LANDSCAPES OF NORTHERN PORTUGAL : CONTENTS  (to return to the main page, click here)

Preface 5
Authors' note 7
Acknowledgements 8
Recommended books 8
Getting there and getting about 9
Picnic suggestions 11
A country code for walkers and motorists 14

TOURING
Car tour 1: THE VINHO VERDE CIRCUIT 24
Car tour 2: HISTORICAL PURSUITS 29
Car tour 3: PENEDA-GERÊS NATIONAL PARK AND SIERRA DE XURÉS NATURAL PARK 35
Wine tour: PORTO AND THE RIVER DOURO 46
Plan of Porto (Ribeira) 48
     Useful contacts 49

WALKING
Guides, waymarks, maps 51
What to take 51
Where to stay 52
Weather 53
Things that bite or sting 53
Portuguese for walkers 54
Organisation of the walks 56

THE WALKS
1 Serra de Arga (Montaria · Alto das Cocanhas · Pedrulhos · Montaria) 58
2 Serra de Arga (Arga de Baixo · Porta do Lobo · Arga de Cima · Arga de Baixo) 64
3 São Miguel · Sobredo · Germil · Froufe · São Miguel 74
4 Ermida · Bilhares · Ermida 80
5 Brufe · Cutelo · Carvalhinha · Cutelo · Cortinhas · Brufe 86
6 Brufe · Casarotas · Chã do Salgueiral · Marco de Anta · Cortinhas · Brufe 92
7 Branda de Travanca · Currais Velhos · Lage Negra · Bicos · Branda de Travanca 96
8 Bouças Donas · Branda de Bostejões · Vitoreira · Bostelinhos · Bouças Donas 101
9 Soajo · Branda da Bordença · Adrão · Bogalheira · Rio Adrão · Soajo 107
10 Soajo · Trapela · Murça · Soajo 114
11 Vilar - Avelar circuit 118
12 Circuit of Penameda from Nossa Senhora da Peneda 123

Bus timetables 126
Town plans 128
Ponte de Lima ·Ponte da Barca · Arcos de Valdevez · Viana do Castelo · Braga
Index 134
Fold-out map inside back cover