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| Citânia Route |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historic, cultural, ecological, landscape Distance: 9,5 km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Guimarães – with departure and arrival in Briteiros S. Salvador, it’s a circular trail that takes place in the parishes of Donim and S. Salvador de Briteiros, where the Briteiros Pre-Roman Settlement, the Castro Culture Museum and the Requeixo Windmill deserve to be visited |
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| Granaries Route |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological, cultural Distance: 12km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: moderado/average |
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Localization: Fafe – it begins next to the Várzea Cova Parochial Church and heads towards Outeiro do Pensal, a place with a wonderful view of the region’s villages. Continue towards Bastelo, the municipality’s most rural spot. It is a thematic journey which highlights the granaries |
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| Milénio Small Route |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historical, cultural, ecological, pedagogical, landscape Distance: 3,5km Duration: 1h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Fafe – has as departure and arrival at the Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Chapel, in Cepães. The main points of interest of this route are the religious heritage and the existing archaeological remains |
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| Papas Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, cultural Distance: 13,5 km Duration: 4h30 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Cabeceiras de Basto – this trail starts and ends in Samão, which is in the northern part of the municipality, and takes place in a plateau where rural cultivation areas can be observed, as well as different animal and plant species |
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| Penha Route |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historic, cultural Distance: 8,5 km Duration: 3h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Guimarães – departure and/or arrival from the City Park or from the Church of N. Sra. Consolação e Santos Passos, the route goes by the Penha Mountain with numerous sites of interest and attraction, especially the Shrine of Penha |
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| Pisão Trail |
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Type of Route: pequena rota/small route Characteristics: landscape, cultural Distance: 5,5 km Duration: 2h30 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Cabeceiras de Basto – this trail starts and ends in Formigueiro and takes place in the Ribeira de Cavez and Nariz do Mundo Valley, a place with spectacular landscapes, where it is possible to observe some windmills and some species of birds of prey |
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| S. Bento Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historic, cultural, ecological, landscape Distance: 12,2 km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: average-higth |
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Localization: Vizela – with beginning/end in the riverside area, next to the MiniGolfe Municipal Field, goes towards the S. Bento Sanctuary and is a mountainous itinerary, full of religious, cultural and natural heritage, that reflects the high biodiversity of local fauna and flora |
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| S. Torcato and its Mills |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historic, cultural, ecological, landscape Distance: 8,5 km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Guimarães – with departure and arrival in S. Torcato, is a journey along the Selho river banks where both the mills and dams, but also the edified patrimony stand out, especially in S. Torcato village |
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| The Small Villages on the banks of the Vizela River |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: cultural, ecological Distance: 15 km Duration: 5h00 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Fafe – begins at the Lagoa parish, at the Sra. das Neves churchyard, straight to Pedraído, over the Pereirola Bridge. On the way back to Lagoa, passage through the parishes’ of Felgueiras and Gontim |
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| Veiga Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, cultural Distance: 18 km Duration: 9h30 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Cabeceiras de Basto – the trail starts in the village of Abadim and ends in Arga, but also crosses Busteliberne. Its main attractions are namely the surrounding landscape and tourist villages |
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| Vizela Riverbanks Route |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, ecological Distance: 4,2 km Duration: 1h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Vizela – with a beginning/end in the riverside area, near the MiniGolfe Municipal Field, the highlight goes to the high biodiversity of fauna (ducks, rabbits, various types of birds, squirrels...) and flora (plantains, silvery lime, sequoias, camellias...) |
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