Termas do Carvalhal Mangualde

Termas do Carvalhal Mangualde is a therapeutic spa in Mangualde, a municipality in the Viseu district of the Beira Alta region of central Portugal, set in the wine country of the Dão appellation, one of Portugal's most distinguished wine-producing regions where the granite soils and continental mountain climate of the Dão plateau produce Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, and Encruzado wines of remarkable elegance and longevity that have earned the Dão a devoted international following among lovers of classic Portuguese red and white wines. The Mangualde area is part of the broader Viseu cultural zone that encompasses the distinguished Viriathus archaeological heritage, the remarkable São Miguel das Fritas rock engravings, and the elegant Grão Vasco Museum of Portuguese painting in nearby Viseu city, whose medieval cathedral quarter and the fine Manuelino stonework of its civic buildings create one of Portugal's most rewarding provincial cultural destinations. The bicarbonate-sodium thermal spring waters of the Carvalhal spa draw on the mineral resources of the Serra da Estrela foothills in a therapeutic tradition that has been recognized by Portuguese balneotherapy since the 19th century, offering restorative mineral bathing in a wine country setting of considerable scenic and cultural richness in the heart of the Portuguese Beiras.