 It is the second highest hill in Póvoa de Varzim, after São Félix Hill.Cividade de Terroso was an important city of the Castro culture in North-western Iberian Peninsula, established during the Bronze Age, between 800 and 900 BC, as a result of the displacement of the people inhabiting the fertile plain of Póvoa de Varzim.The most typical characteristic is its defensive system.