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The mountain road between the Porta do Mezio and AdrãoHalley Oliveira from Guimarães, Portugal · CC BY-SA 2.0

What to do · Peneda-Gerês

Porta do Mezio, biological park and tree-top adventure in Arcos de Valdevez

A national park gateway with a biological park, tree-top courses with a zip line, stargazing and a pool in summer. Admission €3. Families

Information€3 admission, free up to age 2
Price
€3 admission, free up to age 2
Duration
3 h
Season
All year; closed on Mondays from mid-September to mid-June
Who it's for
Children from 1.20 m for the tree-top course

The Porta do Mezio is one of the five gates of the national park, on the road from Arcos de Valdevez to Soajo. The €3 admission gives access to everything: the biological park with animals and plants of the Gerês, the restaurant and, in summer until 15 September, the pool. The Adventure Park has tree-top courses ending in a zip line of about 100 m, and a 6 m climbing wall. It opens from 9:30 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00 from October to March, until 18:00 in spring and September, and from 9:30 to 20:00 in July and August.

With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagers

Who runs it

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

The former red-walled forest house that the restaurant occupies, with a terrace© Porta do Mezio

Porta do Mezio Restaurant

Restaurant · Arcos de Valdevez (Mezio) · €€€€

What to order: the caldo verde with broa and the house roasts, after visiting the biological park.

Roast with oranges and potatoes beside the lit fireplace© O Abocanhado

O Abocanhado

Restaurant · Brufe (Terras de Bouro) · €€€€

What to order: the roast meat of the mountains and the view, by day: ask for a table by the picture window.

Closed for holidays from 9 to 20 November 2026; reopens on Saturday the 21st.
The dining room of the Cerdeira Restaurant, with light tablecloths and picture windows onto the woods© Parque Cerdeira

Cerdeira Restaurant

Restaurant · Campo do Gerês · €€€€

What to order: the Pedaço do Gerês, its version of bife à minhota; and order the kid or the bersame if you are a group.

To stay nearby

Three boys beside a tent on the campsite grass© Porta do MezioCampsite

Travanca Camping and Caravan Park

Mezio, Arcos de Valdevez · 6 km from Soajo · T1 bungalows · Motorhome area

Why we like it: A campsite among pines beside the Porta do Mezio, 6 km from Soajo, with pitches for tents and motorhomes and bungalows for two.

Camping pitches under the oaks of Parque Cerdeira© Parque CerdeiraCampsite

Parque Cerdeira

Campo do Gerês · Bungalows from €67 · Pitches from €25 · Pool in summer · Restaurant

Why we like it: A campsite with granite bungalows, family rooms, cabins and motorhome pitches at Campo do Gerês, inside the national park.

From €25 / pitch View details
A double room at the hotel, with a large bed and a balcony© Águas do GerêsSpa hotel

Águas do Gerês Hotel, Termas & Spa

Gerês village · Opposite the baths · Spa · Restaurant and terrace

Why we like it: A hotel with 53 rooms and 2 suites in the centre of the Gerês spa village, opposite the baths and spa, with a restaurant and terrace.

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