Arrival to Porto.
You will meet your guide at the arrivals area with a sign board.
He will take you for check in at the hotel in Valpaços. Later your guide will take you out for lunch.
After which you will be transfered to the the beginning of the trail. The trail starts and finishes in Santa Valha.
While you walk down the trail you will visit a group of rupestrian winepress, where the wine is made like the Romans made it. There you will get to know Calcatorium, the first wine of rupestrian winepress that revives the ancient Roman technique.
To finish this day we will visit an emblematic winery - the "Quinta do Salvante" - and have a olive oil and wine tasting experience.
After your guide will take you back to your hotel.
Distance: 4,5 Km | 2,8 mi
Cumulative Gap: +131 m / -131 m
Duration: 6h15min
Duration of trail: 1h15min + 30 min
Difficulty of Walk: Easy
Meals: Traditional Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: 4 Stars Country Hotel
At the beginning of the day your guide will take you to the beginning of the trail.
This day trail follows through the village of Murça toward Tinhela river, one of the most well-preserved rivers in Europe, with an exceptional fauna and flora richness in which the “Passadiços do Tinhela” allow to enjoy safely and experience more intensely all the natural surroundings of its banks.
The urban section of this hike follows through various points of heritage and cultural interest, namely the cooperative winery of the village, the Praceta Soldado Milhões and the iconic Porca de Murça (Sow of Murça). After we will have a tasting experience of wine, olive oil and conventual sweets in "Quinta Monte São Sebastião".
Finished the experience your guide will take you back to your hotel in Valpaços, where you will experience the olive oil spa.
To conclude the day, we will go to a restaurant with an organic production of wines, olive oil and other fresh and quality products, and with an old history, dating back to 1874 - "Maria Rita" restaurant. Its meal is one of the seven wonders.
There we will also have a taste of "alheira" another of the seven wonders.
Distance: 6,5 Km | 4 mi
Cumulative Gap: +190 m / -190 m
Duration: 8h
Duration of trail: 1h45min + 30 min
Difficulty of Walk: Easy
Meals: Picnic, Dinner
Accommodation: 4 Stars Country Hotel
At the beginning of the day your guide will take you to Abreiro, where the trail begins.
We will begin this day activitys with a visit to "Dr. Adérito Rodrigues" Museum. After we will go hiking. This trail takes place in Tua Valley Natural Regional Park.
It follows towards the Vale do Tua Viewpoint, with outstanding views over the Tua River and the Tua railway. Descending, it we will approach the Tua river’s waters, following along its right bank.
We will proceed towards the Santa Catarina´s Viewpoint, where you can see the ruins of an ancient chapel, and continue towards the Bilhardo´s Viewpoint, where you can be dazzled by a spectacular view of 360º. You can also see the pillory of this village, classified of Public Interest, the Mother Church and the "Dr. Adérito Rodrigues" Museum.
At the end we will visit Olive Oil Biological Mill ABA, where we will taste, feel, smell and experience the quality of Abreiro's biological olive oil, and know the forms of manufacture and the instruments used in its confection, and "Dr. Adérito Rodrigues" Museum. And, also experience olive oil tasting at "da Oliveira e do Azeite" Museum.
At the end of the experience your guide will take you to your hotel in Valpaços.
Distance: 7,4 Km | 4,6 mi
Cumulative Gap: +238 m / -238 m
Duration: 7h15min
Duration of trail: 2h + 30 min
Difficulty of Walk: Moderate
Meals: Picnic, Dinner
Accommodation: 4 Stars Country Hotel
At the beginning of the day your guide will take you to the location wher your activity of the day will begin.
The activity of this day will be a choice between the options via ferrata, walking in the Eastern Portuguese St James Way and canoeing. After we will visit an emblematic winery - the "Casa do Vinho" - and have a olive oil and wine tasting experience.
Finished the experience your guide will take you back to your hotel in Valpaços, where you will get to enjoy a refreshing session in the spa.
Distance: 4Km | 2,5 mi || 11 Km | 6,8 mi
Cumulative Gap: +15 m / -187 m | +420 m / -201 m
Duration: 7h30min | 7h45min | 7h
Duration of trail: 1h15min + 30min | 3h15min + 30 min
Difficulty of Walk: Easy | Difficult
Duration of Via Ferrata: 1h30min
Difficult of Via Ferrata: Difficult
Meals: Picnic, Dinner
Accommodation: 4 Stars Country Hotel
Porto is the main economic, university and cultural center of the Northern Region.
It watched several of the moments of Portugal history and its Historic Center was classified as a World Heritage Site.
Its also well known in the world for its wine. In this day you will visit this city at your own pace.
This is the day of the departure, so when your ready your guide will drop you at the airport.
Distance: NA
Cumulative Gap: NA
Duration: NA
Duration of trail: NA
Difficulty of Walk: NA
Meals: NA
Accommodation: NA
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RNAAT n. 264/2014