# Covão d'Ametade, the glacial lagoon of Cântaro Magro

What to do en Serra da Estrela · Serra da Estrela

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/things-to-do/covao-d-ametade · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: Spring to autumn; in summer, arrive early
- Para quién: Everyone; rest area with tables

A birch meadow at about 1,500 m at the foot of Cântaro Magro, where the Zêzere begins to take shape. Walk · 1 h · Everyone

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.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 40.3295, -7.5875

## Cerca de aquí

- [Torre, at 1,993 m, the roof of mainland Portugal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/things-to-do/torre-summit), a 2.3 km
- [The Zêzere glacial valley, from Manteigas to Torre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/things-to-do/zezere-glacial-valley), a 4.6 km
- [Pousada Serra da Estrela](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/where-to-stay/pousada-serra-da-estrela), a 5.4 km
- [Hotel Berne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/where-to-stay/hotel-berne), a 8.4 km
- [Hotel Berne Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/where-to-eat/hotel-berne-restaurant), a 8.4 km
- [Poço do Inferno waterfall and its PR1 trail](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/things-to-do/poco-do-inferno), a 8.6 km
- [Casa das Penhas Douradas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/where-to-stay/casa-das-penhas-douradas), a 9.5 km
- [Nubbin, restaurant of the Casa das Penhas Douradas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela/where-to-eat/nubbin), a 9.5 km

Destino: [Serra da Estrela](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/serra-da-estrela.md)