# The Geira and the Mata da Albergaria from the Portela do Homem

What to do en Peneda-Gerês · Peneda-Gerês

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/geira-portela-do-homem · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h 30
- Temporada: All year; best from May to October
- Para quién: Families with children who walk; shoes with good grip

A walk along the Roman road Braga – Astorga and the oldest oak wood in the park, from the border with Lobios. Route · 2–3 h · Families

The Geira, the Roman road that linked Braga with Astorga, crosses the Mata da Albergaria, the oak wood that the Terras de Bouro council calls the heart of the park and which is a European Biogenetic Reserve. Leave the car at the Portela do Homem, on the border with Lobios, and go down the road between milestones to the Ponte Feia, above a waterfall on the Homem river; return by the São Miguel waterfall. Bring water and food: there are no services in the forest.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 41.8077, -8.1306

## Cerca de aquí

- [E-bike from Campo do Gerês to the Mata da Albergaria](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/albergaria-ebike), a 7.3 km
- [Parque Cerdeira](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-stay/parque-cerdeira), a 7.3 km
- [Cerdeira Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-eat/cerdeira-restaurant), a 7.5 km
- [Pedra Bela and Junceda viewpoints, over the Caniçada](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/pedra-bela-junceda-viewpoints), a 7.7 km
- [Arado waterfall and its viewpoint](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/arado-waterfall), a 8.0 km
- [Lindoso Castle and granaries](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/lindoso-castle-granaries), a 8.7 km
- [Águas do Gerês Hotel, Termas & Spa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-stay/aguas-do-geres), a 9.1 km
- [O Abocanhado](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-eat/abocanhado), a 9.9 km

Destino: [Peneda-Gerês](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres.md)