the discoverer of Brazil), with extraordinary panoramas over the Serra de la Estrela. An old castle in ruins at the top, winding streets, pretty parks, a church with medieval frescoes, the tomb of Cabral, etc. Easy parking, even in a Motorhome (outside the season) (Original) Très beau village, fief de la famille Cabral (Pedro Cabral est le découvreur du Brésil), avec des panoramas extraordinaires sur la Serra de la Estrela. Un vieux château en ruine au sommet, des ruelles tortueuses, des jolis parcs, une église avec de fresques moyenâgeuses, le tombeau de Cabral, .... Parking facile, même en Camping Car (en dehors de la saison)

(Translated by Google) This former square contains a garden with beautiful planting and a bandstand, but at this date the general conservation was somewhat poor. (Original) Esta antigua plaza contiene un jardín con una bonita planificación de plantas y un quiosco de música, pero en esta fecha la conservación general estaba algo deficiente.

(Translated by Google) No lighting, fountain turned off, one of the outdoor places that should be better used. Even more so during a pandemic. (Original) Sem iluminação, fonte desligada, um dos sítios ao ar livre que devia estar melhor aproveitado. Mais ainda em de pandemia.

(Translated by Google) Historic town with lots of bad urban planning examples. (Original) Vila histórica com imensos maus exemplos urbanísticos.

(Translated by Google) Small garden with some benches to rest. One of the only free things in Belmonte. (Original) Pequeno jardim com alguns bancos para descansar. Uma das únicas coisas gratuitas em Belmonte.

(Translated by Google) Bom atendi chin. (Original) Bom atendi menton.

The restaurant is small but serves a delicious food, the service is good too and the environment is cozy. Attention that the food is served in a very big portion hehe

Unfortunately, waiters in Portugal seem to be scarce...The place is nice enough, the food good but service... Too many customers for only one -two at times- waiter. Hence, my 3 stars...Sorry guys!

Very pleasant food and service. It's usually full, but nothing a good stroll around the castle won't solve. Well worth the wait.

Lovely place in one of the main squares of Belmonte. To have dinner outside was really nice. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The food is delicious. Strongly recommend it!

Good food and decent service. We had veal and pork. Both cooked well and presented with lots of salad etc. They wouldn't allow us to use credit card despite others being allowed to which was a bit wierd. Luckily we had the cash to cover the cost. Would recommend for a decent feed at a reasonable cost. Nothing spectacular but good. Very pretty little square as well

We had dinner here on a Sunday night. One of the few places serving dinner late night. The staff (only 1 person front of house) was kind, and spoke english. The food we had was good. 4 star because our lamb chops was over cooked.

Friendly staff and large portions, but the food is uninspired, sometimes downright disappointing. One of our main dishes came with hush puppies as accompaniment. Mixed vegetables ended up being steamed spinach. The veal stew is actually a grilled steak. I suspect some of the issues come from the poor English translation in the menu. Nonetheless, it does not make the food any better. It was not terrible food, just not very good. We had plenty extra that we took home, but we could never convince ourselves to finish it.

Beautiful pousada in the hills. Lovely views from all the rooms. Restaurant very attractive with open fire. Imaginative cuisine well prepared, presented & very good service. Lovely lounge & a few wood burning stoves around, but not actually in the lounge. The corridors to the rooms were rather cold & the bathroom wasn't heated which would have been welcome at this time of year. The staff were all very friendly & helpful.

A truly lovely location offering breath-taking views, amazing meals (our lamb dinner was to die for), and impeccable service. What more is there to say? I am now ruined for life. Phenomenal.

Beautiful old convent remodeled into a hotel Views from every room Pool outside so great in the heat wave Clean, nice staff We had the most delicious dinner last night And exceptional breakfast

Beautifully restored building, nice views from the rooms, and excellent breakfast (the staff was helpful too). There's a good (easy) loop walk around Serra da Esperança, starting within the grounds of the Pousada.

Love the whole architecture, location, and rustic feel it's fantastic, but far from a realistic price range for the most basic of items, trying to appear exclusive by its price list when it should be its location, the surroundings and staff that define its exclusiveness

A hotel near Belmont that kept most of the decor original. On top there are the views of the mountain. The restaurant has a very good food. The short stay was very enjoyable.

This place is pretty nice, with polite and courteous staff. No elevator, but they offered to help, small pool, kind of chilly, but beautiful view, nice rustic feel in a converted convent. The restaurant is also very nice, we had the scallops, and tagliatelle (I can’t recommend either, the scallops tasted good but there were only 2 tiny scallops and the tagliatelle was missing some spices, a little too earthy for me, the entrees were much nicer, my friend had the Pork and said it was quite nice, I had the lamb chops which were exquisite.. dessert was tasty. Friend had the cherry coulee I believe and I had the “worlds greatest” crème brûlée in a river rock.. definitely a show stopper. Room has mini fridge and tv, came with patio and pet cats of the property. The buffet breakfast was also quite nice, especially compared to some of the other places we’ve stayed.. Axel in Spain holds the gold medal still tho.

You could never experience a stay like this Old Monestry covered into a luxury hotel. Everyone so helpful

Fantastically peaceful with lovely views. The rooms are very roomy, definitely not monk's cells! The service and dinner were outstanding. We loved it. Truly a gem.

One of the best experiences of our trip. Beautiful old convent repurposed as an inn. Stunning sunset views, quaint bar and string areas close by. Lovely fireplaces that struggled to keep the common areas warm, but added so much ambience, you hardly noticed it. Rooms were plenty warm and comfortable with lots of storage space. Our nice little balcony was a great place to enjoy an after-dinner glass of port, overlooking the now sparkling valley below. The grounds provide a lovely, quiet place for a walk and beautiful plants and flowers abound. The restaurant prepared the finest piece of pork I have ever tasted. Our meal lacked nothing and we left happy and very satisfied. Not to be outdone by dinner, breakfast was exceptional as well with many delicious choices. If you are ever within 150 km of this fantastic hotel experience, I promise you it would be worth it!

The venue is great but tired. Require a remodeling. Goat stew tasted great but meat quality was poor. More bones than meat. Overall a unique venue. The first time we slept in a 14th century hotel. Tip- book the suite - great view.

Horrible service and attitude. I'm waiting for 2 hours to get my room (post check in time) and every 15 minutes or so they come and say it would take more 15 minutes. Never encounter such a bad service, stay out if you can!

A beautiful, authentic pousada, one of the nicest we' ve been to. The public parts ,including the bar, the hall and all the areas leading to the rooms in the main building are really impressive, as well as the magnificent view of the hills from the rooms.The rooms themselves are a bit of a disappointment, quite old fashioned and outdated, and this forms some contradiction between the rooms and all the rest. Dinner ,too, was not the best we had in Portugal , to say the least.Over priced, for an ordinary food, and one dish- the partrige, which was a disaster- couldn't be eaten. The compensation ,though, was sipping Portonic in the bar, for a very reasonable fare.

Horrible experience, not to repeat! We should have listened to the bad reviews. Worst service in Portugal - they simply do not care! Put our names on list to be seated with the younger waitress, while tables sat free. After 40 minutes, they gave away a free table to a family that just walked up, without wait. The owner glanced at us, knowingly, and we waited more. Two tables became available at the same time and the owner motioned us to sit in the cramped one between two groups, without other word, then left us to wait more. Under the black awning it was uncomfortably hot, like a heater was on. A couple that just walked up was immediately placed in the other free table and were being attended to immediately. Finally, the younger waitress set the table and we waited more for the menus. When the menus finally came, half of the items were either permanently marked out or not available. No drink menu or offer to take our drink order was given. When we finally were able to order, we asked for the special of the day, and were promptly told that the last of it was just ordered - by the table of the couple who were seated AFTER us, who already had drinks! The entire experience was ridiculous! Over an hour wasted for no reason, intentionally bad service and limited overpriced options. Tourist trap to avoid!

Got ignored twice. We asked 2 chocolate mousses, one was 2x smaller and the price was the same. Almost fell because the chair was broken. Don’t recommend it, it’s horrible.

What a wonderful place to enjoy super tasty food, great price and everyone there was just amazing. I would recommend to visit 200%, try the sangria, desserts are a must and rest of food was incredible. Will come back!! Thanks

Heerlijk gezeten voor een drankje, de wijn is erg lekker. Carla was erg gastvrij, ons Portugees is niet goed, ze hielp ons door goed Engels te spreken. Volgende dag nog een keer langs geweest voor de lunch! Een aanrader als je in Belmonte bent! (Translated by Google) Lovely to sit for a drink, the wine is very tasty. Carla was very hospitable, our Portuguese is not good, she helped us by speaking good English. Went by again for lunch the next day! Highly recommended if you are in Belmonte!

Nice little resto in a somehow remote little town on top of the hill. It's not "haute cuisine" but real Portuguese food. I tasted a selection of sausages which come in a little pan.

Ambiente and service top the prices are high but we thought it would be worth the price but the food was not seasoned, primitively made as a chef i would be ashamed to give out something like this

Marinated Gambas were very average and not fresh, salad was dry and had no taste, fried potatoes also dry and tasteless. Potato chips were good. After confronting them with our critics, they had no understanding. This place is also totally overpriced for Portugal. Try harder, you can do better.

Great summer evening experience! Good music, good food, great atmosphere.

The woman was really rude (to start they had a free table for 2, and she was saying CAN'T YOU that I only have round tables!???, Really aggressive and abnoxious, I do not recommend that is for sure 😔) , we just asked if they had a free table for 2 people to have lunch

This restaurant came recommended from the woman at that worked in the souvenir shop at the castle. It is right outside of the castle. There was an old distillery there at one time. It is now out of commission but the equipment remains inside. The outdoor patio is lovely and shaded with walnut trees. Unfortunately, we couldn’t eat out there. However we had a glass of wine before eating in the dining area. The black pork was good as was the shrimp omelette.

I do not recommend the seafood rice. However, they serve complete menu of the day at lunch Mon-Fri for only €8, which was pretty good (grelhada mista in our case).

Always a good place to eat and amazing food. Well presented and nice working people. Good views. Definitely a good place to go with family or just friends.

Very nice gastronomic experience with an excellent ratio of cost and quality!

Disappointing in all aspects! Food below average, unfriendly staff. Expensive for what you get. Tourist trap. Avoid if possible.

Tipical Portuguese restaurant. Right in front of the Cabral’s castle. Very good food and service! Best alheira that I’ve ever eaten!

Eat like locals. $ Great food!

Perfect for tourists who want authentic delicious meals. We were the only non locals. Recomended to us by our local amazing walking guide Arieh +351 928 030 970 . Hoghly recommending both the restaurant and Arieh

Don't go there. We stopped by, it was busy, we asked to put our names on the waiting list. The manager asked if we speak Portuguese, we said no, the guy said Portugal! Portugal! At which point I turned around and set out to write this review. I know I am a guest here and I did my best to communicate. I can afford to pay extra to have a meal at a restaurant where the staff is not as explicit in showing tourists how unwelcome they are.

No dogs allowed inside, Wich is understandable, but did not allow us to have dinner outside the restaurant in the balcony table's. Wich did not make sense to us.

good choice! not gourme experience but good food for good price