{"id":1644,"date":"2026-07-13T17:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/?page_id=1644"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:19:48","slug":"carvalha-serra-2-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/carvalha-serra-2-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Carvalha Serra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_slider_0 et_pb_slider et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_slides\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_0 et_pb_slide et_pb_slider_with_overlay et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-0\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/en\/carvalha-serra-en\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Carvalha Serra<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>The finest experiences in the Minho, brought to you by Carvalha House.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>WWG | Full-Day Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/en\/bookings\/\">190,00\u20ac\/per person<\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/wewantgreen.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo_www_2025_1-300x141.png\" width=\"124\" height=\"58\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1237 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A longer stay, designed around rhythm, continuity and the gradual discovery of the territory.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed and curated by We Want Green, this programme combines guided experiences with moments of independent exploration, allowing the Alto Minho to reveal itself consistently and through the senses. It is aimed at travellers seeking presence, coherence and depth in an unhurried stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p class=\"p2\">\u25cf Territorial guidance throughout the day<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u25cf Private transport<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u25cf Interpretive and sensory walk in Sistelo<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u25cf Locally inspired lunch<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u25cf Meeting with a winemaker and guided tasting<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u25cf Insurance and VAT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1965.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1965.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1965-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1965-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1965-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 40vw, 1080px\" class=\"wp-image-1253\" title=\"IMG_1965\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2161.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2161.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2161-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2161-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2161-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" title=\"IMG_2161\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Between Nature and Inhabited Landscape<\/strong><br \/>WINE ROUTE IN NATURE | CARVALHA SERRA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/en\/bookings\/\">2 people - 5 nights: 1.330,00\u20ac<\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_0 et_pb_accordion et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_0 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_open et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 1 \u2014 Arrival and taking root<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>Arrival and settling into the rural accommodation.<br \/>The day is deliberately left open, encouraging rest, silence and a first reading of the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested exploration<\/strong><br \/>A short walk nearby, taking in how architecture, farming and local topography relate to one another.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_1 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 2 \u2014 The Vinho Verde landscape, taken slowly<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>A full-day experience designed and curated by We Want Green.<br \/>An immersive day that brings together terraces, river valleys and wine as a cultural expression of the territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Territorial guidance throughout the day<\/li>\n<li>Private transport<\/li>\n<li>Interpretive, sensory walk in Sistelo<\/li>\n<li>Locally inspired lunch<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with a winemaker and a guided tasting<\/li>\n<li>Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_2 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 3 \u2014 River, walking and wine landscape<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>A gentle day, centred on presence and continuity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Half-day experience<\/strong><br \/>A guided walk along the Ecovia do Lima, following the river as the element that shaped settlement, farming and daily life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A riverside picnic with local produce and wines<\/li>\n<li>A visit to a wine estate, deepening your understanding of Vinho Verde practices<\/li>\n<li>A free afternoon to stay put or explore on your own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_3 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 4 \u2014 Suggested explorations: National Park landscapes<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>A day given to exploring the Peneda-Ger\u00eas National Park on your own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested itineraries<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parque Biol\u00f3gico do Mezio and the village of Soajo: a closer reading of communal farming, granite architecture and mountain landscapes shaped by centuries of human adaptation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_4 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 5 \u2014 Border landscapes and wine routes<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>A day given to reading the border as a space of continuity rather than separation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested itineraries<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Valen\u00e7a and Tui: linked by a century-old bridge and centuries of shared history, in the context of the Camino de Santiago<br \/>The Mon\u00e7\u00e3o and Melga\u00e7o sub-region: meeting a producer of<\/li>\n<li>Alvarinho, followed by free time in the historic centre of Mon\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li>\n<li>Bookings and practical guidance provided; visits paid for locally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_5 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 6 \u2014 Closing the circle<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p><span>A last free day to revisit places, rest, or simply remain in the territory.<\/span><br \/><span>Departure the following morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>WWG | Half-Day Experience<\/strong><br \/>75\u20ac\/person<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/wewantgreen.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo_www_2025_1-300x141.png\" width=\"124\" height=\"58\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1237 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Designed and curated by We Want Green, this programme weaves guided moments with time for independent exploration, creating a sensory, cultural and human relationship with the place \u2014 not as a visit, but as presence.<br \/>It is aimed at travellers seeking coherence, depth and meaning, rather than the logic of consuming experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>\u25cf Guided walk<br \/>\u25cf Riverside picnic with local products and wines<br \/>\u25cf Visit to a wine estate, exploring Vinho Verde practices<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3963.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3963.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3963-980x552.jpg 980w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3963-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" title=\"IMG_3963\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book your Experience!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--0b8a3f69-46c8-4c06-ad6c-e2536ead0532_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_2 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-button--0b8a3f69-46c8-4c06-ad6c-e2536ead0532\" href=\"\">Book<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3398.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3398.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3398-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3398-980x552.jpg 980w, https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3398-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" title=\"IMG_3398\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Cultural Landscape, Living Territory<\/strong><br \/>WINE ROUTE IN NATURE | CARVALHA SERRA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_3_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_3 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/en\/bookings\/\">2 people - 3 nights: 860,00\u20ac<\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_1 et_pb_accordion et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_6 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_open et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 1 \u2014 Arrival and first contact with the territory<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>Arrival and settling into rural accommodation, surrounded by landscape and silence.<br \/>The rest of the day is deliberately left open, making room to slow down, rest and tune into the rhythm of the place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested exploration<\/strong><br \/>A quiet walk along the banks of the river Vez, in Arcos de Valdevez, taking in the relationship between the water, the town and everyday life. A stop at the tourist office for a first reading of the territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested dinner<\/strong><br \/>A regional restaurant, where Minho cooking speaks of its rural, seasonal roots.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_7 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 2 \u2014 Wine and landscape, at the pace of another time<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>A full-day experience designed and curated by We Want Green.<br \/>A day devoted to wine as a cultural practice and an expression of the landscape, and to walking as a way of reading and interpreting the territory.<br \/>The route unfolds across the terraced landscape of Sistelo \u2014 a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve \u2014 and ends with a winery visit in the Lima Valley, a sub-region of Vinho Verde.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Territorial guidance throughout the day<\/li>\n<li>Private transport<\/li>\n<li>Interpretive walk and sensory immersion in Sistelo<\/li>\n<li>Lunch built on local produce and seasonal rhythms<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with a producer and a guided tasting<\/li>\n<li>Public liability and personal accident insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The day ends back at the accommodation, with the option of a simple, comforting supper \u2014 extending the sense of time lived without haste.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_8 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 3 \u2014 Suggested explorations: history, Atlantic coast and continuity<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>A free day, designed for exploring on your own while keeping to the cultural arc of the programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible itineraries<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ponte de Lima, with almost a thousand years of history and a central role in the Lima wine sub-region<\/li>\n<li>Viana do Castelo, where the historic centre, the Atlantic coast and the Santa Luzia Sanctuary come together<\/li>\n<li>Castro de Santa Luzia, which gives essential context on the pre-Roman Celtic hillfort culture of north-western Iberia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><strong>Suggested dinner<\/strong><br \/>An evening of traditional fado in Viana do Castelo (booking required).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_9 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Day 4 \u2014 Departure<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content\"><p>An unhurried departure, with time for a last walk or an informal farewell to the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"hf_cat_page":[],"class_list":["post-1644","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hf_cat_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carvalhahouse.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hf_cat_page?post=1644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}