Waterfalls and Mountains Tour of Peneda-Gerês National Park
Porto, Portugal
Trip Type: Historical & Heritage Tours
Duration: Flexible
Enjoy this tour, which will enable you to explore the nature and culture of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, in a single day. You will be exploring the villages, mountains, rivers and waterfalls of this park, which has a kind of scenery which is hard to find anywhere else.
Beside the landscapes, fauna and flora and the numerous wild rivers which form some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Portugal, it has a rich culture, history and heritage. Its monuments go back to the time before the birth of the nation, its villages still retain their peculiar culture and traditions, and villagers still live as their ancestors did.
Beside the landscapes, fauna and flora and the numerous wild rivers which form some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Portugal, it has a rich culture, history and heritage. Its monuments go back to the time before the birth of the nation, its villages still retain their peculiar culture and traditions, and villagers still live as their ancestors did.
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Enjoy this tour, which will enable you to explore the nature and culture of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, in a single day. You will be exploring the villages, mountains, rivers and waterfalls of this park, which has a kind of scenery which is hard to find anywhere else.
Beside the landscapes, fauna and flora and the numerous wild rivers which form some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Portugal, it has a rich culture, history and heritage. Its monuments go back to the time before the birth of the nation, its villages still retain their peculiar culture and traditions, and villagers still live as their ancestors did.
You will then have lunch, including some traditional food. Afterwards you will visit S. João da Fraga, Tourém village (a Portuguese village surrounded by Spanish territory) and natural warm-water pools.You will end the tour with Geira, former Roman road connecting Braga (Portugal) to Astorga (Spain), and Vilarinho das furnas.
Beside the landscapes, fauna and flora and the numerous wild rivers which form some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Portugal, it has a rich culture, history and heritage. Its monuments go back to the time before the birth of the nation, its villages still retain their peculiar culture and traditions, and villagers still live as their ancestors did.
Once you are picked-up at the pick-up point, you can get ready to explore the Peneda-Gerês National Park in a 4x4. You will first visit the villages. Then you will head to the Pitões de Júnias Monastery, built in the 9th century, set in a beautiful valley, followed by a visit to Pitões de Júnias, the highest inhabited village in Portugal.
You will then have lunch, including some traditional food. Afterwards you will visit S. João da Fraga, Tourém village (a Portuguese village surrounded by Spanish territory) and natural warm-water pools.You will end the tour with Geira, former Roman road connecting Braga (Portugal) to Astorga (Spain), and Vilarinho das furnas.
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