From your hotel in Porto, you’re picked up in the morning for the drive to Braga. We will stop at the city ofBraga to visit the city center.The Braga Diocese is the oldest in Portugal and, in the Middle Ages, the city even competed with Santiago de Compostela in power and importance. You will have the opportunity to tastesome delicious sweetsat a well known cake-shop.
AfterBraga city center we willproceed to visit Tibes Monastery. Founded by Saint Martin of Dume in the 6th century it became the Portuguese and Brazilian headquarters of the Order of Saint Benedict em 1567. The current building, one of the most grandiose in the country,was built In the 17th century.
We will stop forlunch in Covide already at Ger□s National Park. The lunch includes several tasting starters (pataniscas de bacalhau, chourio assado and local cheese), loin of veal with a special rice with red beans and a
Cr□me Brul□edessert. Whiteor red Vinho Verde or Douro wines are served.
In the afternoon the tour continues through Ger□s, starting at Mata da Albergaria along one of the most beautiful sections of the Via Nova XVIII, a roman road built at the end of 1st century AC that connected two important iberian cities: “Bracara Augusta”, present city of Braga, and “Asturica Augusta”, present city of Astorga, in a distance of 215 miles (~318kms). Then, we will descend from the Spanish border of Portela do Homem to the village of Caldas do Ger□s for a short stop. We will proceed to Pedra Bela aview not to be missed at the most beautiful and sought-after viewpoint of Peneda-Ger□s National Park. From this viewpoint, located in a mount, one can observe the whole of Caniada reservoir, a part of Ger□s valley, as well as the mountainsall the way up to Portela de Leonte.
In Ger□sthemountainous terrain is cut across by rapidly flowing rivers and streams, including many waterfalls. In the surroundings of Ermida village wewill visit the Arado Waterfalls. They can be reached by the road and a staircase that leads to the lake rising above the waterfalls. Your Ger□s Park full-day tour ends with return transport to yourPorto hotel.