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Trip Itinerary
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Guimaraes
Day 1-2
Historical city day! ❗ IMPORTANT: WE'LL MEET IN PORTO ❗ Transfer from Porto - Guimarães: 🕐45 min drive by car (one trip) ✈️ For those who come by plane, I'll catch you at OPO airport (Porto airport), or in case you are already in Porto I'll catch you there. If there are other transport options, I'll reach out to you personally and we will solve it! The meeting will happen in the morning because we'll have a big day ahead! In Guimarães: 🍝 We can lunch in the city center; 🛒 Buy groceries for the next few days, but there are other options closer to our accommodation if we don't. Activities: Visit Guimarães Castle 🏰 an emblematic medieval castle; Visit to Palace of the Dukes of Braganza, a medieval estate and former residence of the first Dukes of Braganza, located in the historical centre of Guimarães. Visit Alberto Sampaio Museum: Heritage of Humanity, museum is in the building of the first monastery built in the city. Guimarães - Gerês National Park (house complex 🏘️): 🕐50 min drive by car We'll finally see our lovely home near Peneda-Gerês National Park, the place where we will sleep for the next 4 nights.
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Fafião
Day 2-3
The wolves village day 🐺! 🌄 In the morning /afternoon We'll have plenty of time to adjust to our new surroundings: - Explore our house complex and the National Park near our home ⛰️ After that we can visit Fafião, a communitary village in Peneda-Gerês National Park. - We can have a 🥘 traditional food lunch at Fojo do lobo restaurant (optional); - Visit Fafião viewpoint! WARNING: Breathtaking views and heights! 🥾 Activity -> Hike from Fafião - Fecha das Barjas waterfall (Tahiti waterfall) 🕐 Duration: 2:30 - 3 hours total walking Distance: 8 km total Máx Elevation: 556.5 meters or 1826ft Highlights: - Fojo do lobo - manmade rock structure to trap wolves; - Fafião wolf rock; - Fecha das Barjas or Tahiti waterfall; - Scenic hike through the national park forest. Depending on 🌧️ weather conditions we may need to adjust plans, if we're not able to hike we can do the traject by car. In this case we might have time to visit ⛪ São Bento da Porta aberta, a Catholic Sanctuary built in 1640 known as a shelter for travelers - The second largest sanctuary in Portugal.
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Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês
Day 3-4
Active and nature day! In the morning 🌄 - Lovely breakfast at home For activities: We can hike through the village and/or go to Gerês where we'll get together to explore one of the cities that gave name to the National Park. 🍴 Lunch at home/ a local restaurant / takeaway. In the afternoon ☀️ 2. Go to LoboTours and start our 4x4 tour through the highlights of Peneda-Gerês like Mata da albergaria, iconic waterfalls and scenic landscapes with a local guide. 4X4 activity: Starts at 14h00 ⏱️ Duration: 4h 👟 Suggestion to bring: comfortable shoe wear, something to make photos and videos, be ready for a lot of stunning views! ℹ️ It's a mix of 4x4 car trip and hike/walk. In the night ✨ We can choose depending on our wishes: Dinner out/ Home in the village/ home party/ stargazing/ games or just relaxing.
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Braga
Day 4
Last day & departure 🛫 🏙️ I planned to visit the marvellous Roman city of Braga, this name is given because the city was founded in the year 16 b.C by the Roman Emperor Cesar Augustus with the ancient name of Bracara Augusta. A place filled with history and beautiful infrastructures.
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Porto
Day 4
Last day & departure 🛫 This is the day I'll take you back to Porto/Porto airport. Braga - Porto ⏱️ Duration: 45 min **In case you have flights scheduled for this day I'll take you to OPO airport. If not, I can leave you somewhere in Porto.
Trip Summary
Accommodation
Other4 days trip
Guimaraes, Fafião & 3 moreTransportation
CarWhat's excluded?
Restaurants, bars, coffees 🍴
Groceries 🛒
Flight tickets ✈️
Other activities we might do
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