{"id":20693,"date":"2025-09-11T09:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=20693"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:16:56","slug":"peneda-geres-national-park","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/peneda-geres-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Peneda-Geres National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres, usually referred to as Geres, is 43 km northeast of Braga, and the most beautiful nature region in Portugal. In the park, mountains and valleys, rapid rivers and streams, numerous waterfalls and lagoons, tranquil and beautiful marked trails, and few viewpoints offering magnificent landscapes. Also in the park region Dolmens sites, Medieval castles and monasteries, the SPA town of<strong> Geres<\/strong>, and small, charming villages.<br \/>\nThe Park is home to diversified and rich flora and fauna including mixed forests of oak and pine, roe deer, the Iberian wolf, garrano ponies, Barrosa cattle, Castro Laboreiro dogs, and the magnificent golden eagle. When in the park, enjoy the magnificent landscapes, the waterfalls and lagoons, hike the beautiful trails such as the well preserved Roman road, the Geira Romana, and canoe in the rapid rivers and canyons. Visit the Medieval churches and castles, Roman remnants, and charming villages such as the villages of <strong>Pitoes das Junias<\/strong> et <strong>Tourem <\/strong>in the northeastern corner of the park. Major lakes and waterfalls are scattered around the park, deep in the waterfalls\u2019 pools, and enjoy walking in the surrounding trails.<\/p>\n<p>                <div class=\"owl-carousel description-pics owl-theme\" id=\"description-gallery\">\n                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Peneda-Geres-National-Park-THUMB-01.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial panoramic view of the historic village of Lindoso, with the surroundings mountains and lake, at the Peneda Geres National Park near Braga and Porto, Portugal Portugal\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\">Lindoso Village<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Peneda-Geres-National-Park-LONG-03.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall called Cascata do Tahiti or also known as Fecha de Barcas in Northern Portugal located near Ermida in the region Braga, Peneda Geres National Park\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\">Tahiti Waterfall<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Peneda-Geres-National-Park-THUMB-03.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful view of the Cavado River with reflections in Peneda-Geres National Park, Portugal\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\">Cavado River<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <br \/>\nWhile traveling in the park TheTjoy.com recommends<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Near Lindoso and Soajo in the center of the park, admire <strong>Fechas do Malho<\/strong>, also known as Pocas do Malho, a cluster of 4 impressive waterfalls and lagoons, 6 km north of Lindoso.<\/li>\n<li>Visitez <strong>Poco Negro do Soajo<\/strong> magnificent waterfall and pool near the village of Soajo, and the <strong>Poco da Gola<\/strong> waterfall 3 km west of Lindoso.<\/li>\n<li>East of Geres, in the southern part of the park, visit to enjoy <strong>Cascata do Arado<\/strong> cascading waterfall 5 km west of Geres and the beautiful <strong>Cascata de Pincaes <\/strong>waterfall and pool out of Pincaes village, 21 km east of Geres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Coming from Porto, enter the park region through Geres, 43 km northeast of Braga, or through the park central area while following the road from Braga, 79 km northeast, and Ponte de Barca, entering the park in <strong>Lindoso<\/strong> et <strong>Soajo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Spend 1-2 days in the park if time allows. Consult the park web site https:\/\/natural.pt\/en, or tourist centres at your entry point, for traveling recommendations. Consider taking an organized guided tour from Porto to better explore the region.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres, usually referred to as Geres, is 43 km northeast of Braga, and the most beautiful nature region in Portugal. In the park, mountains and valleys, rapid rivers and streams, numerous waterfalls and lagoons, tranquil and beautiful marked trails, and few viewpoints offering magnificent landscapes. Also in the park region Dolmens sites, Medieval castles and monasteries, the SPA town of Geres, and small, charming villages.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","attraction-type":[20],"class_list":["post-20693","attraction","type-attraction","status-publish","hentry","attraction-type-nature-n-wildlife"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Peneda-Geres National Park - Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/peneda-geres-national-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peneda-Geres National Park - Travel with Joy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres, usually referred to as Geres, is 43 km northeast of Braga, and the most beautiful nature region in Portugal. 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