Contour-hugging streets
Most streets follow the slope sideways, not head-on. They make long curving bands stacked one above another, linked by short steep lanes and stairways that climb between them.
Minimalist map poster · Portugal
Covilhã — Covilhã Map Poster & Print
40.2811° N / 7.5050° W
A steep town climbing the eastern flank of the Serra da Estrela, its streets stacked in tight contours above the Zêzere valley
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Covilhã in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Covilhã, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Covilhã et ituro
The map
Covilhã Map Poster & Print
Covilhã sits on a slope that falls sharply from the granite heights of the Serra da Estrela toward the broad Zêzere valley. From above, the town reads as a series of stepped terraces. Streets run along the contour lines, and short, steep connectors cut straight down between them. Few places in Portugal show their terrain so clearly in the street pattern.
For centuries the town lived from wool and cloth. Water coming off the mountain powered mills along the streams on either side of the centre. Many of those factory buildings now belong to the University of Beira Interior, so a large part of the town's industrial fabric has become lecture halls and campus. On a map, that shows as larger blocks scattered among the smaller older lots.
A Covilhã map poster shows the tension between mountain and valley. The historic core packs itself onto the upper slope. Newer neighbourhoods spread downhill toward the flatter ground, and roads wind upward toward the plateau. With the colour taken away, the town becomes a study in gradient: dense and knotted at the top, looser and more regular where the land levels out.
- Population
- 17,610
- Coordinates
- 40.2811° N / 7.5050° W
- Elevation
- 700 m
- Time zone
- Lisbon
- Region
- Covilhã, Portugal
Stream valleys
Small watercourses cut down the mountainside on either side of the old centre. They once powered the wool mills, and they still mark natural edges in the town's layout.
Road to the heights
Winding roads leave the upper edge of town and climb toward the Serra da Estrela plateau. Their tight switchbacks stand out against the denser urban grid below.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Covilhã
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Covilhã
A map that means something
Covilhã is often the town people remember from studying at the university, skiing in the mountains or visiting family in the Beira interior. A map of its stacked streets is a quiet reminder of a place defined by its slope.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example with a graduation year or a family name. Choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Order it as a $9 digital file or as a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Oder poster CovilhãWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Covilhã Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Covilhã?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Covilhã eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Covilhã eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Covilhã?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.