Day hikes
Guided Day Hikes in Peneda-Gerês
One day, one landscape: Roman roads, granite villages, waterfalls and shepherds’ trails with a certified local guide.
Perfect if you are staying in Porto, Braga or the Minho and want to experience the National Park with someone who knows it by heart. Small groups, transfers from Arcos de Valdevez and a packed lunch on most hikes.
Castro Laboreiro: Roman Roads & Shepherd Villages
Guided day hike along Roman roads and shepherds' trails in the remote north of Peneda-Gerês National Park
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Heart of Gerês: Roman Road & Albergaria Forest
Guided day walk on the Roman road through the wildest, fully protected forest of Peneda-Gerês
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Peneda Mountains & Sanctuary Hike
Guided day hike on centuries-old shepherds' trails below the granite cliffs of Peneda
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Pitões das Júnias: Waterfall, Monastery & Mountain Village
Easy guided walk to one of the park's largest waterfalls, a medieval monastery and a living mountain village
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Sistelo: Portugal's “Little Tibet”
Guided half-day hike above the terraced valley known as Portugal's “Little Tibet”
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Soajo: Granaries, Watermills & Mountain Traditions
Guided day hike through a mountain village where communal shepherding is still a way of life
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