Visit the pedestrian route of the Route of the Moines - Almaceda

The pedestrian route of the Moinhos Route, located in the parish of Almaceda, begins in Martim Branco, an interesting shale village that is part of the route of the Aldeias do Xisto in Castelo Branco.
From here we head towards the village of Camões where, through pine trees, we arrive at the place where the landscape presents olive plantations.
After the passages of the river of the Magueija next to the village Camões and goes to Malhada of the Cervo traversing the old levadas that took the water to the lands once cultivated.
In Malhada do Cervo it goes to Ribeira da Magueija. It is here that you find a rodizio mill, next to the bridge that leads to the right bank of the river. This shale-roofed mill, although currently lined with cement, is an example of the type of local construction that used the materials available in nature.
Returning to Martim Branco, the trail continues through the pine forest that leads to Ribeira do Goulo, where we can still see centuries-old olive trees already covered with weeds. The final part of the route is made by forest paths flanked by forest and agricultural lands that lead to the starting point.

Visit the Shale Path of Martim Branco - Almaceda

The stunning Martim Branco Shale Path, located in the Feast of Almaceda, has two variants. The main, and longer, crosses the village to get into paths and forest paths that cross dams, streams and a deeply rural agricultural landscape.
The course begins in the Martim Branco Shale Village, crosses the stream and, taking the paths that cross the floodplain, it is possible to follow along the levadas contemplating a weir and mixtures of olive groves, medronhal and azinhal.
Further on, it crosses the stream on the Volta bridge again, entering a new track that accompanies a levada coming from a top weir.
Climb the Levada Nova to your weir where a path leads to a forest path. In Porto da Vila, the riparian corridor of the stream of Almaceda appears. You will cross the stream in a few poldras, which leads to the forest trail to the village of Almaceda.
The shorter variant leads to the water mills passing through the old milling core. After crossing the bridge of the Volta, it crosses the "Levada dos Moinhos" passing through the old milling nucleus towards Martim Branco.

Visit the Martim Branco White Shale Village - Almaceda

Martim Branco is a small village, located in the parish of Almaceda and situated between penedias of schist and quartz. The village develops from two longitudinal paths having a longitudinal configuration. One of these streets runs parallel and closer to the Ribeira de Almaceda.
It presents itself as a rural settlement where buildings destined for housing, haystacks, community ovens and dams, stand out for their modest layout architecture and with an interesting particularity: the fact that in the materials used predominate, without adulterations in most cases, the shale and mud. The predominant building material is shale.

Visit the Typical Village of Rio de Onor

The village of Rio de Onor is inserted in the Natural Park of Montesinho being crossed by the border with Spain. On one side, Rio de Onor, on the other, Rihonor de Castilla. This community village is one of the best preserved of the Natural Park of Montesinho, with typical houses shale serranas in porch with balconies porches, very well recovered. The raian village is crossed by the river Onor, also known as Contensa river, and its river beach invites moments of rest, next to the clear waters of the river!
In Rio de Onor, discover the Roman Bridge, the Mother Church, the oven, the forge and the community mills.
The typical handicraft of the village includes pieces of basketry and carpentry and in the gastronomy the tasty sausages stand out. Of the ancestor traditions of Rio de Onor, mention should be made of the "rionorês", a dialect that was born from the mixture of Castilian and Portuguese and which is still spoken today in the village; and the Feast of the Kings (January 6), a rite of puberty in which single boys participate.