Pontido Fafe village

Located on the banks of the Vizela River, Pontido is the starting point for a unique experience in the rural world. Come and dive in this village where the almost wild nature invites you to pure relaxation! Belonging to Pedraído, in Fafe, the place has been abandoned for three decades and has been reborn now, ready to welcome anyone who wants to discover more about this peaceful haven with much to discover! The place has a unique frame of dense vegetation, a landscape of oak, hanged and other cultivated vineyards, and a large mirror of water - the Queimadela dam. Be sure to walk through the village on the “Green Trail of the Marginal” that crosses it and extends on a walk around the Queimadela Dam, one of the marked walking routes. Others trace the Route of the Maroiço, the Route of Villages of the Banks of the River Vizela, or the Trail of the Apanha Pedrinhas, that do not dispense a passage by the Medieval Roman Bridge, one of the points of interest of the place.
You will also find spaces for picnics and places to bathe in the river, inserted in full nature. The relaxing ambient sound is only cut off by the passage, in a hurry, of the WRC Fafe Rally Rally Sprint and the Serras de Fafe Rally. For those who like to know more about the environment in which it circulates, a visit to the old porch and granary is mandatory, today an Environmental Interpretation Center. To get to know the old dynamics of the rural village, head to the mill and pisão, now recovered, testimonies of the bread cycle, which begins with the defoliation, animated by a concertina player! The tradition has been recovered and it is possible to watch the whole course of the cereal at the table!
You will also find spaces for picnics and places to bathe in the river, inserted in full nature. The relaxing ambient sound is only cut off by the passage, in a hurry, of the WRC Fafe Rally Rally Sprint and the Serras de Fafe Rally. For those who like to know more about the environment in which it circulates, a visit to the old porch and granary is mandatory, today an Environmental Interpretation Center. To get to know the old dynamics of the rural village, head to the mill and pisão, now recovered, testimonies of the bread cycle, which begins with the defoliation, animated by a concertina player! The tradition has been recovered and it is possible to watch the whole course of the cereal at the table!

Veal roasted in the Fafe style, kid, rojões and sarrabulho porridge, in addition to a variety of traditional Minho sweets, are typical delicacies that will certainly delight anyone who passes by the pleasant restaurant of Pontido. There is no shortage of options to let yourself stay in this peaceful place for a few days: rural tourism options vary between Casa da Burra, Casa do Silvino, Casa do Forninho, Casa do Pontido, or Casa da Quinta, all rooms of traditional design, but you can still opt for the Camping Park of Queimadela.