title: Historic Villages of Portugal
text: # Historic Villages of Portugal
  
  The Historic Villages of Portugal (Aldeias Históricas de Portugal) are a group of 12 villages classified under a 1991 government program called the Historic Villages Program (Programa de Aldeias Históricas). The aim of the program was to restore and promote a series of ancient villages/human settlements important to the history of Portugal. Starting in 1991 the government included 10 villages located in the Beira Interior in the Historic Villages program:
  
  * Almeida
  * Castelo Mendo
  * Castelo Novo
  * Castelo Rodrigo
  * Idanha-a-Velha
  * Linhares da Beira
  * Marialva
  * Monsanto
  * Piódão
  * Sortelha
  
  An additional 2 villages were added to the program in 2003:
  
  * Belmonte
  * Trancoso
  