Abrigo da Ermida
Porto · Portugal0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
Abrigo da Ermida at 1381 m in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, near the village of Ermida (parish of Vilar da Veiga, municipality of Terras de Bouro, Braga district, Portugal). Likely a traditional forno pastoril: a simple dry-stone structure roofed with canal tiles or turf, two to three metres long and 2 to 2.5 m high. The place-name "Ermida" derives from a former hermitage dedicated to Santa Marinha.
Getting there
The village of Ermida is 10 to 16 km from the town of Gerês, at around 500-550 m altitude in a quiet valley of the Serra do Gerês.
The setting
Peneda-Gerês National Park, Serra do Gerês (Braga district, northern Portugal).
