Trail through the surrounding nature of the village of Sistelo, in Arcos de Valdevez, which is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Portugal.
This is a route through the paths surrounded by a cultural landscape that resulted from the harmonious interaction of man with the territory, resulting in a very beautiful piece of land and so much appreciated by locals and visitors.
The authenticity of this region was decisive for Sistelo to be elected as one of the 7 Wonders of Portugal in the Rural Village category and given the designation of Little Portuguese Tibet.
The name of the trail comes from the terraces presented along the route that reveal the ancestral management that changes color with the seasons, and the cachenas (cows) and sheep remind us that the ecosystem lives from the interaction with agrosilvopastoricia and transhumance. seasonal. The granite walls colored by the heather support the terraces watered by the levadas.
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