“The road reopened at 8 am and there are no restrictions on access to the Tower,” said a source from the Sub-regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Beiras and Serra da Estrela.

The National Road (EN) 339 was closed to traffic, on the Piornos-Torre and Torre-Sabugueiro links, since 7:30 pm on Sunday due to snowfall at the highest points of Serra da Estrela.