The Poço do Inferno waterfall falling between rocks

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Poço do Inferno waterfall and its PR1 trail

A waterfall at 1,080 m on the Leandres stream, between granite and slate, a few km from Manteigas, with a 2.5 km waymarked trail. Route · 1 h

InformationFree

Price: Free
Duration: 1 h
Distance: 2.5 km
Season: Spring with more water; in winter the road may ice over
Who it's for: Families with children who walk

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.

As a familyWith teenagers

Directions See all of Serra da Estrela

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

A table laid by the window, with Manteigas and the sierra behind

Hotel Berne Restaurant

Restaurant · Manteigas · €€€€

What to order: the Manteigas trout or the feijocas, the village's bean stew.

A chef plating up and a piece of meat grilled over the coals

Fatiga, restaurant of the Casa de São Lourenço

Restaurant · Manteigas · €€€€

What to order: the seasonal menu, with a table by the window at sunset.

A couple having dinner beside the fireplace while the waiter pours the wine

Nubbin, restaurant of the Casa das Penhas Douradas

Restaurant · Penhas Douradas (Manteigas) · €€€€

What to order: at midday, the mountain cooking; in the evening, the signature menu beside the fireplace.

To stay nearby

The hotel's outdoor pool with the green slopes of the sierra behind

Hotel Berne

In Manteigas · Rooms with balconies over the sierra · Outdoor pool and garden · Family rooms

Why we like it: Family hotel with 17 rooms with balconies in Manteigas, at the foot of the Zêzere glacial valley, with an outdoor pool, a garden and a restaurant serving mountain cooking.

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A room of clean lines with burel blankets and a picture window onto the mountain

Casa de São Lourenço

Five stars · Glacial valley view · Panoramic spa · Daily guided walk included

Why we like it: Five-star hotel in the former 1940 pousada above Manteigas, with 15 rooms and 5 suites looking onto the Zêzere glacial valley, a spa and a panoramic restaurant.

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The hotel lit at dusk among pines, at Penhas Douradas

Casa das Penhas Douradas

Penhas Douradas · Mountain views · Mountain spa · Nubbin restaurant · Connecting rooms for families

Why we like it: A mountain hotel at Penhas Douradas, above Manteigas, made of cork and birch wood, with a spa, a signature restaurant and eight waymarked trails.

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Useful services

Manteigas tourist pointMunicipal tourist office in the centre of Manteigas, with maps of the Manteigas Trilhos Verdes trails and the state of the mountain roads.

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

Itinerary · 2 nights Two Nights in the Serra da Estrela, Two and a Half Hours from Salamanca Serra da Estrela · 9 stops

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