Walking in nature is a primal impulse. An eruption of happiness. A form of absolute freedom.
A freedom that, as Frédéric Gros writes, lies in “no longer being anyone, because the walking body has no history; it is simply a flow of immemorial life. A two-legged animal moving forward, a pure force among great trees. A cry — often uttered to express the recovery of our animal presence.” (Walking: A Philosophy).

It is from this deep understanding of walking that We Want Green creates the conditions to experience mountain landscapes and territory in a conscious, slow and sensory way. We propose walking three stages of the Grande Rota Peneda-Gerês (GR50),a long-distance trail that runs entirely through mountain territory, in the heart of Portugal’s only National Park. Even as a partial journey, it is more than enough to awaken the ancestral nomadic spirit — immersed in the restorative silence of the landscape and a rich succession of sensory stimuli.

Along the way, nature is interwoven with medieval and more recent historical heritage, as well as enduringtraces of ancient rural culture — living signs of a land shaped by centuries of human presence.
In the same region, though outside the GR50, we also propose a truly remarkable mountain trail: the Peneda Trail.Circular, physically demanding and extraordinarily beautiful, it offers an intense and deeply rewarding experience.

Further from the high mountains, on the slopes of the Vez River valley, two additional trails lead us into the rural world of the past — subsistence farming in steep and demanding terrain. Walking slowly and attentively, we explore the terraced landscapes of Sistelo, classified as a Cultural Landscape and National Monument, following old paths and long-forgotten tracks. As we move forward, the richness of this landscape reveals itself from ever-changing angles and perspectives. These are not trails to collect. They are trails to return to.