# Serra da Estrela

The highest mountain range on mainland Portugal, with the Torre at 1,993 m, the glacial valley of the Zêzere and Manteigas as a base. Less than three hours from Salamanca.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## Where to sleep?

Manteigas is the best base. It lies at the bottom of the glacial valley of the Zêzere, with hot springs, stone houses and every kind of accommodation, and from there everything is less than an hour away. If you want more services, Covilhã, on the southern slope, is a university city with a train from Lisbon; Seia, on the western slope, is better if you are coming from Coimbra or Porto. Up high, at Penhas Douradas, there are houses and small hotels in the heart of the mountains, for sleeping cool in summer.

## What to see in two days?

The glacial valley of the Zêzere. It is 13 km long and U-shaped, and is one of the largest glacial valleys in Europe. Drive along it on the road from Manteigas to the Torre, or walk the trails along the bottom. At the sides rise the Cântaros, Magro, Gordo and Raso, three granite masses of up to 1,928 m.

Covão d'Ametade. At the foot of the Cântaro Magro, at about 1,500 m, where the Zêzere begins to take shape, there is an old glacial lake with birches and meadows. It is one of the prettiest corners of the range, has a rest area for visitors and on summer weekends it fills up: arrive early.

The Torre. At 1,993 m, it is the highest point on mainland Portugal, and a stone tower makes up the 2,000 m. On a clear day you can see from the Sierra de Gredos, in Spain, to the coast at Figueira da Foz. You can drive all the way up: it is more a viewpoint with a car park and shops than a wild summit, but the view is worth it.

Poço do Inferno. A waterfall at 1,080 m on the Leandres stream, a tributary of the Zêzere, which falls between granite and slate. It is a few kilometres from Manteigas along a narrow mountain road.

Penhas Douradas. The range's balcony above Manteigas, with an old weather observatory and oddly shaped rocks. At sunset you see the central ranges in layers.

## Why is there a geopark?

The whole range forms the Geopark Estrela, an association of nine municipalities that protects and explains its glacial traces, its granites and its shepherd villages. Its panels and waymarked routes, the geosites, help you read the landscape: erratic boulders, moraines and U-shaped valleys left by the ice.

## What should you eat?

Serra da Estrela cheese, made from sheep's milk and thistle rennet, is the range's signature product: it is eaten spread with a spoon when at its best, and sold in the cheese dairies and village shops. On the menus you will also see kid, chanfana, Zêzere trout and requeijão with honey.

## How do you get there from Spain?

By car, Manteigas is about 215 km from Salamanca, a little over two and a half hours, entering via Vilar Formoso and the A25 as far as Guarda. From Cáceres it is about 195 km and from Madrid about 425 km.

Without a car, CP's Intercidades train runs from Lisbon to Covilhã and Guarda; a ticket to Covilhã costs about €20 in second class. From there, to go up into the mountains you need a taxi or hire car: the range cannot be explored by public transport.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: The Central System
- Cerca: Coimbra (a 77.8 km), Ciudad Rodrigo (a 87.2 km · Spain), Marvão (a 112.6 km), Tomar (a 116.5 km)

## Qué hacer
- **The Zêzere glacial valley, from Manteigas to Torre** (3 h · 13 km · Everyone by car; on foot, in mountain footwear · Free): The Zêzere rises beneath Torre and runs down a 13 km U-shaped valley carved by ice, one of the largest glacial valleys in Europe. The road from Manteigas to Torre runs along all of it; on either side rise Cântaro Magro, Cântaro Gordo and Cântaro Raso, granite masses up to 1,928 m. Do it from bottom to top in the late afternoon, with low sun on the granite, and stop at Covão d'Ametade.
- **Covão d'Ametade, the glacial lagoon of Cântaro Magro** (1 h · Everyone; rest area with tables · Free): A former glacial lagoon turned into a meadow, with birch trees and Cântaro Magro rising behind, at about 1,500 m. Here the Zêzere is still a stream. It has a rest area for visitors and is the prettiest picnic spot in the mountains; on summer weekends the car park fills before midday.
- **Torre, at 1,993 m, the roof of mainland Portugal** (1 h · Everyone; a coat even in summer · Free): At 1,993 m, with a stone tower that makes up the 2,000, Torre is the summit of mainland Portugal. You drive right to the top: it is more a viewpoint with a car park and shops than a wild summit, but on a clear day you can see from the Sierra de Gredos to the coast at Figueira da Foz. It is a good deal colder at the top than in Manteigas and the wind blows. In winter, check the state of the road and carry chains.
- **Poço do Inferno waterfall and its PR1 trail** (1 h · 2.5 km · Families with children who walk · Free): Poço do Inferno is a waterfall at 1,080 m on the Leandres stream, a tributary of the Zêzere, which falls between granite and slate. You reach it along a narrow mountain road from Manteigas, and from its car park leaves the waymarked PR1 Manteigas trail, of 2.5 km. The same stream is the reference canyon of the mountains for canyoning, which should only be done with a guide.
- **Penhas Douradas, the balcony over Manteigas** (1 h · Everyone · Free): The Penhas Douradas are the mountain's balcony over Manteigas: an old meteorological observatory, houses from an old resting place and granite boulders that wind and snow have sculpted. At sunset you see the ranges of central Portugal in layers. You drive up from Manteigas; at the top there are houses and small hotels where you can sleep cool in summer.

## Dónde comer
- **Nubbin, restaurant of the Casa das Penhas Douradas** (Restaurant, Penhas Douradas (Manteigas), €€€). Qué pedir: at midday, the mountain cooking; in the evening, the signature menu beside the fireplace.
- **Hotel Berne Restaurant** (Restaurant, Manteigas, €€). Qué pedir: the Manteigas trout or the feijocas, the village's bean stew.
- **Fatiga, restaurant of the Casa de São Lourenço** (Restaurant, Manteigas, €€€€). Qué pedir: the seasonal menu, with a table by the window at sunset.

## By car: The mountains are best covered by road, with an eye on the snow
From Salamanca it is about 215 km via Vilar Formoso and the A25. Once up there, the car is everything: the Zêzere valley, Covão d'Ametade, Torre and Poço do Inferno are linked by mountain roads. In winter, carry chains.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–140 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Casa das Penhas Douradas** (Small hotel): A hotel on the mountain's balcony
The Casa das Penhas Douradas is at Penhas Douradas, the old mountain resort above Manteigas, with sanatorium architecture that still survives. The hotel was rebuilt with natural materials, cork and birch wood, with simple lines and coloured fabrics; it blends into a landscape of granite and pines. It belongs, with the Burel factory in Manteigas, to the same mountain project.
Rooms, spa and trails
All the rooms look onto the mountain and have wifi, air conditioning and heating. They do not accept cots or extra beds, but there are connecting rooms for families. It has a mountain spa and its own restaurant, Nubbin. From the door leave eight waymarked trails with the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, six short and two long.
Getting there
You drive up from Manteigas along the Penhas Douradas road. The Penhas Douradas are at the door; the glacial valley and Torre, a good half hour away. In winter, expect snow on the road.
- **Pousada Serra da Estrela** (Hotel): Sleeping in the old sanatorium
The pousada is at Penhas da Saúde, on the slope of Covilhã, in the building of the mountain's former sanatorium, which the architect Eduardo Souto Moura restored while respecting its lines. The arched windows of the restaurant look onto the mountain. For large families there are connecting rooms with a sofa bed, up to eight people.
Pools, spa and games
It has a heated indoor pool all year round for guests, an outdoor pool in summer among gardens, sauna, Turkish bath and spa (from 9:00 to 18:00). For children, a games room and children's club. It is also a hotel for cyclists, and accepts one small dog per room, up to 15 kg, for €30 a night. Free parking.
Eating
The restaurant mixes traditional mountain dishes with a modern approach; lunch is from 13:00 to 15:00. The bar opens from 11:00 to midnight, with a wine corner and boards of the region's cheeses and cured meats.
Getting there
By the N339 from Covilhã, where the CP Intercidades arrives from Lisbon. Torre is a short drive up the same road, which in winter is often closed by snow. Check-in from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00.
- **Hotel Berne** (Hotel): A valley hotel in Manteigas
The Hotel Berne is at Quinta de Santo António, in Manteigas, the village at the bottom of the Zêzere glacial valley. It is a quiet family hotel with 17 rooms, all with a balcony or terrace looking onto the pool or the hillside. From here you can drive up to Covão d'Ametade, the Poço do Inferno or the Torre.
The rooms
They have parquet floors and simple wooden furniture, central heating and air conditioning, a TV, a telephone and a bathroom with a hairdryer. There are doubles or twins and family rooms of several sizes, designed for parents with children. The cot and the extra bed are requested beforehand and paid for separately.
The rest
Outdoor pool, garden and terrace, a games room with billiards, chess and a fireplace, wifi throughout the hotel and free parking. Breakfast is a buffet with homemade bread, cheeses and cured meats, in the same dining room as the restaurant, which looks onto the sierra. They hire out leisure equipment, such as skis or bikes, and have a laundry.
Getting here
From Salamanca you enter by Vilar Formoso and the A25, toll-free since 2025, as far as Guarda; from there you drive down to Manteigas. The hotel gives about three hours from Lisbon along the A23 and the Belmonte exit. In winter, check the state of the sierra roads before crossing it.
- **Casa de São Lourenço** (Hotel): The old pousada above the valley
The Casa de São Lourenço is on the EN232, on the slope above Manteigas, on the way to Penhas Douradas. It was one of the first pousadas in Portugal: it was designed in 1940 by the architect Rogério de Azevedo and Maria Keil drew its interiors. It reopened in 2018 as the first five-star hotel in the Serra da Estrela, from the same group as the Burel wool factory and the Casa das Penhas Douradas.
Rooms and suites
There are 15 rooms and 5 suites, all different, with picture windows over the mountain and the Zêzere glacial valley, Portuguese design furniture and burel wool blankets. The largest is the Suite Panorama Plus, of 47 m², with two bathrooms and two balconies. According to the website, a stay includes a buffet breakfast, an afternoon snack from 16:00 to 18:00, a daily guided walk if the weather allows, a soak in the outdoor ofurô and a visit to the Burel factory; confirm what is included in your rate when you book.
Eating and resting
The Fatiga restaurant cooks recipes from the Beiras with seasonal produce, with a view of the valley and a ceiling of golden burel stars. There is a panoramic spa with treatments and a pool. The website displays the Michelin Guide One Key distinction for 2025.
### Servicios
- **Manteigas tourist point**: Municipal tourist office in the centre of Manteigas, with maps of the Manteigas Trilhos Verdes trails and the state of the mountain roads.

## Luxury: Design hotels in the heart of the mountains
The Estrela has some of the best-kept mountain hotels in Portugal: one of cork and birch at Penhas Douradas, the former 1940 pousada above Manteigas, now five-star, and the Souto Moura pousada in a former sanatorium. All three with a spa.
Presupuesto orientativo: From €200 por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir in style
- **Casa das Penhas Douradas** (Small hotel): A hotel on the mountain's balcony
The Casa das Penhas Douradas is at Penhas Douradas, the old mountain resort above Manteigas, with sanatorium architecture that still survives. The hotel was rebuilt with natural materials, cork and birch wood, with simple lines and coloured fabrics; it blends into a landscape of granite and pines. It belongs, with the Burel factory in Manteigas, to the same mountain project.
Rooms, spa and trails
All the rooms look onto the mountain and have wifi, air conditioning and heating. They do not accept cots or extra beds, but there are connecting rooms for families. It has a mountain spa and its own restaurant, Nubbin. From the door leave eight waymarked trails with the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, six short and two long.
Getting there
You drive up from Manteigas along the Penhas Douradas road. The Penhas Douradas are at the door; the glacial valley and Torre, a good half hour away. In winter, expect snow on the road.
- **Pousada Serra da Estrela** (Hotel): Sleeping in the old sanatorium
The pousada is at Penhas da Saúde, on the slope of Covilhã, in the building of the mountain's former sanatorium, which the architect Eduardo Souto Moura restored while respecting its lines. The arched windows of the restaurant look onto the mountain. For large families there are connecting rooms with a sofa bed, up to eight people.
Pools, spa and games
It has a heated indoor pool all year round for guests, an outdoor pool in summer among gardens, sauna, Turkish bath and spa (from 9:00 to 18:00). For children, a games room and children's club. It is also a hotel for cyclists, and accepts one small dog per room, up to 15 kg, for €30 a night. Free parking.
Eating
The restaurant mixes traditional mountain dishes with a modern approach; lunch is from 13:00 to 15:00. The bar opens from 11:00 to midnight, with a wine corner and boards of the region's cheeses and cured meats.
Getting there
By the N339 from Covilhã, where the CP Intercidades arrives from Lisbon. Torre is a short drive up the same road, which in winter is often closed by snow. Check-in from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00.
- **Casa de São Lourenço** (Hotel): The old pousada above the valley
The Casa de São Lourenço is on the EN232, on the slope above Manteigas, on the way to Penhas Douradas. It was one of the first pousadas in Portugal: it was designed in 1940 by the architect Rogério de Azevedo and Maria Keil drew its interiors. It reopened in 2018 as the first five-star hotel in the Serra da Estrela, from the same group as the Burel wool factory and the Casa das Penhas Douradas.
Rooms and suites
There are 15 rooms and 5 suites, all different, with picture windows over the mountain and the Zêzere glacial valley, Portuguese design furniture and burel wool blankets. The largest is the Suite Panorama Plus, of 47 m², with two bathrooms and two balconies. According to the website, a stay includes a buffet breakfast, an afternoon snack from 16:00 to 18:00, a daily guided walk if the weather allows, a soak in the outdoor ofurô and a visit to the Burel factory; confirm what is included in your rate when you book.
Eating and resting
The Fatiga restaurant cooks recipes from the Beiras with seasonal produce, with a view of the valley and a ceiling of golden burel stars. There is a panoramic spa with treatments and a pool. The website displays the Michelin Guide One Key distinction for 2025.

## On foot: Walking the Estrela, from the valley to the cervunal grasslands
Manteigas is the base for walking: from the village and Penhas Douradas the municipal trails lead to the Zêzere glacial valley, Covão d'Ametade and the Poço do Inferno. Ask for the maps at the tourist office and check the forecast: up high the weather changes fast.
Presupuesto orientativo: 70–160 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're on foot
- **Casa das Penhas Douradas** (Small hotel): A hotel on the mountain's balcony
The Casa das Penhas Douradas is at Penhas Douradas, the old mountain resort above Manteigas, with sanatorium architecture that still survives. The hotel was rebuilt with natural materials, cork and birch wood, with simple lines and coloured fabrics; it blends into a landscape of granite and pines. It belongs, with the Burel factory in Manteigas, to the same mountain project.
Rooms, spa and trails
All the rooms look onto the mountain and have wifi, air conditioning and heating. They do not accept cots or extra beds, but there are connecting rooms for families. It has a mountain spa and its own restaurant, Nubbin. From the door leave eight waymarked trails with the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, six short and two long.
Getting there
You drive up from Manteigas along the Penhas Douradas road. The Penhas Douradas are at the door; the glacial valley and Torre, a good half hour away. In winter, expect snow on the road.
- **Hotel Berne** (Hotel): A valley hotel in Manteigas
The Hotel Berne is at Quinta de Santo António, in Manteigas, the village at the bottom of the Zêzere glacial valley. It is a quiet family hotel with 17 rooms, all with a balcony or terrace looking onto the pool or the hillside. From here you can drive up to Covão d'Ametade, the Poço do Inferno or the Torre.
The rooms
They have parquet floors and simple wooden furniture, central heating and air conditioning, a TV, a telephone and a bathroom with a hairdryer. There are doubles or twins and family rooms of several sizes, designed for parents with children. The cot and the extra bed are requested beforehand and paid for separately.
The rest
Outdoor pool, garden and terrace, a games room with billiards, chess and a fireplace, wifi throughout the hotel and free parking. Breakfast is a buffet with homemade bread, cheeses and cured meats, in the same dining room as the restaurant, which looks onto the sierra. They hire out leisure equipment, such as skis or bikes, and have a laundry.
Getting here
From Salamanca you enter by Vilar Formoso and the A25, toll-free since 2025, as far as Guarda; from there you drive down to Manteigas. The hotel gives about three hours from Lisbon along the A23 and the Belmonte exit. In winter, check the state of the sierra roads before crossing it.
- **Casa de São Lourenço** (Hotel): The old pousada above the valley
The Casa de São Lourenço is on the EN232, on the slope above Manteigas, on the way to Penhas Douradas. It was one of the first pousadas in Portugal: it was designed in 1940 by the architect Rogério de Azevedo and Maria Keil drew its interiors. It reopened in 2018 as the first five-star hotel in the Serra da Estrela, from the same group as the Burel wool factory and the Casa das Penhas Douradas.
Rooms and suites
There are 15 rooms and 5 suites, all different, with picture windows over the mountain and the Zêzere glacial valley, Portuguese design furniture and burel wool blankets. The largest is the Suite Panorama Plus, of 47 m², with two bathrooms and two balconies. According to the website, a stay includes a buffet breakfast, an afternoon snack from 16:00 to 18:00, a daily guided walk if the weather allows, a soak in the outdoor ofurô and a visit to the Burel factory; confirm what is included in your rate when you book.
Eating and resting
The Fatiga restaurant cooks recipes from the Beiras with seasonal produce, with a view of the valley and a ceiling of golden burel stars. There is a panoramic spa with treatments and a pool. The website displays the Michelin Guide One Key distinction for 2025.
### Servicios
- **Manteigas tourist point**: Municipal tourist office in the centre of Manteigas, with maps of the Manteigas Trilhos Verdes trails and the state of the mountain roads.

## By plane: Fly to Lisbon or Porto and drive to the mountains
From almost all of Spain the Estrela is a destination for the car, but if you fly, Lisbon and Porto have direct flights from the big Spanish cities; from both it is about three hours by car to Manteigas. Without a car, the CP Intercidades runs from Lisbon to Covilhã and Guarda.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Casa das Penhas Douradas** (Small hotel): A hotel on the mountain's balcony
The Casa das Penhas Douradas is at Penhas Douradas, the old mountain resort above Manteigas, with sanatorium architecture that still survives. The hotel was rebuilt with natural materials, cork and birch wood, with simple lines and coloured fabrics; it blends into a landscape of granite and pines. It belongs, with the Burel factory in Manteigas, to the same mountain project.
Rooms, spa and trails
All the rooms look onto the mountain and have wifi, air conditioning and heating. They do not accept cots or extra beds, but there are connecting rooms for families. It has a mountain spa and its own restaurant, Nubbin. From the door leave eight waymarked trails with the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, six short and two long.
Getting there
You drive up from Manteigas along the Penhas Douradas road. The Penhas Douradas are at the door; the glacial valley and Torre, a good half hour away. In winter, expect snow on the road.
- **Pousada Serra da Estrela** (Hotel): Sleeping in the old sanatorium
The pousada is at Penhas da Saúde, on the slope of Covilhã, in the building of the mountain's former sanatorium, which the architect Eduardo Souto Moura restored while respecting its lines. The arched windows of the restaurant look onto the mountain. For large families there are connecting rooms with a sofa bed, up to eight people.
Pools, spa and games
It has a heated indoor pool all year round for guests, an outdoor pool in summer among gardens, sauna, Turkish bath and spa (from 9:00 to 18:00). For children, a games room and children's club. It is also a hotel for cyclists, and accepts one small dog per room, up to 15 kg, for €30 a night. Free parking.
Eating
The restaurant mixes traditional mountain dishes with a modern approach; lunch is from 13:00 to 15:00. The bar opens from 11:00 to midnight, with a wine corner and boards of the region's cheeses and cured meats.
Getting there
By the N339 from Covilhã, where the CP Intercidades arrives from Lisbon. Torre is a short drive up the same road, which in winter is often closed by snow. Check-in from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00.
- **Hotel Berne** (Hotel): A valley hotel in Manteigas
The Hotel Berne is at Quinta de Santo António, in Manteigas, the village at the bottom of the Zêzere glacial valley. It is a quiet family hotel with 17 rooms, all with a balcony or terrace looking onto the pool or the hillside. From here you can drive up to Covão d'Ametade, the Poço do Inferno or the Torre.
The rooms
They have parquet floors and simple wooden furniture, central heating and air conditioning, a TV, a telephone and a bathroom with a hairdryer. There are doubles or twins and family rooms of several sizes, designed for parents with children. The cot and the extra bed are requested beforehand and paid for separately.
The rest
Outdoor pool, garden and terrace, a games room with billiards, chess and a fireplace, wifi throughout the hotel and free parking. Breakfast is a buffet with homemade bread, cheeses and cured meats, in the same dining room as the restaurant, which looks onto the sierra. They hire out leisure equipment, such as skis or bikes, and have a laundry.
Getting here
From Salamanca you enter by Vilar Formoso and the A25, toll-free since 2025, as far as Guarda; from there you drive down to Manteigas. The hotel gives about three hours from Lisbon along the A23 and the Belmonte exit. In winter, check the state of the sierra roads before crossing it.
- **Casa de São Lourenço** (Hotel): The old pousada above the valley
The Casa de São Lourenço is on the EN232, on the slope above Manteigas, on the way to Penhas Douradas. It was one of the first pousadas in Portugal: it was designed in 1940 by the architect Rogério de Azevedo and Maria Keil drew its interiors. It reopened in 2018 as the first five-star hotel in the Serra da Estrela, from the same group as the Burel wool factory and the Casa das Penhas Douradas.
Rooms and suites
There are 15 rooms and 5 suites, all different, with picture windows over the mountain and the Zêzere glacial valley, Portuguese design furniture and burel wool blankets. The largest is the Suite Panorama Plus, of 47 m², with two bathrooms and two balconies. According to the website, a stay includes a buffet breakfast, an afternoon snack from 16:00 to 18:00, a daily guided walk if the weather allows, a soak in the outdoor ofurô and a visit to the Burel factory; confirm what is included in your rate when you book.
Eating and resting
The Fatiga restaurant cooks recipes from the Beiras with seasonal produce, with a view of the valley and a ceiling of golden burel stars. There is a panoramic spa with treatments and a pool. The website displays the Michelin Guide One Key distinction for 2025.

## As a family: Snow, lagoons and a picnic beneath the Cântaros

The Estrela with the family works with little walking and lots of scenery: you reach the good places by car and walk little.

### What works best
A picnic at Covão d'Ametade, with a rest area

Going up Torre, the highest point of mainland Portugal

The short trail at Poço do Inferno, 2.5 km

The glacial valley by car, stopping at the viewpoints

### Where to stay
Pousada Serra da Estrela, with a heated pool, games room and children's club

Casa das Penhas Douradas, with connecting rooms

### Where to eat
Bring food for Covão d'Ametade

Cheeses and cured meats from the mountains at the Pousada bar

### Worth knowing
A coat even in August: at Torre it is cold and windy

The bends of the Torre road can cause carsickness

### Qué hacer as a family
- The Zêzere glacial valley, from Manteigas to Torre
- Covão d'Ametade, the glacial lagoon of Cântaro Magro
- Torre, at 1,993 m, the roof of mainland Portugal
- Poço do Inferno waterfall and its PR1 trail
- Penhas Douradas, the balcony over Manteigas

## With teenagers: The roof of Portugal and a valley made by ice

Teenagers are won over by the Estrela if there is a challenge: the highest summit in the country, a textbook glacial valley and waterfalls between granite.

### What works best
Torre, at 1,993 m

The Zêzere valley, to understand how a glacier works

The Poço do Inferno waterfall

Sunset at Penhas Douradas

### Where to stay
Pousada Serra da Estrela, with a games room and indoor pool

### Where to eat
Mountain cheese board at the Pousada bar

### Worth knowing
Canyoning on the Leandres stream, only with a guide

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- The Zêzere glacial valley, from Manteigas to Torre
- Covão d'Ametade, the glacial lagoon of Cântaro Magro
- Torre, at 1,993 m, the roof of mainland Portugal
- Poço do Inferno waterfall and its PR1 trail
- Penhas Douradas, the balcony over Manteigas

## Consejos

### Set out early for Covão d'Ametade
On summer weekends the car park fills up before midday.

### Bring a coat in August too
At the Torre it is a good deal colder than in Manteigas, and the wind blows.

### Buy the cheese in the mountains
Ask whether it is cured or amanteigado, creamy. The creamy one is opened from the top and eaten with a spoon.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How many days do I need?
Two nights in Manteigas are enough for the Zêzere valley, Covão d'Ametade, the Torre and Poço do Inferno. With three you can do a long walk.

### Can you drive up to the Torre?
Yes, there is a road all the way up and a car park. In winter it is often closed by snow.

### What is the best time?
From May to October for walking, with the high roads open. In October the trees in the valley change colour.

### Can you go with children?
Yes. Covão d'Ametade is flat and peaceful, Poço do Inferno is near the road and at the Torre there is snow in winter. The long routes in the valley are for children used to walking.

### Is there snow every winter?
It usually snows on the peaks, but it varies a lot from year to year. Don't plan the trip around the snow alone without checking the forecast.

### Can you go without a car?
The train from Lisbon reaches Covilhã and Guarda, but for the mountains you need a taxi or a car.