Piodao - Mountain Village in the Magical Misty Serra Do Acor Hills of Northern Portugal

Описание: A charming, unique, schist and slate historic village, located in the Serra do Acor mountains of northern Portugal - Piodao is surrounded by misty, mountainous hills, with running streams, clean air, and breathtaking views.
The village can be explored on foot, since it’s located on a hillside, and you need to walk up old, stone steps that meander maze-like, all up the village slopes, along narrow little streets.
Piodao is located in the Arganil area, Coimbra district. The village is known as the “Nativity Scene Village.” It’s part of the “12 Historic Villages of Portugal” government program founded in 1991, with the aim of restoring this series of ancient, Beira interior mountain villages - supposedly even older that Portugal itself.
Evidence suggests there was once a Cistercian 13th century monastery in the area. The village location was in fact so difficult to get to (even today it’s only accessible by winding roads with very steep drop areas on some locations - making it dangerous. Most people get there by bus excursions), that it was practically unknown to the rest of the country for centuries.
We loved it there, and plan to return to explore more after the rainy season, and go on some long walks - since there is much of the natural landscape to explore in the surrounding hills.
We suggest visiting when the weather is drier, and not in the winter when roads may be icy. Some roads are quite narrow, with an almost practically sheer drop on one side, which in heavy rains or freezing temperatures could be very dangerous, and best avoided.
It’s the most breathtaking, magical, mysterious, and natural place we’ve been to so far in Portugal. We highly recommend it if you love quirky, magical, Harry-Potter/Lord of the Rings type places, hewn into the natural landscape as if by a wizard’s incantations… :)

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