The Alto Alentejo presents itself as a land of sublime landscapes with very diverse relief from the flat areas of grassland and floodplains, to the highest elevation in the Serra de São Mamede.

The heritage traces built and immaterial culture that find themselves in each village and the fields outside, are a valuable heritage of many settlers have chosen this region as your local host.

This is an excellent destination for the practice of Eco Tourism, being the Walking Tours one of the main attractions within a well infrastructured network of paths in different municipalities, supported the initiative PROVERE InMotion - Alentejo Feel Nature. With this network you can create programs of several days of hiking, getting to know a region that has remained authentic and almost secret in their natural spaces.

The Portugal Walking Festival - Alentejo Feel Nature is a good reason to know this territory, so we invite you to make Marvão and Castelo de Vide your leisure destinations in the month of October 2015.

Accept this invitation and star the wal k!

Alentejo Feel Nature, of course.

This is a network of footpaths from the initiative of several municipalities, coordinated and supported by CIMAA - Intermunicipal Community of Alto Alentejo, with the support of the Initiative PROVERE InMotion and co-financing INALENTEJO-NSRF-EU European Regional Development Fund

Friday 16 October 2015
16:00h - Urban Walk in Castelo de Vide "Jewish Paths of Castelo de Vide"
18:00h - Meeting at Castelo de Vide Tourist Office
18:15h - Opening Ceremony at the Town Hall of Castelo de Vide

21:00h - Dinner in Marvão - Beirã - N39º26'57 '' W07º22'06 "
TrainSpot GuestHouse - The Beirã Railway Station
One of the nicest spots at Alentejo. The classic charm of a frontier station and the modernity of a new generation of entrepreneurs. See menu below. Price per person: 18,00Euros
with Eduardo Salvador and TrainSpot Team.
with José Pedro, Margarida, Rita and team SAL.

22:00 - Astronomical Space Observation.

Saturday 17 October 2015

WALKERS Program
09:00h - Bus transfer from Marvão to Castelo de Vide
10:00h - Walking departure from Castelo de Vide
"In the Land of Christians and Jews"
CASTELO DE VIDE - BEIRÃ - SANTO ANTONIO DAS AREIAS - MARVÃO
Approximate distance: 21Km. Expected duration: 7:00. Difficulty: High
17:00h - Arrival estimated at Marvão.

ADVENTURE Program
09:45h - Meeting in Castelo de Vide
10:00h - Walking departure from Castelo de Vide
"Climb to the Senhora da Penha"
INCLUDED A VIA FERRATA SEGMENT WITH SAFETY EQUIPMENT
ENTRIES LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
Approximate distance: 9km. Expected duration: 5:00 to 6:00. Difficulty: Medium
16:00h - Arrival estimated at Castelo de Vide.

HERITAGE Program
10:45h - Meeting in Portagem (Marvão)
11: 00h - Walking departure from Portagem
"Calçadas (Sidewalks) of Marvão"
Approximate distance: 7,5km. Expected duration: 4:00h. Difficulty: Medium
15:00h - Arrival estimated at Portagem.

19:45h - Musical Concert in front of the Restaurant Dom Pedro V
Castelo de Vide Artistic Union Band - Metals and Woods Group

20:00h - Dinner Party in Castelo de Vide - N39º24'54 '' W07º27'20 ''
Restaurant Dom Pedro V
An eighteenth-century space in Castelo de Vide center with a perfect combination of tradition and a glipse of new gastronomic tracks. Dinner included in the Festival Ticket.

22:30 - Spotlight (Farolada) for observation Terrestrial Mammals in night activity, with Serafim Riem and João ...

Sunday 18 October 2015
10:00h - Bus transfer from Marvão to Castelo de Vide
11:00h - Walking departure from Castelo de Vide
"The Conquest of Eagle's Nest"
CASTELO DE VIDE -MARVÃO
Approximate distance: 9km. Expected duration: 4:00 to 5:00. Difficulty: Medium
16:00h - Arrival estimated at Marvão.
16:30h - Closing Ceremony.

Walking Tour "In the Land of Christians and Jews"
For this field out, they fled and arrived. They stood and left. They changed and moved. Today vestiges, witnesses and unparalleled tenacity souls, for their faith, for their tribe, for their hope. Always so close and always so far. These are lands of the sweeping views, deep landscapes, castles at the highest cliffs where the view hardly reaches. Amid mighty granite boulders, one wild vegetation flourishes, spring of living water springs and feel the throb of an ongoing challenge between man and nature, always a communion which makes you want to keep forever.

Guided tour. Always follow the instructions of the guides and monitors.

Route: Natural and rural by old tracks with a final steep climb to Marvão.
Region: Alentejo.
Location: Castelo de Vide and Marvão.
Theme: Nature, Geology, Landscape, History.
Subjects of interest: Castelo de Vide, Jewish community, history of the Jews in Alentejo, oak woods and chestnut sotos, Chafurdão - traditional construction, Beira - last railway station, the fertile fields of Santo António das Areias, Marvão.

Type: Linear trail.
Distance: 21km.
Approximate time: 7 hours.
Maximum vertical drop: 450m.
Ascents: One, something hard at the end.
Difficulty: High.

Tour Exit location: 10:00 - Castelo de Vide Tourism, Pc D. Pedro V, Castelo de Vide. (GPS): N39º24'55 '' W07º27'20 ''
Place of previous meeting: 09:00 - North Gate of Marvão to bus transfer to Castelo de Vide. (GPS): N39º23'44 '' W07º22'38 ''

Walking Tour "Climb to the Senhora da Penha"
The Lady of Penha seems to hold Castelo de Vide, watching the Village from the top of the cliffs. A sublime nature created the cliffs that rodeam his humble chapel and are a privileged place for a walk without truce between sweat and a reward scenery out of sight. Through behold, the new challenges for the bravest in crossing various rock zones with the help of an well installed "via ferrata" with artificial supports fixed on the rock that allow horizontal and vertical progression with maximum safety and convenience, using adequate security equipment.

Guided tour. Always follow the instructions of the guides and monitors.

Route: Natural and adventure with an area with "via ferrata".
Region: Alentejo.
Location: Castelo de Vide.
Theme: Nature, Geology, Landscape, Adventure.
Subjects of interest: Castelo de Vide, adventure journey in "via ferrata" Senhora da Penha.

Type: Circular trail.
Distance: 9Km.
Approximate duration: 5 to 6 hours.
Maximum vertical drop: 200m.
Ascents: Some hard.
Difficulty: Medium.

Tour Exit location: 10:00 - Castelo de Vide Tourism, Pc D. Pedro V, Castelo de Vide. (GPS): N39º24'55 '' W07º27'20 ''

Walking Tour "Calçadas (Sidewalks) of Marvão"
The town of Marvão, perched on a cliff and surrounded by walls appeared as almost impregnable castle at war times with Moorish, Spanish or with other real or imaginary attackers. However, most of the time were times of peace and men and animals had to access the top for the exchange of trade, for exchange of knowledge and even search for a landscape that has always enchanted poets, magicians and lovers. Around Marvao we found a fabulous network of sidewalks and paths shaded by ancient oaks, chestnuts and oaks that fill with charm the thousand wanderings floors, and thousand souls places.

Guided tour. Always follow the instructions of the guides and monitors.

Route: Natural and Forest.
Region: Alentejo.
Location: Marvão.
Theme: Nature, Landscape, Rural Affairs, Forest.
Subjects of interest: Portagem and its monuments, sidewalks of Marvão, Marvão, Woods Oak and Chestnut.

Type: Circular trail.
Distance: 7,5km.
Approximate duration: 4 to 5 hours.
Maximum vertical drop: 300m.
Ascents: A long climb.
Difficulty: Medium.

Tour Exit location: 11:00 - Rotunda Portagem (Marvão). (GPS): N39º22'58'' W07º23'01''

Walking Tour "The Conquest of Eagle's Nest"
The oldest pathway between Castelo de Vide and Marvão along secular tracks, almost forgotten by the time and the people, which are now revealed in a route that is the highlight of a territory conquered step by step, look by look, feeling by feeling. Come out from Castelo de Vide and look at the top, the almost impregnable rock that houses Marvão, like an eagle's nest in permanently surveillance.

Guided tour. Always follow the instructions of the guides and monitors.

Route: Natural and rural by old ways of pastors with a final steep climb to Marvão.
Region: Alentejo.
Location: Castelo de Vide and Marvão.
Theme: Nature, Geology, Landscape, History.
Subjects of interest: Castelo de Vide, Jewish community, history of the Jews in Alentejo, oak woods and chestnut sotos, Marvão.

Type: Linear trail.
Distance: 9km.
Approximate duration: 4 to 5 hours.
Maximum vertical drop: 450m.
Ascents: One, something hard at the end.
Difficulty: Medium

Tour Exit location: 11:00 - Castelo de Vide Tourism, Pc D. Pedro V, Castelo de Vide. (GPS): N39º24'55 '' W07º27'20 ''
Place of previous meeting: 10:00 - North Gate of Marvão to bus transfer to Castelo de Vide. (GPS): N39º23'44 '' W07º22'38 ''

Opening Dinner - Friday 16 October 2015
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE. 18,00Euros. PAID AT THE PLACE. MANDATORY REGISTRATION.

TrainSpot GuestHouse -Beirã Railway Station
One of the nicest spots of Alentejo. The classic charm of a frontier railway station and healthy modernity of a new generation of entrepreneurs.

Menu
Selection of cheeses and sausages from Portugal
Cottage curd cheese with sweet pumpkin and dried fruits
Revoelto of black pudding with pine nuts and raisins
Sautéed Padron Peppers
Marvão olives with olive oil and garlic
Alentejo Gazpacho or Coriander/Garlic "Açorda"
Shrimp Patties and Cod Cakes
German Meatballs in Tomato and Onions Reduced
Goat Cheese with Tomato and Oregans
Corn Salad with Capers and Olives
Bean Salad with Tuna and Herbs
Bean Salad with Mussels
German Sausage Salad with Cornichons
The Right Chip Potatoes with Exquisite Sauces
Wine selection by José Pedro Calheiros
Sangria SAL
Cooled Squeezed Orange Juice
And sweets, my God, and sweets !
Coffee Delta
Real British Tea

Animation
Worldwide Chill Out Music
Accordion Live Performance with ...
Astronomical Space Observation.

Party Dinner - Saturday 17 October 2015
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE TICKET. MANDATORY REGISTRATION.

Classic Restaurant Dom Pedro V - Castelo de Vide
An eighteenth-century space in Castelo de Vide center with a perfect combination of tradition and a looking for new gastronomic tracks.

Menu
Welcome Drink - Refreshments of Tangerine and Capilé

Exquisite flavours from Alto Alentejo on the tables
Tomato soup

Cod with Nuts
Mediterranean Salad

Sweet Tastes Table full of Great Knowledge

Refreshments
Wine
Beer
Water
Coffee

Animation
Metals Band of Musical Artistic Union Group from Castelo de Vide
Distribution of Regional Products from Alto Alentejo
Farolada for observation of Terrestrial Mammals in Night Activity