Castelo de vide is compound by 4 parishes. From this 4 only the village of Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas is out of the focus of the county by, more or less, 12 km. Visiting this village means direct contact with north Alentejo people`s real life, naturally nice and open to conviviality and sharing of traditional knowledge. 

The village of Castelo de Vide has its foundation, historically comproved, in the XIII century and linked with the existence of the Portuguese monarchy. However, it’s much likely that the Order of the Knights Templar was linked to its origin, because it was this Order that repopulated the north of Alentejo. 

This county has a rich and beautiful architectural heritage, with special focus on medieval borough, the walls that surround the village, the Jewry, the medieval synagogue and the main church from the XX century. 

The Nature Park of Serra de São Mamede, of which Castelo de Vide, Marvão and Portalegre are an integral part, was the stage of various Paleolithic, Arabic, roman and medieval populations, all of them left their own mark throughout the territory where farming has always been the dominate activity. To the diversity of fauna and flora add distinct animal communities, highlighting the population of birds of prey. Being an ideal zone for hiking and MTB, which the tracks can be found well identified and mapped. 

The gastronomy is filled with fundaments that reflect the Northern Alentejo characteristics and its a factor of identity, antiquity and diversity where the Jewish roots are integrated (despite not being kosher food they are recipes that result from the New Christians food habits, as a way of escaping from the inquisition).