Canadas Trail (old path, usually surrounded by stone walls, used by cattle moving from one place to another)

This trail is located in the heart of the Serra das Estrela Natural Park, crossing the parishes of Meios and Fernão Joanes.  It starts next to Museu de Tecelagem (the Weaving Museum) in the village of Meios and follows trails once used by shepherds during transhumance, which were called Canadas. In Fernão Joanes you'll find a cluster of houses with traditional architecture, unique and rare on the Iberian Peninsula. Along the way you can enjoy a picnic area with plenty of green areas, a sports center and an adventure park in the Nossa Senhora do Soito Leisure Park.  After passing the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Soito, a monument that probably dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries, the trail becomes slightly sinuous, with a pronounced descent, through chestnut and black oak woods, in a south-westerly direction, past Cortelha do André. In the distance,you can spot the central massif of the Serra da Estrela mountain.