Serra d'El-Rei ('Mountains of the King') is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Peniche on the Atlantic Coast. The population in 2011 was 1,401,[1] in an area of 8.92 km².[2] Serra d'El-Rei became a town on July 1, 2003.

Serra d'El-Rei
Civil parish
Coordinates: 39.331°N 9.270°W / 39.331; -9.270
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Oeste
District	Leiria
Municipality	Peniche
Area
• Total	8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,401
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	http://www.jfserradelrei.com/

It was at Serra d'El-Rei that King Peter I of Portugal lived with his lover Inês de Castro. His 14th-century castle in the town is now divided into three private living houses today.

Serra d'El-Rei is 7 km (4.3 mi) west of the historic walled-town of Óbidos, and 10 km east from Peniche.

Gallery

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  The 17th century Catholic church in the town square
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  Interior of the church showing typical hand-painted blue and white tiles with Biblical scenes

References

External links

• Serra d'El-Rei official website

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