Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (European Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈɣɐjɾɐ ðɨ kɐʃˈtɛlu ʁuˈðɾiɣu] ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Guarda in Portugal.
Known for its castle which is a listed National monument, as well as pine-wood forests and rolling hills.
The municipality borders the frontier with Spain, formed by the Águeda River, a tributary of the Douro, which it joins at Barca D'Alva, approximately 18 km north of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo town.
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo figures in José Saramago's 2008 novel The Elephant's Journey.
[3] Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo has a Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers.