Declared a monument of historic and artistic merit, the narrow cobbled streets of Peratallada house small hotels, restaurants and galleries selling various artworks.
The village really is tiny; in 2005 there were just 222 inhabitants and it is unlikely that figure has changed too much since.
Here many buildings are built from carved stone – indeed, the name Peratallada is derived from pedra tallada, meaning carved stone – and surrounding the town is a moat carved into the stone.