LORIGA – LAND OF VIRIATHUS AND THE CAPITAL OF THE SNOW IN PORTUGAL<br /><br /> <br /> Loriga is an ancient, beautiful and historic small portuguese town, located in the Serra da Estrela mountains.<br /> Known as Lobriga by the Lusitanians and Lorica by the Romans, it is more than 2600 years old.<br /> Notable people from Loriga include Viriathus ( known as Viriato in Portuguese ), a famous Lusitanian leader and portuguese national hero.<br /> Loriga as enormous touristics potentialities and they are the only ski resort and ski trails existing in Portugal ( Loriga is the Lusian Capital and the capital of the snow in Portugal ).<br /> <br /> <br />Loriga is a small town in Portugal located in Guarda District. <br />Loriga is 20 km away from the village of Seia, 40 km away from Viseu, 80 km away <br />from Guarda and 320 km from Lisbon. It is nestled in the Serra da Estrela <br />mountain range. <br />It is known as the "Portuguese Switzerland" due to its landscape: a small town <br />surrounded by mountains.<br />Known to be settled by the Lusitanians, the town is more than 2600 years old and <br />was part of the Roman province of Lusitania. It was known as Lobriga by the <br />Lusitanians and Lorica by the Romans.<br />Loriga became a textile manufacturing center in the begin-19th century. While that <br />industry has since dissipated, today the town attracts a sizable tourist trade <br />due to its picturesque scenery and vicinity to the Serra da Estrela Ski Resort, the only <br />ski center in Portugal, totally inside the town limits.