Top Things to do in Baiao
Top 10 Things to do in Baiao, Portugal
Discover the best top things to do in Baiao, Portugal including Casa de Tormes - Museu Queirosiano, Bestanca River, Ponte de Sao Goncalo, Parque Aquatico Amarante, Monastery of the Saviour of Travanca, CMTour, Monastery of Saint Andrew of Ancede, Sao Goncalo Church, Deltatur, Actividades Turisticas, Monastery of Saint Mary of Carquere.
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1. Casa de Tormes - Museu Queirosiano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By Isabel M - Amadora, Portugal
Quinta de Tormes, in Santa Cruz do Douro, by inheritance, belonged to the wife of the great novelist and writer Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz (Povoa de Varzim, November 25, 1845 - Paris, August 16, 1900).
Although he there had rarely set down roots, is here that he found a source of inspiration for the natural setting of one of his finest novels, "The City and the Mountains."/ " A Cidade e as Serras". This house-museum, where the writer spent some of his time, is preserved the estate of the writer, largely from the home of Neuilly in Paris, being exposed various personal objects, among which are, among other the cabinet (with key!) where Eça kept and organized notes sheets, that would be used in the writing process, the writing table where he wrote standing, eyeglasses, Fphotographs, prints and paintings, library with personal books... Feeling close the writer and feel his pulse is definitely an experience not to be missed, visiting Eca de Queiroz Foundation, based on this estate, which not only discloses how preserves the memory of the writer, involved in a landscape immortalized in his novel.
2. Bestanca River
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By Marc L
The N222 is one of the most beautiful highways with several places to stop along the way. Just west (ca. 5K) of Cinfaes is the small town of Pias... there are amazing hiking trips for all levels, but DO NOT miss out on the amazing swimming holes near the junction with CM1022... what a place for lunch (which for us ended up being many hours of mid-summer lazing)... cool waters, deeper and more shallow pools, cliffs of various heights to jump off of, tanning rocks... what a place... also a lesson in the local culture, as smaller groups of nearby residents (no tourists to be found) - families and teens - use the place as beach substitute and they are very open... we met some really neat people...
3. Ponte de Sao Goncalo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 355 reviews
Reviewed By John M - Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
We had a wonderful 4 days in Amarante staying at the Casa da Calcada Relais & Chateau. We had a magnificent view of the bridge and church opposite from our hotel window. The bridge is beautifully floodlit at night and pleasant to stroll across during the day despite the traffic. The town is not at all touristy and has a most relaxing atmosphere. We're only keen to go there again.
4. Parque Aquatico Amarante
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 241 reviews
Reviewed By Hdevos - Grimbergen, Belgium
When we arrived the park was closed due to too many people. Advice was either to book upfront via Internet or come very early.
When we passed by about 20 minutes later we could enter the Water Park. No longer fully booked?
Once on the premises, the next challenge was to find a spot where we could have some place (not much). Try to visualize a place where seals or pjnguins build their nest and fight for their spot. Got it? Well, this is how it was.
About the slides, I think a total of 7 slides. Some very small and only about 3 interesting ones. So all those pinguins / seals queing up at those 3 slides.
4 pools, of which 3 for small kids. And in the afternoon some music and dance. Or reworded, lots of splashing and very loud.
In short, not the place to go to.
5. Monastery of the Saviour of Travanca
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2 reviews
This monastic Church stands out within the Portuguese Romanesque heritage due to its unusual size, the importance of its sculptural decoration (namely the capitals) and the extraordinary tower with the beautiful portal depicting the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God). Founded within the sphere of influence of the Gascos (like the Monastery of Vila Boa do Bispo, in Marco de Canaveses), Travanca was one of the most important male monasteries in the Entre-Douro-e-Minho region in the Middle Ages and long after that period. This Monastery is part of the Route of the Romanesque.
Reviewed By Amazon122s - Santa Comba Dao, Portugal
The Foundation of this Monastery of the “Salvador de Travanca a Garcia Moniz” is going back into the second halve of the XI century. Throughout the middle Ages, Travanca will show a relevant influence: In the fourteenth century it stands out to have contributed with the high sum of 1800 pounds for the extraordinary tax in favour of the Crusades. It has been extinct in the year 1834. After this date, the Monastery falls into the darkness, returning to live for the community in the early twentieth century, through the restoration works of the General Directorate of National Buildings and Monuments and the installation of a hospital dependency in their spaces. On the 17th of January of 1916 the Monastery is being classified as a National Monument, and so improving the patrimonial and historical value of this Monastery for Portugal. And as usual on our visit of this location the church end Tower where closed, and for the rest it seems to be abandoned, you have so some houses next to the location, but it seems not to be the “Tourist Location”, it is a pain to see allot of this historical buildings abandoned and not taken care of or restored by the Portuguese government, who is always in need of money, but for to do what with it?
The only way to visit the inside is to make an appointment for it by phone.
6. CMTour
Overall Ratings
5 based on 209 reviews
The CMTOUR there to provide you something never lived, something that will keep your mind for the rest of your life ... The CMTOUR Tour organizes tours of the Douro region, with a wide range of activities to provide unique moments. Within our activities we have visits to Quintas wineries of the region, wine tasting, olive oil tasting, viewpoints visits, visits to wine-producing villages, walks in Rabelo boats, VTT riding. Apart from these we make transfers service anywhere in the country and travel to Europe, also organizes events and fairs.
Reviewed By justjans - Traralgon, Australia
I really enjoyed all facets of this tour apart from lunch. We had the choice of a small, bony, grilled mackerel or a tripe dish. I hate bones but I hate trip more so bones won. A very miserable salad (on slice of tomato per person) and some lettuce and potatoes accompanied it. The vineyards were great-two very different ones-one big and flashy, the other a family affair. The boat ride was very pleasant down the Duoro too. The air conditioner failed in the vehicle on the return journey making for a horrible ride for the three of us in the back with no window to open. Our driver and guide Sergi was 10 stars!
7. Monastery of Saint Andrew of Ancede
Overall Ratings
4 based on 25 reviews
Ancede is the legacy of an important economic and cultural centre; it was a Church and Monastery of the Canons Regular, after having belonged to the Dominicans. It became an important territory in 1141 and, from the old Romanesque Church, only the rose window and part of the chancel's lateral walls remain. In the churchyard, The Chapel of the Lord of the Good Delivery is a remarkable theatre where small stages narrate the life of Christ; it is an example of the importance of this Monastery during the Baroque period. This Monastery is part of the Route of the Romanesque.
Reviewed By Nelson R - Porto District, Portugal
An opportunity to see how the religious orders in XII century did the wine and export it. the chapel is wonderful
8. Sao Goncalo Church
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4.5 based on 196 reviews
9. Deltatur, Actividades Turisticas
Overall Ratings
5 based on 8 reviews
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Reviewed By RitaCruz - Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
We had an amazing one-day experience! Nature combined with exciting adventure, delivered by super experienced and nice guides.
We drove through an off-road circuit at Serra do Montemuro that led us to almost unreachable hermitages and villages, old mines and water streams. We had a wonderful traditional lunch in a hunters’ shelter and were unexpectedly visited by a shepherd and his flock. It was amazing!
We ended our journey at river Bestança, a great stop to freshen up in an extraordinary scenario.
I sincerely recommend Deltatur for this kind of experiences. I can’t wait to try other tours!
10. Monastery of Saint Mary of Carquere
Overall Ratings
4 based on 16 reviews
Cárquere, the Pantheon of the Resendes lineage, has a few elements from its original Romanesque structure: a tower and a crevice on the Pantheon. Here we find one of the most peculiar themes in the Portuguese Romanesque style: the beak-heads. Although the Church's interior grew based on a medieval structure, it is the result of the Gothic and Mannerist interventions that left us the chancel's ribbed vault, as well as the main and north lateral portals. This Monastery is part of the Route of the Romanesque.
Reviewed By Amazon122s - Santa Comba Dao, Portugal
The Convent or “Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Cárquere”, you can find in the small village of Resende. This is a classified National Monument. This convent could have been built into the turning of the 13th to the 14th century, still within the Gothic style. It is a small location, but anyhow it is good to make a stop-over and to take some pictures.
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