Accommodation

Fornos de Algodres Inatel Vila Ruiva Hotel Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** Address: Fornos de Algodres 6370-401 Vila Ruiva Telephone: +351 271 776 015/6 Fax: +351 271 776 034 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.inatel.pt Other informations:

Online reservations. Online reservations. "Nature tourism" recognized by ICNF. "Excelent" certification in the food safety management system issued by Controlvet. Access: Outdoor parking; Buses; Train stations; Characteristics and Services: Bar; Restaurant; Television room; Games room; Number of beds: 66; Number of rooms: 33; Internet Access; Air conditioning; Swimming-pool; Gymnasium; Target price: $$$ (60€ - 90€); Room facilities: Air conditioning in room; Telephone in room; Television in room; Hair dryer in room; Internet access in room; Mini-bar in room; Accessibility: Disabled access; Facilities for disabled; Disabled access; Timetable: Breakfast timetable: Sunday to thursday from 8 am to 10.30 am, Friday and Saturday from 08.00 am to 11.00 am; Room service timetable: 08h00 / 24h00;

The INATEL Vila Ruiva Hotel**** is very well located, right in the Serra da Estrela, in the area of Fornos de Algodres. A modern hotel, it is the ideal starting point to discover the Serra and its flavours, such as the handmade local cheeses, the handicrafts and the ethnographic heritage. INATEL offers various activities, including rambling and mountain biking, which enable you to get to know the surrounding region intimately, which its rich flora, fauna and archaeological sites. 33 rooms, games room, meeting room, restaurant, bar, library, gym, swimming pool and wi-fi

Centro de Portugal

Belmonte UNESCO Global Estrela Geopark E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.geoparkestrela.pt/ Contacts Associação Geopark Estrela Av. Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 50 6300-559 Guarda Tel.: +351 963 629 179 Characteristics and Services: Signposted routes; Park area: 2.216 kms2 ; Altitude: máx: 1993 mts; Guided Tours;

Occupying an extensive area of 2,216 km2 in the centre of Portugal, the UNESCO Global Estrela Geopark covers all or part of the nine municipalities that are structured around the Serra da Estrela - Belmonte, Celorico da Beira, Covilhã, Fornos de Algodres, Gouveia, Guarda, Manteigas, Oliveira do Hospital and Seia. Here, one finds a diversified landscape, result of multiple geological transformations, climatic contrasts, as well as of the ancient human occupation, whose first records date back to the beginning of the IV millennium BC.

This geopark is a reference at international level in the context of the Southwest Europe, showing the most important and impacting forms and glacial deposits in Portugal. Its geological history began at the bottom of an ancient ocean and culminated with the rise of the Estrela, presenting as the main rocks the granites and metasedimentary formations with more than 650 million years.

This is a unique place, with breath-taking landscapes, which includes the highest mountain in mainland Portugal, which summit - the "Torre" (Tower) - reaches 1993 metres in altitude. Here you will find an Interpretation Centre that provides information about the geopark, suggesting several pedestrian and cycling paths, many of them originating from the trails walked for centuries by shepherds. This is the best option to discover the enigmatic shapes shaped by the whims of nature, the valleys once occupied by ancient glaciers, the plateaus carved by the most important rivers in Portugal or the villages perched on the landscape, where you can breathe the aromas of this imposing and overwhelming mountain range.

With approximately 150 000 inhabitants, the territory of the Estrela Geopark is much more than geology. This mountain range has witnessed a long cultural evolution, marked by the adaptation of communities to an adverse geography and where, for millennia, human beings have lived in a close relationship with the mountain and what it offers them. Economic activities and human occupation have shaped the mountain, forming a mosaic of cultural landscapes that enrich the Estrela.

Centro de Portugal

Fornos de Algodres Abrigo das Courelas Unidos Address: Quinta das Courelas 6370 Fornos de Aldogres Address: Estrada Nacional 16, 75 6370-147 Fornos de Telephone: +351 271 708 389 / +351 91 869 06 89 Fax: Algodres +351 271 701 870 Telephone: +351 271 709 540 Fax: +351 271 703 477 Website: http://www.quintadascourelas.com E-mail: [email protected]

Timetable and reservations: Timetable and reservations: Reservations:: Recommended; Closed: Tuesday; Reservations:: Recommended; Characteristics and Services: Characteristics and Services: Capacity: 60; Outdoor parking; Reserved area for non-smokers; Capacity: 50; Panoramic View; Payments: Accessibility: Target price: $$ (10€ - 20€); Disabled access; Disabled access; Payments: Target price: $$ (10€ - 20€);

Centro de Portugal

Fornos de Algodres Posto de Turismo - Fornos de Algodres Address: Urbanização Sul, Edifício do Tribunal - Apartado 51 6370-147 Fornos de Algodres Telephone: +351 271 701 421 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.t urismodocentro.pt;http://www.visitcentrodeportugal.com. pt