If it wasn’t for my best friend Nadine agreeing to walk the Dão valley with me the Caminho do Dão might still be a cherished dream. I am ever grateful for the experience we had together and for her support in the endeavor. The Caminho do Dão – Nadine’s testimonial. It started as a quest. …
Full of hope, positivity and the desire to go for a long walk ~ we are planning the Caminho do Dão for this spring. If there was ever a time, right?! There is a good possibility that the group hike can happen and all the necessary preparations are being made to welcome hikers on the …
Continue reading “Spring Caminho 2021 ~ Going ahead making wholesome plans!”
Spring bloom along the trail of day 1 on the Caminho do Dão 2019. If things would have gone as planned….. Ooh, how naïve that sounds now, amid the great adaptation we are experiencing. However, it’s worth taking a moment to acknowledge that the Caminho do Dão (CdD) hiking week would have started this Sunday …
This press release describes the vision behind de Caminho do Dão and how the hiking trail can be a vehicle for regional development. Press release 04-03-2020 Fueled by a passion for the Dão river valley and a belief in the power of walking a new hiking trail is being developed: O Caminho do Dão. A …
Thankful to be featured on the Blog and Facebook feed of Pure Portugal ‘not your average real property seller’. With respect for the work they do and the vision they stand for. VISION Pure Portugal (from the website) Our aim is to bring people back to the land and to encourage sustainable practices which enhance …
This morning the Caminho do Dão was featured by Carl Munson on ‘Good Morning Portugal’ and he could not have done a nicer job in presenting and promoting the hiking week. Very thankful!
Reading this magnificent book about walking during the winter of 2018 and 2019 was what moved me to finally fulfill the long cherished desire to walk the Dão valley. I am ever grateful to Frédéric Gros for his embodied knowledge, inspiring prose and research into the power of the simple act of walking. I don’t …
In the week between the 7th and 11th of October I walked parts of the trail to see how it is in the fall and to try out a few different routes where I thought necessary or interesting. 5 months after the first full Caminho do Dão in May we are now walking in a …
Continue reading “For the river the year starts in October.”
Walk for a day, a few days or a whole week! Between October 7 and 13. For the purpose of further developing the Caminho do Dão I am planning a week this autumn to walk the trail again, possibly make some changes in the route and contemplate on the project while walking. I am inviting …
Continue reading “~ O Caminho do Dão autumn 2019 ~ Walking with friends and colleagues ~”
The Micro Forum do Rio Dão is the result of a shared passion for the Dão river and the need to clean it up and see more sustainable activities in the valley. It was a valuable experience to present the Caminho do Dão at this forum and see how people respond to the project and …
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