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Castelo Velho do Caratão
If you'd like to get a real sense of the landscape that surrounds the moinho, you can't beat the view from Castelo Velho do Caratão - a...


Winding walks and waterfalls - Queixoperra
To celebrate New Year's Day this year, a small group of us decided on an early morning - well, relatively early! - walk around...


Shady river walk (6.5k total), including two great wild swimming spots
(To follow the path most easily on Google maps, switch to the satellite view layer). From the moinho, walk down the path towards the...


Penedo Furado
There are many great walks direct from the windmill, however if you're happy to drive a short distance, there are some very impressive...


Rotas de Mação
There is no better way to discover the landscape than by walking it. We walk with the dog every morning and evening, and each time there...


Trilho da Barca d’Amieira
Just twenty minutes drive from the moinho is the new 'Trilho da Barca d'Amieira' (click here for the official leaflet and map), a walk...


Belver - Ortiga
If you are a keen walker, the PR1 includes Belver, Praia do Alamal and Ortiga and forms a loop. It is 16km in length for the whole loop,...
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