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CENTRE YOURSELF IN PORTUGAL’S CENTRO


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hether you find your natural high by climbing a mountain, catching a wave or soaking in thermal spa waters, it’s all on offer in Centro de Portugal. The region is home to the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, the largest and oldest


protected area in the country, where you’ll find mainland Portugal’s highest peak. It’s the perfect place to trek, horseride or mountain bike along 375km of marked trails of varying difficulty with a backdrop of sky-grazing peaks, mirror-smooth lagoons, glacial valleys and green meadows. Stop off at one of the historic villages, where the pace of life is slow, and the welcome warm. With 279km of Atlantic Coast, there’s a spot on the sand for everyone in Centro de


Portugal. Surfers will find some of Europe’s, never mind Portugal’s, best waves, with giant swells at Nazaré and supertubes at Peniche. Visitors can choose a beach lifestyle to suit, from lively fun and beach sports at bustling Figueira da Foz to seclusion on the wild and seemingly endless dunes of the São Jacinto Dunes Nature Reserve. Centro de Portugal is peppered with thermal spas, where mineral rich waters rise


up from the earth – all with different health-giving properties. Those with stiff joints should head for Curia, Luso’s waters are good for the renal system, and those at Unhais da Serra can help with asthma and hay fever. Many thermal resorts are home to luxurious day spas and restful spa hotels, offering everything from prolonged semi-medical programmes to relaxing one-off treatments. With all this on offer, you can guarantee to return from a trip to Centro de Portugal, rested, revivified and centred.


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SPECIAL HOTELS


Areias do Seixo Overlooking dunes dotted with wildflowers, this beach hideaway’s 14 rooms are decorated with driftwood, pebbles, patchwork quilts and wood- burning stoves. There’s a campfire by the swimming pool, and an ayurvedic spa. areiasdoseixo.com


Casa das Penhas Douradas Bringing cool, midcentury design to the crisp mountain air of the Serra da Estrela, this hotel’s 18 rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows, a heated pool, sauna, spa and restaurant showcasing regional specialities. casadaspenhasdouradas.pt


Casas de Côro This collection of historic granite houses sleeping from 2 to 11 in the historic village of Marialva share a pool, garden, restaurant and spa, and guests can hike, hire mountain bikes, take cooking classes or tour vineyards. casasdocoro.pt


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