The region

  • Castelo Novo River Beach

    Hidden among the corners of the interior of Portugal, Praia Fluvial de Castelo Novo has as its backdrop the beautiful Serra da Gardunha, which is part of the Aldeias do Xisto program. It has a bar and terrace, picnic tables, and bathrooms with changing rooms.

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  • Unhais da Serra river beach | Quinta com Vida

    Unhais da Serra River Beach

    Here you can find a vast area of vegetation. Along the bathing area there is a small board where you can dive. It has a bar, restaurant, barbecue area and sanitary facilities. There is also a football field and basketball tables.

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  • Souto da Casa river beach | Quinta com Vida

    Souto da Casa River Park

    The Souto da Casa River Park has two bathing areas. A deeper and a shallower one, the latter, more suitable for children, can be accessed via a ramp. To spread your towel there is plenty of shade in a green space that also has picnic tables.

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  • Lavacolhos river beach | Quinta com Vida

    Lavacolhos River Beach and Leisure Area

    In perfect communion with nature, in the middle of Serra da Gardunha, we find Lavacolhos River Beach. It is the waters of the Gardunha river that bath this beach, which is endowed with various infrastructures and with extensive grasslands and shadows.

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  • Paúl river beach | Quinta com Vida

    Paul River Beach and Natural Pool

    On the site you find a small bridge that gives access to a sandy area and an extensive variety of rocks where you can stretch your towel. It is a rather quiet space surrounded by shadows. For the most adventurous, the rocks serve as diving boards. The whole area is suitable for picnics

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  • Penha Garcia river beach | Quinta com Vida

    Pego River Beach

    In Penha Garcia, the granite rocks present here possess fossils with millions of years. The watershed is bounded by walls that originate a natural pool of clear waters. The presence of the magnificent waterfall further embellishes this landscape and the most adventurous can jump from it.

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  • Janeiro de Cima river beach | Quinta com Vida

    Lavandeira River Park

    The proximity of the Zêzere is one of the biggest attractions of Janeiro de Cima and it is in this village of Xisto that we find the River Park of Lavandeira. It is one of the most beautiful places in the region with the traditional Barque there and the old Roda de Janeiro, recently recovered.

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    Praça do Município no Fundão | Quinta com Vida

    Praça do Município

    Here you will find the City Hall which is located in a Pombalino building with a rectangular plan, simple volume and horizontal layout. It has three floors with a hipped roof and symmetrical facades. It was opened in 1764 as a wool factory, and the City Council currently operates here.

    Bibioteca Eugénio de Andrade no Fundão | Quinta com Vida

    Library

    The Fundão Municipal Library is a tribute to the poet Eugénio de Andrade, born on January 19, 1923 in Póvoa de Atalaia, in the municipality of Fundão

    Fundão | Quinta com Vida

    Rua da Cale

    Rua da Cale is one of the oldest, most historic and important streets in the city of Fundão. The pride in the street is immense and there is still a positive parochialism that has endured over time and is still noticeable today. This is a street where tradition is now being combined with modernity, with unique traditions still being maintained today.

    Historical Villages

    Monsanto does not run out. Beyond the roughness of the stone there is a life of its own that can be observed. A memory of a long time that persists in your daily life.

    In the middle of Serra da Gardunha, the Historic Village of Castelo Novo stands in shades of green and gray. Built on granite, Castelo Novo preserves a unique architectural heritage over time.

    Barroca do Zêzere | Quinta com Vida

    Xisto villages

    In Barroca, a rural atmosphere continues to breathe, guided by its agricultural cycles. The surrounding landscape is framed by the pine forest and the pyramids of the Lavaria do Cabeço do Pião heaps, which once belonged to the Minas da Panasqueira.

    In Janeiro de Cima, it was on boats that people and commerce on both banks were formerly brought together and today it is still possible to do so on a walk up the river and, through the winding streets, the houses lean against each other with their facades in schist.

    Covilhã  | Quinta com Vida

    Covilhã Historic Area

    The city of Covilhã is located on the southeastern slope of Serra da Estrela and is one of the most important urban centers in the central region. The historic center is characterized by its narrow and full of life, in recent years, decorated by large murals painted with references to the city's history and experiences.

    Serra da Gardunha no Fundão | Quinta com Vida

    Serra da Gardunha

    In Gardunha, granite and schist are present. Water is another constant. The landscape and biological diversity that this mountain range preserves is closely linked to the geomorphology and petrology of the area: the bands of the Beiras schist complex have conditioned the species and the use of the land by man, establishing a perfect harmony.

    Serra da Estrela | Quinta com Vida

    Serra da Estrela

    With a maximum altitude of 1993 meters in the Tower, Serra da Estrela is an area of rare scenic beauty with impressive differences in level where we can intensely experience the silence of the heights. And take advantage of these moments of communion with nature to observe it, noticing the variety of vegetation, the birds or the flocks of sheep led by dogs of the breed to which the Mountain gave its name.