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Walking tour in the Portuguese Schist Villages

from 1.160,00€

Taste the delicious local cuisine and be surprised with the natural and cultural heritage. Stay in a restored stone house and get refreshed at the river beaches. Walk village to village passing by 10 Schist Villages and 3 fluvial beaches in one week!

 

  • Vacation Style Holiday Type
    Self-guided
  • Group Size Small Group
    From 2
  • Activity Level Easy to moderate
    3/8
About Walking tour in the Portuguese Schist Villages

FORMAT: Self-Guided
DURATION: 8 Day
REGION: Center of Portugal
ACCOMMODATION: Comfort
PRICE: 1160,00€/person | Min. 2 participants
DESCRIPTION:

An 8 days walking village to village passing by 10 Schist Villages and 3 Fluvial Beaches, a multi-day traverse of the Schist Villages of central Portugal. Our lodgings are stone houses renewed for comfy rural tourism inns, surrounded by pure nature. An unforgettable time travel experience!
Villages: Casal de São Simão, Ferraria de São João, Gondramaz, Chiqueiro, Casal Novo, Talasnal, Vaqueirinho, Catarredor, Candal and Cerdeira.

 

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The tour package inclusions and exclusions
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
  • 7 nights with breakfast on selected accommodations;
  • Briefing with an A2Z Guide;
  • Transfer from Coimbra to Ferraria de São João and from Cerdeira to Coimbra;
  • 6 Lunchboxes and 7 Dinners;
  • Local transfers necessary for the itinerary;
  • Workshops: Fresh Goat Cheese Making, Miniature Schist House Building and Traditional Portuguese Cuisine (Chanfana);
  • Relaxing massage;
  • Luggage transfers – 1 bag per person – up to 15kg/bag;
  • 24 hours support line;
  • App on your phone with maps, GPS tracks and descriptions of stages;
  • Personal Accident Insurance;
  • A2Z Offer.
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
  • Transfers from and to the airport; Museum and Monuments fees; Personal equipment; Other personal expenses; All items not mentioned in “included”.
  1. Day1 Arrival in Coimbra

    Transfer from the Coimbra train station to Casal S. Simão and Briefing;
    Stage 1: Loop Casal de São Simão (6km | 3.7mi / 247m | 810.4ft) 
    The walk takes place in the surroundings of Casal de São Simão. It goes through Fragas de São Simão’s river beach and passes through the villages of Além da Ribeira, Ponte do Brascurado and Saonda. The water lines that abound in this area, like the Alge and Fato streams, are full of old water channels and watermills, evidence of the human presence over the centuries. Transfer to Ferraria de São João.
    Dinner and Overnight at Ferraria de São João.

  2. Day2 Stage 2: Loop Ferraria de São João (11.3km | 7mi / 544m | 1784.8ft)

    Short version: (5 km | 3.1 mi / 238 m | 780.3 ft)
    In the morning you will have a Workshop on Fresh Goat Cheese Making. Later, on the local walking trail, you will have the chance to appreciate how the schist and quartz merge harmoniously at the beautiful village of Ferraria de São João.
    (Lunchbox included)
    Dinner and Overnight at Ferraria de São João.

  3. Day3 Stage 3: Ferraria de São João - Gondramaz (20km | 12.4mi / 850m | 2788.7ft)

    Today’s walk will take you to the beautiful village of Gondramaz, passing by the Louçainha Fluvial Beach. This is indeed a land of craftsmen, whose skilled hands create charismatic figures that are the hallmark of the region and take the name of its master and village beyond its borders.
    (Lunchbox included)
    Dinner and Overnight at Gondramaz.

  4. Day4 Stage 4: Gondramaz - Talasnal (12km | 7.2mi / 705m | 2313ft)

    Today you will walk from Gondramaz to Talasnal village, passing by Chiqueiro and Casal Novo. Discovering these Schist Villages represents immersing yourself in the magical world of the Lousã mountain, with its splendid vegetation, where deer, boars and many other species live, some of them rare and protected. Here nature is sovereign!
    Transfer back to Gondramaz.
    (Lunchbox included)
    Dinner and Overnight at Gondramaz.

  5. Day5 Stage 5: Talasnal - Cerdeira (10km | 6.2mi / 970m | 3182.4ft)

    Transfer to Talasnal.
    Walk from Talasnal to Cerdeira, passing by Vaqueirinho, Catarredor, and Candal. You will follow the ancient trails used by local inhabitants to reach Lousã.
    (Lunchbox included)
    Dinner and Overnight at Cerdeira.

  6. Day6 Cerdeira Free Day

    Enjoy a free afternoon in Cerdeira, where you will participate in a Miniature Schist Houses Building Workshop in the morning, as well as a Traditional Portuguese Cuisine (Chanfana) Workshop, a cooking lesson and a dinner of local and traditional food.
    Optional: other workshops or a hike.
    (Lunchbox included)
    Dinner and Overnight at Cerdeira.

  7. Day7 Stage 6: Cerdeira - Lousã (7km | 4.3mi | 280m | 918.6ft)
    Walk down  from Cerdeira by the Levada (waterway) to Lousã Castle and to Sra. da Piedade fluvial beach.
    (Lunchbox included)
    Dinner and Overnight at Cerdeira.
  8. Day8 Departure

    Transfer from Cerdeira to Coimbra / End of Services / Make your way or we can arrange a Private Transfer from Coimbra to Lisbon/Porto (optional)
    Optional: Visit Coimbra, a UNESCO heritage site.

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