Mondim de Basto

The great wealth of Mondim de Basto lies in the enormous diversity of attractions it has to offer. In this trip that we propose, we could not fail to highlight, first of all, Nossa Senhora da Graça with all its valences and charms and the Natural Park of Alvão, where the spectacular Fisgas de Ermelo, worthy representatives of our cultural, historical and environmental heritage.

Continue your trip because there are more enticing reasons: dream rivers, breathtaking landscapes, clear water streams and waterfalls, hidden corners, water, lots of water and an endless forest spot. Nature in all its splendor! Romanesque churches and chapels, imposing manor houses, coats of arms, old streets, paths and trails, bridges and medieval paths, forts, menhirs, sundials, pillories and "cruzeiros", in an absorbing walk through history and tradition. The surprises don't stop there yet: villages lost on the horizon, houses and balconies transmontane, sardines and carnation trees hanging from the windows, mountains touching the skies, hanging vines, baskets and stairs for harvests, wine cellars and mills, ox-carts squeaking, cornfields, threshing floors and granaries, shedding, watermills, Maronese cattle, herds and shepherds, washings, fountains, linen looms, working people, rurality as the primordial value!

Mondim de Basto is a transitional municipality between Minho and Trás-os-Montes, has an area of 172 Km2 that includes 6 parishes: Atei, Bilhó, the União de freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas, Mondim, the União das freguesias de Campanhó e Paradança and Vilar de Ferreiros, with a resident population of about 7500 villagers. It is a land with history, rich in natural values and has in the mount of Sr.ª da Graça and in the Natural Park of Alvão its most striking landscape evidence. It is also a rural territory, propitious to the practice of several outdoor activities, the village of Mondim de Basto, county seat, 48 Kilometres away (ER304) or 37 Kilometres away (EM 1191) from Vila Real, 55 Kilometres away from Guimarães, 32 Kilometres away from Amarante and 90 Kms away from Porto.

The Mondim de Basto Mountain Bike Center has its facilities in the former Casa Florestal, located at the base of the mythical ascent of Senhora da Graça. It has a service station for bicycles with washing, air and tools, changing rooms and bathrooms. In addition to these services, there is the possibility of staying overnight on the premises.

The route network consists of four routes, interconnected so as to allow the visitors to have a large number of combinations of routes to be carried out depending on the level of difficulty and duration of the visit. The green and blue routes are duly signposted on the ground. The red and black courses are available only by gps.