Vilar Formoso

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Vilar Formoso is a comune ( freguesia ) in the District of Guarda in Portugal.

Vilar Formoso, already in his 1758 mention was made is particularly well known as a border town between Portugal and Spain, one of the most important Portuguese border crossings located near the city. The train station is affected, among other things by the Linha da Beira Alta, on the also stops the famous night train " Sud Express" on the way to Hendaye / Irun. Especially in the eighties of the 20th century won the place in importance, as the Portuguese escudo against the Spanish peseta very lost value, so that the place attracted many Spanish buyer.

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