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A wooden staircase leading up a rocky hillside. 1
A group of people standing on a wooden bridge with a waterfall in the background. 2
A wooden suspension bridge over a stream in a forested area. 3
A calm lake with a wooden dock extending into the water, surrounded by grassy banks and trees. 4
A person walking on a wooden boardwalk surrounded by greenery and rocks. 5

Serra da Estrela - walk: Tales in the Mondego Passages

By Histórias Com Passadas
Free cancellation available
Price is $26 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Immerse yourself in an amazing natural landscape that hides a recent past. Listen to the stories and enjoy the adventure and excitement of Mondego Passages. Start your journey at the Caldeirão Dam Parking Park. Climb to the Miradouro do Mocho Real to enjoy the view… The adventure begins! A big challenge awaits! About five hundred wooden steps down the Mondego Valley, with the stunning Caldeirão Falls revealing its rare beauty. After crossing the old Mizarela Bridge and observing the natural sculptures, follow past the old factories and learn about the Papa's blanket. Meet the Pateiro Hydroelectric Power Station, the oldest in the Guarda, and listen to the stories of the exploration of “black gold”. Cross suspended bridges and discover the mills in Ribeira dos Moinhos. Finish at the park “Videmonte” and cool down in the waters of Mondego, bring a bathing suit.
Total distance: 12 km, accumulated tilt: 600 m; Difficulty: Moderate level 2/3 of 5 - MIDE.

Activity location

  • Barragem do Caldeirão
    • EM556
    • 6300, União de Freguesias de Mizarela, Pero Soares e Vila Soeiro, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Estacionamento da Porta do Caldeirão
    • 1 EM556
    • 6300, União de Freguesias de Mizarela, Pero Soares e Vila Soeiro, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal

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Serra da Estrela - walk: Tales in the Mondego Passages

  • Earn $0.77
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • Spanish
Starting time: 9:00AM
Price details
$25.82 x 1 Adult$25.82
Total
Price is $25.82
Until Sun, Jul 12

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Registration with Turismo de Portugal (RNAAT): 506/2022
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Recognition by ICNF as Nature Tourism.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Snack with natural and artisanal products from the region, classified as Ecofood by the UNESCO World Star Geopark. Book 48 hours in advance to guarantee availability of snacks.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance ticket to the Mondego Walkways.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Civil Liability and Personal Assistants Insurance.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Lunch is not included.
  • Transport from the "Videmonte Entrance" back to the Caldeirão Dam parking lot is not included. Each participant will be able to contact the local Taxi service.

Activity itinerary

Barragem do Caldeirão

  • 20m
Meeting point. Initial briefing. The origin of Albufeira do Caldeirão. Walk.

Miradouro Mocho Real

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Photographic spot. Let's get to know Mondego. Walk.

Cascata do Caldeirão

  • 20m
Photographic spot. The love story of the inconsolable Star. Walk.

Ponte da Mizarela

  • 20m
Photographic spot. Mizarela's stories. Walk.

Vila Soeiro

  • 20m
Photographic spot. The origin of giant lunchboxes. Walk.

Vila Soeiro

  • 1h 15m
Photographic spot. Fabrica Nova: the wool cycle from shearing to the famous "Pope Blankets". Diving in the crystal clear waters of Mondego. Snack. Walk.

Parque do Pateiro

  • 30m
Hydroelectricity. Walk.

Levada do Pateiro

  • 15m
Photographic spot. Human ingenuity: water supply to Pateiro Central. Walk

Barragem do Pateiro

  • 15m
Photographic spot. Still the Human ingenuity. Walk.

Cascalheiras e Escombreiras do Alto Mondego

  • 1h 15m
Photographic spot. Discover the stories of Ouro Negro, which satisfied the hunger of the local population. Lunch. Walk.

Ribeira de Rio de Moinhos

  • 20m
Photographic spot. Discover the stories of the mills that gave the river its name. Walk.

Passadiços do Mondego (entrada por Videmonte)

  • 15m
Photographic spot. End of Tour. Possibility to take a taxi to return to Barragem do Caldeirão (start place of the Tour).

Location

Activity location

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    Barragem do Caldeirão
    • EM556
    • 6300, União de Freguesias de Mizarela, Pero Soares e Vila Soeiro, Distrito da Guarda, Pero Soares e Vila Soeiro

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Estacionamento da Porta do Caldeirão
    • 1 EM556
    • 6300, União de Freguesias de Mizarela, Pero Soares e Vila Soeiro, Distrito da Guarda, Pero Soares e Vila Soeiro

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