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Hiking in Castelo Mendo Historical Village (Almeida)
Castelo Mendo is a small village of Beira Interior, located in the municipality of Almeida, Guarda district, belonging to Historic Villages of Portugal. If this wasn't enough to arouse our curiosity, the village was classified as Property of Public Interest in 1984. Its medieval characteristics are visible immediately upon our…
Hiking in Santa Cruz das Flores (Santa Cruz das Flores – Flores)
Goodbyes are easier when we believe that is only a "see you soon". This was the feeling that accompanied me for the last hours in Flores Island. We left Aldeia da Cuada early in the morning towards Santa Cruz das Flores. From the western end to the eastern end of the island, it was…
PR3 GMR – The Penha Route (Guimarães)
Penha Hill is the lung of Guimarães, an impressive green mantle which is also the protagonist of this hiking trail, the "PR3 GMR - The Penha Route". The landscape is dominated by granitic formations, cliffs, caves and gorges that gives to this natural observatory a unique beauty and it enables this…
PR1 RMR – Marinhas de Sal (Rio Maior)
From Alcanede to "Salinas da Fonte da Bica", in Rio Maior, are about 19kms and after taking breakfast in the "Café Central" at the village, I went to the road on a rainy and cold morning. I arrive to "Fonte da Bica" valey, in the Natural Park of "Serra de Aire e Candeeiros" (PNSAC), under a huge…
PR7 VCT – Paçô Fort Trail – Carreço Trails (Viana do Castelo)
The "PR7 VCT - Paçô Fort Trail" is one of several hiking routes marked in Viana do Castelo county. About 4 kms in length is classified of small route (PR) and develops more properly in Montedor village, Carreço parish. Reaching the beaches in Carreço, I go to north on the cobbled road…