Serra d'El-Rei
Civil parish in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal
39°19′52″N 9°16′12″W / 39.331°N 9.270°W / 39.331; -9.270![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png)
(2011)
Serra d'El-Rei ('Mountains of the King') is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Peniche on the Atlantic Coast. The population in 2011 was 1,401,[1] in an area of 8.92 km².[2] Serra d'El-Rei became a town on July 1, 2003.
It was at Serra d'El-Rei that King Peter I of Portugal lived with his lover Inês de Castro. His 14th-century castle in the town is now divided into three private living houses today.
Serra d'El-Rei is 7 km (4.3 mi) west of the historic walled-town of Óbidos, and 10 km east from Peniche.
Gallery
- The 17th century Catholic church in the town square
- Interior of the church showing typical hand-painted blue and white tiles with Biblical scenes
References
External links
- Serra d'El-Rei official website
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