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PR1 AJZ – Historical, Cultural and Environmental Trail (Aljezur)
Points of Interest: Market square, Public Fountain, Municipal Museum, Misericórdia Church, Sacred Art Museum Mons. Manuel Francisco Pardal, Antoniano Museum, José Cercas House-Museum, Aljezur Castle, Lies Fountain, Aljezur river, Mediterranean Forests and Aromatic Plants, Old Inn and Toll House, Old Port Cistern, "Azinhagas" with access to the old patterns of…
Hike along Falperra Trails (Braga)
Points of Interest: Sanctuary of Santa Maria Madalena da Falperra, Chapel of Santa Marta do Leão, Lion Fountain, Rampa da Falperra. Tips: Do not throw garbage on the floor. There are picnic tables in the forest park. There is a hotel and a restaurant to rest and recover energy. HIKING…
Discover Juncal Ecocamping Trails (Marco de Canavezes)
Points of Interest: Juncal Ecocamping, rural village, quiet. Tips: Do not throw garbage on the floor. Do not leave the trails. There are 2 comfortable rooms, places for tents and caravans. This hiking trail was carried out a few years ago, we don't know if the Ecocamping will still be…
Discover the Historic Center of Tomar (Tomar)
Points of Interest: Convent of Christ, "Manuelina" Window, Tomar Castle, Seven Hills National Forest, Historic Center, Republic Square, Church of S. João Baptista, Nabão River Tips: Families have discounts on Convent of Christ tickets. All tickets can be purchased online. On Sundays and holidays, tickets are free for all citizens…
PR 25 – Walkway Trail (Arcos de Valdevez)
Points of Interest: Sistelo village, Vez ecovia, Vez river, Srº dos Aflitos chapel. Tips: Do not throw garbage on the floor. There are restaurants and cafés where you can boost your energy. HIKING INFO Video Photo Album Brochure/Website 5/5signage 1/5difficulty Not accessibleto stroller 4/5landscape 203melevation min 297melevation max 139melevation gain…
PR2 – From the Seashore to Pedras Negras – São Pedro de Moel (Marinha Grande)
We started the "PR2 - From the Seashore to Pedras Negras" in the Afonso Lopes Vieira Square, near the beach of São Pedro de Moel, parish of Marinha Grande. Its official starting point is located in Vale do Ribeiro Park, at the back of this square where we can found…
Hiking Discovering Ponte de Sor (Ponte de Sor)
This small walk starts at "Praça da República", next to Ponte de Sor Municipal Market. While spending a few days in the region and after an excellent lunch in a local restaurant, I couldn't miss the opportunity for a short walk along the Sor River. There is a marked pedestrian…
Hiking in Monte de Lobos (Mortágua)
"Monte de Lobos" brings me back to the earliest memories of my childhood. In the 80's the days passed very slowly in this village of the municipality of Mortágua, when the waters of the stream that ran under the bridge still heard our laughter in cold and invigorating baths. Near…
The Boat from Flores Island to Corvo Island (Flores and Corvo)
We arrived at "Porto das Poças" in Santa Cruz das Flores long before the scheduled boarding time in Ariel. The boat that would carry us to Corvo Island was already docked waiting for the crew, while the ripple helped by the strong wind, rushes the boat against the walls of…
Hiking Trail from “Aldeia da Cuada” to “Poço da Ribeira do Ferreiro” (“Poço da Alagoinha”) (Lajes das Flores – Flores)
This is our second visit to the Azorean Archipelago. Two years ago we've been on S. Miguel island and now we would visit the Western Group islands, Flores and Corvo. Anxiety grew with the approach of the flight and now with the baby, the precautions and the preparation of the…
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…
Walking in Powerscourt Waterfall (Ireland)
The Powerscourt Waterfall, the highest waterfall in Ireland with 121m high, is located at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains. On a private property, in a wide green park where Dargle river meanders, their access is restricted, with the obligation to purchase ticket to admire this magnificent natural attraction. After passing…
Hiking Trail from Riverside to Riverside (Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto)
There are many reasons to spend a day full of fun on the riversides of Porto and Gaia. By water, land or air, there are several activities to fill the soul with memories and the suitcase with eagerness to return soon. On a Douro's Cruise we discover the riverine areas of the two banks,…
Walking in Powerscourt Gardens (Ireland)
Today is dedicated to Wicklow County, also known as "Garden of Ireland", at least to a small part of it. The 19 hectares of Powerscourt Estate gardens, are located about 25kms away from Dublin (about 30 minutes), ranked third in the top of the National Geographic. Overlooking the Sugarloaf Mountain…
Walking Trail of Biological Park of Serra da Lousã – Quinta da Paiva (Miranda do Corvo)
On Father's Day, the women from home joined to conspire among themselves, preparing this surprise without my suspicion. The plan consist of enjoying the day outdoors, despite a unfavorable weather forecast, and also taking the opportunity to hike and to picnic. Yes, simple things in life make us happiest, right?…
Hiking in Guimarães Historical Center (Guimarães)
Guimarães Historic Center, classified in 2001 as World Heritage Site, is one of the most beautiful and well preserved in Portugal. In this urban hiking trail, with just over 7kms, I wanted to find out what persuaded UNESCO to assign such a prestigious distinction to this city and also learn…
Urban Hiking in Dublin (Ireland)
This trip to Ireland, more specifically to its capital Dublin, began to take shape after a challenge proposed by friends. See them and discover the country of Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, among others, and bands like U2, Cranberries or Pogues were more than enough reasons to fly to the Emerald Isle.…
Hiking in Póvoa de Lanhoso (Póvoa de Lanhoso)
It was in May 1846 that in Póvoa de Lanhoso, broke the popular uprising against the government of Costa Cabral, caused by the great discontent of the population by the new laws of military recruitment, by tax changes and the prohibition of burials in churches. An irreverent woman has taken…
Pitões das Júnias Trail (Montalegre)
The road to Pitões of Júnias is too long, but on arrival I knew immediately that the time spent in the trip would be largely compensated. This village of Montalegre municipality is located just over 1100m of altitude in the Peneda-Gerês National Park and is therefore the highest village of "Barroso"…
Searching for Loivos Waterfall (Montalegre)
No matter how well one knows a place or a region, there is always more to discover each time we visited that region. This sunny day I left the Vilarinho das Furnas Youth Hostel towards Pitões das Júnias, in the municipality of Montalegre, a journey of about 1hr 30m by…
Night Walk on São Bento da Porta Aberta Feasts (Terras de Bouro)
The celebration of "São Bento da Porta Aberta" occur every year during the month of August, more specifically between 10 and 15th when, by tradition, is made the great pilgrimage that animates the region. This town of Terras de Bouro municipality, in the Peneda-Gerês National Park (PNPG), receive a huge influx…
Walking in Caldas do Gerês (Terras de Bouro)
Whenever I visit the Peneda Geres National Park (PNPG), the village of "Caldas do Gerês" is a mandatory stop. About 20 kilometers from Terras de Bouro, the village belongs to the parish of Vilar da Veiga and it's located in a beautiful valley painted of a leafy green. Protected by…
Hiking in Tahiti Waterfall (Terras de Bouro)
The National Park of Peneda Gerês is rich in idyllic locations that make us daydream. Magical places where time stands still and nothing else matters except that enjoy this enchanted present. The Tahiti waterfall, common name assigned to the "Fecha de Barjas" Waterfalls is at the top of the list of this…
Hiking in Vale da Trave (Santarém)
Vale da Trave is a village from Alcanede parish, municipality of Santarém, also known as "Land of Herbalists", as indeed I could prove watching the wooden board at the village entrance. This designation, now brand image, is due to the fact that in this village, the plants are being used…
Walking Discovering the Historic Centre of the City of Santarém (Santarém)
I have repeatedly go by next to Santarém, in trips to the south of Portugal, but actually never had the opportunity to stop and calmly know the capital of the Ribatejo. Today was the day. This hike begins near the beautiful market of Santarém, opened in 1930. My eyes immediately jump out…
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…
Hiking Trail “Discover Alcanede” (Santarém)
At about 23 kms northwest of Santarém is Alcanede parish, just outside the Natural Park of "Serra d'Aire e Candeeiros". That's why this is a prime location for discovering this natural park and that was my intention when staying at Meio Center during the weekend. I arrived on Friday late…
PR6 VCT – Montedor Windmills Hiking Trail (Viana do Castelo)
The days were becoming smaller and it was almost at the sunset that I hike the "PR6 VCT – Montedor Windmills Hiking Trail", in the village of Carreço, at Viana do Castelo county. The trail starts just north of Carreço beaches, after the end of the cobbled road that follows…
PR9 VCT – Trail of the Water Pipes (incomplete) (Viana do Castelo)
The "PR9 VCT - Trail of the Water Pipes (Viana do Castelo)" is a circular hike with about 10 kms at its full route, starting near the Temple of Santa Luzia (or Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), in Viana do Castelo. To get there we can take the funicular from the…
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…
Hiking Trail in Afife – River, Sea and Hill (Viana do Castelo)
In Afife, in Viana do Castelo county, it's still possible to sleep and wake up with the birds as neighbors. It was in Santa Filomena's House that his singing received me in the evening and it was with that same sing that after a good night sleep, woke up to…
Hiking from “Rendufe” to “Santa Maria de Émeres” (Valpaços)
This hike connects the villages of 'Rendufe' and 'Santa Maria de Emeres' in Valpaços county. I start walking on the sidewalk of Rua Formosa, in Rendufe, and down it to find the asphalt outside the village. The surrounding landscape consists mainly of vast expanses of olive groves, chestnut groves, vineyards…
Hiking Trail from Argeriz to “Pias dos Mouros” (Valpaços)
Who drives the National Road 206 (EN 206) west to the east, about 12 kilometers before the town of Valpaços is Argeriz, seated at the foot of "Serra da Padrela" and full of prehistoric remains. Due to its privileged location, this village of "Trás-os-Montes" benefits from an amazing view over the region. On…
Hiking Trail “Discover Rendufe” (Valpaços)
It was almost at sunset when I reached the place of Rendufe in Valpaços county. In my return to "Trás-os-Montes" region, I found at Formosa Street of this small village, more specifically in the door No. 13, the Quinta Rota d'Oliveira, who would welcome me during these days. It was after…
PR1 CND – Conímbriga Route (2nd Part) (Condeixa-a-Nova)
The second part of PR1 - CND - Conímbriga route is about 9 kms and develops northeast of the Roman ruins of Conímbriga. Making the route in the opposite direction to clockwise, first goes towards the "Castellum of Alcabideque" and after climbing the mountain, and continues down by crop fields…
PR1 CND – Conímbriga Route (1st Part) (Condeixa-a-Nova)
The "PR1 CND - Conímbriga route" is a route marked in the municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova, district of Coimbra. It starts at the complex of Conímbriga ruins and about 16 kms extension is divided into two distinct sections. The first facing south runs through the valley of "Rio de Mouros", the…
Hiking Trail from Ega to Arrifana (Condeixa-a-Nova)
The village of Ega has a long and rich history to tell. Their lands were donated to the Knights Templar in 1145, with the intention of people and halt the progress of the Moors to the north. With the extinction of the Temple Order, the Order of Christ settled in…
Hiking Discovering Condeixa-a-Nova (Condeixa-a-Nova)
An extended picnic blanket, enjoying the shade on a hot day in midsummer, with temperatures around 30 ° C, it's always a good option for recharging batteries. That's what I did in the Green Park of Ribeira de Bruscos, in Condeixa-a-Nova. Located east of the village, the park extends for…
Hiking Trail from Vilas Boas to Oura (Chaves)
The hiking trail that takes us from Vilas Boas to Oura develops in about km (one way) tracks and rural roads that tear the Oura Valley and discover the villages of Vilas Boas, Fornos, Vila Verde and Oura. In addition to these villages, there are other points of interest, such as the…
Hiking Trail of Pereira de Selão Mines (Chaves)
The hiking trail of Pereira de Selão Mines is a circular route that I did from the Quinta do Olival, in Vilas Boas, Chaves municipality. With just over 7 km on pavement, asphalt, rural roads and forest tracks, leads us to discover the Pereira de Selão Mines and the villages…
Hiking River of “Loivos” Valley (Chaves)
This circular footpath, with just over 9 kms, begins at Vilas Boas, a typical village "transmontana" of Chaves council. I go down the narrow streets paved in rough stone, where the houses aged holds many stories of hard lives, most of them dedicated to work from dawn to dusk in…
Hiking Trail of Santa Bárbara (Chaves)
A little more than 5 kms from Vidago, in Chaves municipality, is quiet and pretty village of Vilas Boas. It was already late in the afternoon that scoured the pavement of National Road 549 (EN549) that after Valverde led me to Quinta do Olival, just outside the village. The set built…
Sola Gasta TV
Está já online um novo espaço de caminhadas e percursos pedestres em Portugal, a Sola Gasta TV. Em pode ver em transmissão contínua todas as caminhadas, percursos e aventuras realizadas pelo Sola Gasta em Portugal. Para ver em sua casa, numa pausa no escritório, na sala de espera de um consultório, numa viagem…
Hiking in Puebla de Sanabria (Spain)
Estava em Bragança a passar uns dias nas belas terras de Trás-os-Montes quando decidi visitar a vizinha Espanha para conhecer o Lago de Sanabria. A caminho, parei na pitoresca Puebla de Sanabria onde parece que entramos numa outra era, num outro espaço temporal. Percorrendo o centro histórico temos a sensação…
Hiking in Baiona – Paseo de Monte Boi (Spain)
A caminho de Portugal após uns dias em Vigo, optámos por vir pela costa. Parámos em Baiona para esticar um pouco as pernas e descobrimos o “Paseo de Monte Boi”. Com inicio na “Playa de A Concheira” o percurso circunda a fortaleza de Baiona e termina junto à Porta Real.…
Alto do Príncipe Route and Monteagudo Route – Islas Cíes – Vigo (Spain)
O almoço foi em jeito de piquenique à beira mar. Numa mesa de pedra junto à Praia de Rodas devorámos as sandes que nos acompanharam na mochila durante a manhã. Terminámos com uma peça de fruta para sobremesa. Pela tarde iríamos percorrer a ilha a sul, mais propriamente, os trilhos…
Monte Faro Route and Faro da Porta Route – Islas Cíes – Vigo (Spain)
As “Islas Cíes” são dos lugares mais incríveis que alguma vez visitei. Soube-o assim que o barco atracou no pequeno cais. Logo ali, a Praia de Rodas com a sua areia branca une as duas ilhas a que chamamos “Cíes”. Se por um lado a praia encontra o Atlântico, nas…
Hiking in Vigo (Spain)
Depois de fazermos o check-in no hotel partimos à descoberta de Vigo. A primeira impressão foi a de uma cidade muito “escura”, talvez por toda a pedra presente nas fachadas dos edifícios, mas ao fim de algum tempo de habituação, isso é uma característica que até dá uma certa graça…
Hiking in Oslo (Norway)
Em Oslo podemos encontrar todas as vantagens e desvantagens de uma grande capital europeia. Depois do check-in no hotel, saímos à descoberta da cidade. Encontrámos uma arquitectura que combina a preservação do passado com a modernidade do presente e a ousadia do futuro. Desde o Teatro Nacional à Casa da…
From Blomheller to Flåm by bicycle (Norway)
O dia de hoje iria ser diferente. Antes da partida para Oslo, estava previsto um percurso de bicicleta pelos trilhos do vale de Flam. Ainda cedo alugámos as bicicletas junto à marina. Aguardámos pelo comboio que nos iria transportar para o inicio do percurso em Blomheller. Não pudemos ir mais…
Aurland and the Viewpoint (Norway)
Em Aurland procurámos algo para nos aconchegar os estômagos. No minimercado local, após vaguear pelos corredores na tentativa frustrada de encontrar algo saudável para comer, conseguimos saciar a fome com alguma “comida plástica”. Estava na hora de conhecer a localidade. Em pesquisas efectuadas na internet encontrámos um dos motivos de…
Tvindefossen (Noruega)
Tvindefossen parece esculpida por mãos humanas. Ou talvez não, pois se assim fosse deixaria espaço para a imperfeição resultante do simples facto de o artista pertencer a essa espécie sujeita a muitas imperfeições. E em Tvindefossen a natureza foi perfeita. A queda de água faz parte do lote de fenómenos…
Gudvangen (Norway)
Gudvangen foi o local escolhido para tomarmos um “expresso” quentinho. Não foi planeado, mas no café da localidade com fortes influencias vikings encontrámos as paisagens ideais para repousar um pouco e recordar os sabores caseiros. Confundiram-nos com italianos ao pedirmos “expressos”. Corrigimos amavelmente informando que éramos portugueses e que também…
De Flåm a Undredal (Noruega)
A primeira manhã na Noruega foi memorável. No pequeno apartamento da marina de Flam acordámos cedo, ansiosos por partir à descoberta da região. Da varanda surpreendemo-nos com um gigantesco navio cruzeiro que durante a madrugada atracou no porto de Flam. As máquinas fotográficas não tinham descanso. Pequeno almoço tomado e…
Onde ficar alojados quando saimos para um fim de semana de trekking?
Um dos maiores problemas com que nos deparamos na preparação de uma caminhada é a escolha do alojamento onde ficar. Hotéis, Pensões, Residenciais, Turismo rural, Pousadas, "Hostals", Parques de Campismo, vasto número de alternativas e ofertas com que somos inundados, desde os inúmeros websites temáticos existentes, cada um com os…
Picos de Europa – Day 5 – Garganta del Cares (Bulnes – Cordiñanes) (Spain)
Acordámos cedo. Pela frente teríamos a mais extensa etapa da travessia e deveríamos começar cedo. Saímos de “Bulnes” após o pequeno almoço em direcção a um dos trilhos mais frequentados dos Picos de Europa – a “Garganta del Cares”. Algumas centenas de metros percorridos e entrámos na Ruta de la…
Picos de Europa – Day 4 – Naranjo de Bulnes to Bulnes (Spain)
"Naranjo de Bulnes" ou em asturiano "Picu Urriellu" não é o pico mais alto da Cordilheira Cantábrica mas, com os seus 2519m, é um dos mais conhecidos. De toda a Europa recebe alpinistas para conquistar o seu emblemático cume. Na face oeste, a sua parede vertical de 550 m impõe…