Visit the Trail Geira - Chorense

The Trail Geira, a small footpath route (PR), part of history and landscape, has a length of 9.5 km, with a duration of four hours, and the average degree of difficulty. This route stretches along the paths of agricultural parishes Chorense and Balance, which contain both historical remains high tourist and cultural interest. This interest stems mainly from the existence of marks of Roman activity, the Geira and Miles: The Town of Chorense goes up for miles along the riverside of seventeenth hut, XVIII Mutatio Saliniana in Chaos Vilar. The set of milestones together in those miles Patent epigraphy to honor the emperors of the time.

The interest in the same region can obviously extend to the architectural environment of the typical villages of granite, which retain a rural atmosphere very welcoming, and the physical and natural environment that is easily noticeable in many places the trail.

Visit the Trail of the Mills and traditional irrigation schemes - Charmoim

The Trail of the Mills Traditional Irrigation and runs through the rural villages of Lagoa, dry and Pergoim belonging to the parish of Chamoim. Presents an extension of 9 km with a time of 4 hours and boasts a musical medium to high difficulty. The altimetry maximum of 590m will be achieved at the site of Spike, identified as a lookout, with lower elevation of 140m on the bank of River Man.


This trail leads to a rural route that gives a recognition of the usefulness and value of the old roads have fallen into disuse, such as foot paths and put the agricultural roads paved. Water lines, the grooves, wells, the irrigation and water-mills, on the whole, are authentic relics of popular architecture of ancient times.

The Trail of the Mills Traditional Irrigation and includes a small section of the Via Romana XVIII Military Itinerary of Antoninus, between miles XXI and XXII. The pavement in excellent condition, is walled granite masonry

Visit the Eagle's Trail Pedestrian Sarilhão

The Trail of the Eagle Sarilhão, is located in the town of Campo do Geres. This small footpath route, historical and cultural context, has a length of 9 km, about 3 hours in length and has a medium degree of difficulty.
Traverses land flattened a broad valley, through which the Ribeiro de Rodas, among the Ethnographic Museum and the left bank of Bayou Vilarinho das Furnas, this being its northern end. Runs through the rural settlements of this ancient village and reveals, among the narrow row of houses, the houses and granaries with their crosses summits with woodwork and balconies open to the usual street.
Legacy assets are highlights, with distinction, Via Nova XVIII (Geira), passing through miles XXVII, XXVIII and XXIX and the core of Roman standards. Nearby mile XXIX loom indelible traces of the trench to the Field in the Middle Ages, it served to defend the streak in Portuguese hostile invasion.

Housed in a vital area of the Peneda Geres, this trail is close to other points of interest such as the cliff Sarilhão of the National Forest and the extinct village of Albergaria Community Vilarinho das Furnas.

Visit the Trail Geira Romana in St. John's Balance

The Trail Geira, a small footpath route (PR), part of history and landscape, has a length of 9.5 km, with a duration of 4 hours, and the average degree of difficulty. This route stretches along the paths of agricultural parishes Chorense and Balance, which contain both historical remains high tourist and cultural interest. This interest stems mainly from the existence of marks of Roman activity, the Geira and Miles in the Parish of St. John's Balance are the miles: XV, the site of Bico's Cantos or Geira, XVI in place of the Teixugos Penedo.
The same region of interest extends to the architectural environment of the typical villages of granite, where there is still a rural environment and welcoming, and the physical and natural environment that is easily noticeable in many places the trail.



Fauna

In this way one can see a diversity of animals, from amphibians, reptiles, birds and livestock in their natural habitats. In areas most exposed to sunlight appear reptiles such as lizard (Lacerta schreiberi), the Bocage's wall lizard (Podarcis bocagei) and lizard-do-mato (Psammodromus algirus). Much like the snake-ratter (Malpolon monspessulanus).
Sight can be the eagle-winged-round (buteo Buteo), the crow (Corvus corone) the CIA (Emberiza cia), a robin (Carduelis cannabina) and White Wagtail (Motacilla alba).
The route of the trail crossed the Roman road, has habitats frequented by the wolf (Canis lupus), fox (Vulpes vulpes), fisher (Martes foina), squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), horse (Equus caballus).

Amphibians such as the Iberian Frog (Rana iberica), the newt-bellied orange (Triturus boscai), the Marbled Newt (Triturus marmoratus), there are places with water like ponds, streams, etc..

Flora

At the beginning and along the stretch of Roman road (Geira), topping a field of weeds typically comprising Ericaceas, Legumes and Cistaceas.

In the most waterlogged by the end of the section of Geira, appear several species, like the buttercup (Ranunculus repens) and paw (peplos Portula).

After Chaos Vilar, appear shrub species such as oaks (Quercus suber) and the herbaceous Troviscais-female (Daphne Gnidium) and honeysuckle-of-apothecaries (Lonicera periclymenum). Church of the river, there is a gallery of fine specimens of ash, willows, oaks, alders and escalheiros. Associated with tree species, there are the accompanying riparian, as the fetus Royal (Osmunda regalis) and five-in-rama (Potentilla erecta). Continuing up, as in rural villages, predominantly an agricultural environment with a tree layer implanted by man.

Returning to the Roman road looms large area of woods Atlantic, including tojais (Ulex europaeus and Ulex minor), white-Giesteira (Cytisus scoparius) and owl-eye (Tolpis barbata). By the end of the trail, the route is accompanied by the kind Daboecia Cantabrian, emerging flax (Linum biennis), sage-bastard (Teucrium scorodonia) and-the-Geres hypericum (Hypericum androsaemum.)