Walking through the precious Dão river valley with a small group early May 2023. The word dão means ‘they give’ in Portuguese and as we…
More and more non-fiction, fiction, journalism – in short: writing about walking is happening nowadays. Or am I just seeing it because I am looking…
Route: Santar garden village – Casa de Santar vineyards – Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Prazeres – forested slopes of the Dão river valley –…
When walking, a man then feels that he is natural, rather than in nature, feeling the vegetable, mineral and animal aspects in yourself. Walking magnifies…
The Dão. When most people hear this word, they think of wine before they think of the river that gave the wine its name. To…
Rewilding Tourism Training stage 1: Check! Yay! Since 2019 Rewilding Europe is offering a Rewilding Tourism Training to professionalize and scale up nature-based tourism across…
Excited that Caminho do Dão is featured on shiny magazine pages in Viseu Internacional. It’s not an ‘in depth’ article but more a poetic impression…
Route: Hotel Beira Dão – Corujeiro – Furadouro – Penedo – floodplains of the Dão river – Sangemil Distance: 8 km Duration: 3-4 hrs depending…
Route: Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Cabeça ~ Monastery of Santa Maria de Maceira Dão ~ valley vistas and vineyards ~ shaded path along the…
Route: Quinta da Ponte – Qta. Dos Ferreiros – Entre Águas – Ponte Dum – Quinta da Ponte Coordinates starting point: 40.701599, -7.579616 Starting time:…