Penela inaugurated paths surrounding the Castle

On the 25th of April, Penela City Council inaugurated the work to requalify the exterior arrangements of the Castle.

The work, which began during the previous mandate and was recently completed, represented an investment of around 400 thousand euros, with community financing of around 80% from Centro 2020.

A National Monument since 1910, Penela Castle received an intervention to requalify the surrounding paths. The investment by Penela City Council was inaugurated on April 25th, by the president of the municipality, Eduardo Nogueira dos Santos, shortly after the solemn commemorative session.

The intervention was based on the area surrounding Penela Castle, which was occupied by pedestrian circuits and urban furniture, both very degraded and precarious. Thus, the present operation aimed to preserve the existing property, improve the public space and landscape conditions, and encourage its use through temporary activities.

The intervention consisted of cleaning and correcting elements that were degraded or out of adjustment as a whole, creating a route surrounding the Castle and landscaping the hillside.

With this intervention, the municipality of Penela intends to make the historic center of Penela more lively and attractive, both for daily passersby and for visitors to the Castle, intervening and reformulating the surrounding space, adapting it to the new demands for mobility in public spaces. , namely the adequacy of sanitary facilities for restricted mobility.

The total investment was more than 400 thousand euros, with financing under the Center Regional Operational Program 2020 of 330,404 euros (ERDF).