Covão dos Conchos — Attraction in Seia

From the dam, you follow the paved path uphill for about 1.5 hours. After a beautiful hike, you arrive at a small pond, and by walking around it you reach the funnel. We did the hike with two children (9 and 12) on regular sports shoes, and it was perfectly manageable. The trail is not very well marked, but with Google Maps or a hiking app like Komoot you’ll find your way. There is little shade along the route, so bring plenty of water (you can also buy some at the start near the dam). In our case, the funnel was already above the water level, which made it a bit less magical, but overall the hike was still...

What should’ve taken two hours took me almost 4. The snow base was about 5 feet, and post-holeing your way up to the lake is not a task for the meek. Once I finally got there my shoes were packed full of snow and I no feeling in my feet, even w gaiters. And? I was rewarded with the reason that I put myself through that. The trek back was much easier. I’m sure in the summer this is a moot point, but in late March, Make sure you have the gear and the guts for...

Nice hike to this place, not very difficult. About 4.5 km from the parking place (one way). Google shows you that you can reach it by car until further BUT do not try, the road is very bad. Leave the car at the designated parking. The place itself - the portal or the spillway- is not very easy to reach, it is not marked well. The hike is also not marked but you need to just walk straight. The view and spillway are nice to photograph. All in all, well...