The Zêzere glacial valley, from Manteigas to Torre

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.