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It has great historical gardens + what is left of a castle to visit. The Episcopal garden needs to be attended more often so it justifies the 2€ entry and the surrounding areas like a 'possible tea house' + other gates are closed including the museum in loco. These things made me sad. The pamphlet mentioned the reason why the kings and the saints were put there in statues but would be great to have more history, to dig deeper into our ancestry and tell a story to be more magical. The down bit of this very short visit is that it was in pure hot summer day and it is very tough to hold the sweat over there. Nonetheless, you have a beautiful garden just in front of the Episcopal where you can see under the tree, go to the nearby cafe and watch the water fountains as well as buy a refreshing drink. The city is very ancient by the looks of the house buildings. Didn't have much time to visit more places to tell more about this location. Maybe next time or someone else will continue to do this review. :)

Castello Branco is probably the most beautiful and cleanest cities in my visit. Going to the Castle was quite a trek but well worth the effort. Will come back early next year to live out my life here.

The town is a great place with lots to do and see and central to a lot of areas. I was in Portugal buying a property so this area had everything I needed to have. At 135 miles from Lisbon Airport, it was a gentle drive but very easy on the Toll Roads (A1 - North\A23). Nice area and visually very clean and tidy.

Very nice area. In march, we stayed outside in a park for 2 hours, in the sun, it was like july. The people are 90% of the time extremely welcoming. Prices are low, food is excellent (too much !) You will not regret this jewel, far from classic touristic areas.

Castelo Branco is a good-sized city with many different facilities. There are many different villages and other things to see a short distance away. Monsanto is not far away. I could not list everything to see. There is so much that is good. I have found the people of Castelo Branco to be very accommodating, welcoming and friendly. The Castelo Branco district makes me want to stay for much longer. From Castelo Branco, with a car, we were easy to access other areas of Portugal in the central Portuguese area. Get out and explore the small towns. It will be worth your time for sure.

LIKE: One street has some big, beautiful shade trees and a couple of colonial style houses remain in place -- perhaps not for long, as they are sure to be replaced by monstrous high-rise apartment buildings, which appears to be the face of most towns and cities in modern Portugal. DISLIKE: Everything else. Did not find people as friendly as in the north of the country -- specifically Porto. Workers in the railway ticket office were especially rude, making it quite clear that they did not want to be bothered with some foreigner making enquiries about train destinations. Eating in CB is NOT easy; only on the 3rd day of the visit were we able to locate a "proper" restaurant (Kalifa) that served meals. The other days we had to satisfy our hunger with sandwiches in one of the myriad cafes. In one such cafe, we were charged EUR6 for a hamburger: one patty, cheese, lettuce and tomato no onion, no condiments + fries. Shocking!! Personally, I detested the place and never want to return.