Torre (Serra da Estrela)

Torre (English: Tower) is the highest point of mainland Portugal, and the second-highest of the country overall (after Mount Pico, in the Azores).

The actual elevation of this area is 1,993 metres (6,537 feet), according to measures realized by the Instituto Geográfico do Exército (the militar bureau for cartography).

Near Torre, there is a restaurant, stores with typical products of this region, like the Serra da Estrela cheese, and a ski center called Serra da Estrela Ski Resort.

Torre is the culminating point of the Serra da Estrela range and as such tends to present the lowest temperatures and highest precipitation levels.

Precipitation is very high, with around 2,400 mm (94 in), but when compared to lower valley regions of the range, rain is rather weak and continuous.

Ski lifts of the resort near Torre
Air Force radar station built in 1957