Hiking in Portugal, have a perfect self guided hiking holiday in Alentejo.Using the best 1/25000 hiking maps for the Parque Natural da Serra de São Mamede, Alentejo. Take a self guided hiking holiday in Portugal.
The Parque Natural da Serra de São Mamede on Portugal's border with Spain is ideal for self guided hiking holidays because it is one of Europe's most beautiful and unspoilt areas. Some of Portugal's prettiest villages and medieval fortress towns are located here including Marvão seen in the picture above perched on the rock to the right. It is a region of forest, wooded hills, rocky ridges, olive and chestnut groves and fertile valleys intermingled with a maze of medieval tracks, medieval and roman roads and the plain around the hilly park is replete with megalithic sites. Few tourists and hikers have discovered this secluded and beautiful part of Portugal yet it is a perfect place for a hiking vacation. You are most unlikely to meet other people hiking these countryside trails. There are waymarked hiking routes within the park and nearly all of them are circular hikes. Even though the trails are within a single natural park they are varied in terms of ambience and terrain and the grade is usually easy to moderate. Fine hiking. Maps for Portugal hiking We provide you with 1/25000 scale route maps marked up with the hiking route and points of interest accompanied by detailed hiking notes.
Hiking in all seasons. Portugal has a great climate for hiking all year round. A self guided hiking holiday is a joy in spring. From late March through to early summer the countryside is carpeted with wild flowers displaying a gradually changing sequence of colours. You will see why they say the Alentejo is the Provence of Portugal. Should you find it too warm for hiking, take a day off to stroll around the interesting historic sites such as Marvão and Castelo de Vide in the Natural Park or dangle your feet in the Ribeira de Arronches at the Quinta. Although the winter months are cooler there are many days with clear blue skies and lots of sunshine. Rainy days tend to be occasional and most weeks will enjoy some sunny days. Some of the best hiking is to be had in winter. Quinta Azenha do Ramalho provides quality self catering for your self guided hiking holiday.
The Wee Binnians Hikers, Northern Ireland & Eire. Diane Evans, Lisbon What the hikers think. In June 2007 eight Wee Binnian Hikers from Northern Ireland stayed at the Quinta and hiked in the hills of São Mamede. Our pages for the Galegos and Reguengo hikes give a good idea of the flavour of the region. The Hiking routes
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We just wanted to
let you know what a fabulous time we had when we were at the Quinta. I cannot enthuse enough over it and we were all so impressed by the
way you have equipped the house. We have rented several self catering properties over the years in both the U.K. (to hike), in Austria
(also to hike) and in France (to ski) and we have never had such comfort. You have thought of everything.
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