Torres Novas is a city and municipality in Portugal's Ribatejo province.

Understand

Torres Novas (TOH-rr(ih)zh NAW-vuhsh, /ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈnɔ.vɐʃ/) municipality has 34,149 residents (2021 preliminary). The municipality includes the town of Riachos.

Visitor information

• 1 Posto de Turismo (Tourist Information Office), Rua de Entre Muros 3, ☏ +351 249 813 019. M–Sa 10:00–16:00, closed Su. (updated Sep 2021)

Get in

• 1 Estação Ferroviária de Riachos-Torres Novas-Golegã (Riachos-Torres Novas-Golegã train station), Largo da Estação, Riachos. PDF timetable. Served by Regional trains on the Linha do Norte (Northern Line) from Lisbon, Entroncamento, and Tomar. (updated Sep 2021)
• Rede Expressos provides intercity bus service.
• The A23 motorway (Autoestrada da Beira Interior) serves Torres Novas directly from Entroncamento, Abrantes, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, and Guarda.
• The A1 motorway (Autoestrada do Norte) skirts the western edge of the municipality, providing access from Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Aveiro, and Leiria.
• The northern portion of the A13 motorway (Autoestrada do Pinhal Interior) ends just outside the municipality in Entroncamento, providing access from Tomar and Coimbra.

See

• 1 Castelo de Torres Novas (Castle of Torres Novas). The medieval castle is a national monument. (updated Sep 2021)
• 2 Grutas de Lapas, Lapas. Neolithic caves that are the source of local legends. The village's houses, and possibly the city's castle, were built from stone quarried here. (updated Sep 2021)
• 3 Praça 5 de Outubro. The city's main square. (updated Sep 2021)
• 4 Roman ruins of Villa Cardillio (Ruínas romanas de Vila Cardílio), Caveira, Santa Maria. Site of a 1st-century Roman farmhouse. Many archeological pieces were excavated here and are now found at the Museu Municipal Carlos Reis. Mosaic tile flooring remain on view at the site. National monument. (updated Sep 2021)
• 5 Casa Memorial Humberto Delgado, Rua Eng. Jorge Marques de Oliveira 19, Boquilobo, Brogueira, ☏ +351 249 835 966. Birthplace of and museum dedicated to Humberto Delgado, the "fearless general" of the air force who founded TAP Air Portugal and worked to overthrow the dictatorial Salazar regime. (updated Sep 2021)