Travel, Place, Time and Attention
Inspiring Landscapes: Peneda-Gerês
The short distance between the Minho River Valley, in Monção or Melgaço, and the Peneda-Gerês National Park is compensated by the unforgettable beauty of the landscape along the way. During the journey, it is essential to take a break to contemplate the villages of the Vale do Mouro —...
Quinta da Torre: History Rediscovered, Territory Reinvented
Located in Moreira, Monção, Quinta da Torre — formerly known as Paço or Quinta da Bemposta — is a property deeply rooted in history. Over the centuries, it has experienced periods of great prestige and phases of decline, until it was reborn in all its...
Quinta de Santiago: Wine, Territory and Continuity
Located in Monção, on the banks of the Minho River — the natural and historical border with Salvaterra de Miño, in Galicia — Quinta de Santiago is a century-old estate with a strong family tradition. This continuity over time, combined with an unapologetically contemporary dynamism,...
Peneda Ecofarm — Living the Land, Inhabiting Time
Located a few kilometres from the lush village of Arcos de Valdevez, Quinta Ecológica da Peneda (Peneda Ecofarm) is dedicated to organic farming and promoting a way of life deeply rooted in the land. At the same time, it offers accommodation on a self-catering basis...
Just Natur: Hospitality and Living Nature in Castro Laboreiro
Just Natur, located in Castro Laboreiro, a village on the border of the municipality of Melgaço, in the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, is a tourist entertainment and local accommodation company deeply rooted in the territory. Here, nature is not just a backdrop:...
Pause to Breathe. Widen the Gaze. Inhabit the Landscape.
We Want Green promotes slow discovery, at a different pace, in the far north-west of the country, on the living border with Galicia. A territory where the landscape, culture and rural memory remain deeply intertwined. We invite you to join us and...
Slow Tourism: Slow Down to See Better
Underlying the concept of Slow Tourism is the conscious slowing down of time and pace in a world that tends towards vertigo and continuous acceleration. This slowness, however, is far from meaning boredom or inertia. On the contrary, it asserts itself as a...
Castro Laboreiro: The Slow Breathing of History
On this morning of inaugural clarity, here above, among the ruins of the castle, we sense the slow breathing of history in the murmur of the wind. With eyes still trembling with wonder, we realise that this is not just a place to see, but to listen. History...
Alto Minho, Castro Laboreiro: The Impact of the Arrival
The best thing is to embark on this journey spontaneously, based on your first impression. Based on what you feel the moment you arrive at the starting point. And what happens, on a magnificent summer day like this, is a sudden rush of wonder: the mountains silhouetted against the sky...
Lamas de Mouro – Peneda: Walking Inward
Lamas de Mouro – Peneda corresponds to the third stage of the Grande Rota Peneda-Gerês (GR50). It is about eight kilometres that can be covered without haste, in a state of tranquil attention, where the body walks and the spirit rests. A route of sensory wonder and...
Gentle Slopes and Horizons of Alto Vez
The route begins in Branda da Aveleira, an idyllic mountain village, and crosses the Vez River, still young and incipient, towards Branda do Furado. From here, the climb leads to the Alto Vez Glacier viewpoint, continuing on to...
Sistelo and the Art of Shaping the Landscape
What we propose with this text is an invitation. An invitation to slow down and take your time to explore ancient paths that bear deep traces of rural life. It is an immersive itinerary, lasting about three hours, carried out at a leisurely pace...
