Top Things to do in Serra da Estrela
Top 10 Things to do in Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Discover the best top things to do in Serra da Estrela, Portugal including Serra da Estrela, Praia Fluvial de Loriga, Poco do Inferno, Museu De Lanificios, Praia Fluvial, Torre, Vale Glaciar de Loriga, Lagoa Comprida, Covao D'Ametade, Ponte da Ribeira da Carpinteira.
Restaurants in Serra da Estrela
1. Serra da Estrela
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 621 reviews
Reviewed By Judelle D - Cape Town, South Africa
The Serra da Estrela Mountains offer incredible views and glorious flowering beauty. There are a number of roads - you can do a round trip and just enjoy the natural beauty. The roads can be very narrow in places so don't be in a rush.
2. Praia Fluvial de Loriga
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By Roberto D
A fantastic place to enjoy the nature and crystal water. With several pools, you can enjoy with your family no matter the age. A good infrastructure with the basic to get a cold beer, juice and quick lunches. High Recommended !
3. Poco do Inferno
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By maracoani
The Poço do Inferno can be reached by driving along the road to Torre from Manteigas for about 8 km until reaching the sharp turnoff to the left and following a narrow winding road through the forest for another 5 km. Here you reach the ample car park and an information board. The sealed road continues on for another 3 km or so through the forest. At the end of the car park to the right is the Poço do Inferno, easily reached by stairs and hand rails. The Poço is a large, clear pool fed by a waterfall some 10 m high. The outflow continues on the other side of the road also forming a waterfall and large pool. This is reached by a long stairway leading off the carpark down through the trees. Much more interesting is the small trail heading to the left up the hill beside the information board. This trail leads to a lookout onto a further pretty pool above the Poço do Inferno and also branches off to the right to head up the right hand side of the valley, always looking down to the river, often far below. This is a narrow, rocky trail through exposed subalpine terrain, with wild flowers, grasses, mosses and lichens amongst the striking rocky outcrops. As you head up the valley the trees become smaller and fewer, and the trail eventually crosses the stream over a wooden bridge. Here the trail leaves the stream bed and you hike through open grassy terrain with much broom, in flower, when we were there. The trail sidles back in the direction of the car park for a while through large trees and some fallen trunks before turning to the right and following the road, occasionally visible below, for a couple of kilometers. You finally come out on a wide dusty trail that turns left at a large junction to the sealed road leading back to the car park some 3 km away to the left through the forest. This is a nice hike, some 5 km in all, including side trips, through variable terrain that needs at least 3 hours for a decent traverse. The exposed rocky section with its near vertical strata is exhilarating. So, don't just stay at the Poço, head up the trail and enjoy.
4. Museu De Lanificios
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By Amazon122s - Santa Comba Dao, Portugal
The museum of Lanifícios is a part of the university from the Beira Interior.
So it is a museum of science and technology whose intention is to protect and preserve the industrial techniek of painting textiles.
So this is a place who serves persons interested in Museums and technieks.
It´s location is in the centre of Covilha, with no parking near the university just a few places some higher in the street.
On this moment the entrance is free “On Sunday afternoon” and this from June 29 – 2014.
Notice that you are not able to take pictures or made a video into the museum.
You can also visit the church of “Misericordia” not far from the Museum, and when you can find it the “Cheese” Museum, this because my “tom tom” could not find the address indicated on the Internet.
5. Praia Fluvial
Overall Ratings
4 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Joao L - Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Muito perto do centro da vila, na chamada zona das Moutas, encontra-se este novo espaço funcional que muito valoriza a vila.
Estão aproveitadas as águas límpidas provenientes dos vales glaciares da serra de Estrela que correm por entre pedras de granito arredondadas pelos milénios de erosão glaciar e hídrica. As duas represas transformam a zona num espaço de lazer para banhos.
Igualmente, as suas margens foram beneficiadas com largos espaços de relvados que cativam os veraneantes.
Investimento correto por parte da autarquia. É, no entanto, necessário saber manter e exigir aos utilizadores o respeito pelo espaço, especialmente no que concerne a lixos.
6. Torre
Overall Ratings
4 based on 389 reviews
Reviewed By Joelmir Silvest... B
There's nothing but some souvenir shops and a restaurant (haven't tried but I can say its pricey). Its by the ski resort and that's pretty much it. But the road to get there... oh boy!! (look at the Serra da Estrela review for that).
7. Vale Glaciar de Loriga
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By Cres - Lisbon, Portugal
originated 20.000 years ago when the ice sheet which covered the plateau, offers breathtaking views of steep slopes, cliffs which seem to touch the sky and deep hollows. Here you can visit Covão da Areia, descend Garganta de Loriga or admire Penha do Gato and Penha dos Abutres
8. Lagoa Comprida
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By Amazon122s - Santa Comba Dao, Portugal
The “Dam” of the “Lagoa Comprida” has been constructed started from a “Natural Lake”, and became so the principal water reserve of the “Serra de Estrella”, also the great hydro electrical potential was also one of the reasons to start the building of this dam..
The Lagoa Comprida is the biggest massif lake on this height and one of the first engineering works of this nature in Portugal, the building works started in the year 1911.
From the street one you will see the great granite stone wall of the lake, the granite blocks were brought there by the “Glaciers” and called “Blocos erráticos” or “Traveling stones”.
With a lithographical study of the stones they were able to reveal the origin of the stones as well the movement from the glaciers themselves.
The lake was also a few years ago one of the places used for an official training off the “Fly-fish” teams who were participating on the World Champion ship of “Fly-Fishing”.
We had the pleasure to have the official team from Japan and New Zealand in our B&B in that time.
All together the Lagoa Comprida, is worth a stop on your way to Torre or Covilha.
9. Covao D'Ametade
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By aritapalma - Seixal, Portugal
It's like a mirror! The lake shapes the trees and it's visually astonishing! Went there during the fall and the winter :)
10. Ponte da Ribeira da Carpinteira
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By D_SOliveira - Portugal
It can't be said that this bridge merges with the surrounded landscape or that it adds anything positive to the landscape itself, but it provides a good viewing point, and it is unusual, so for that matter it's worth a visit.
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