The Porto de Vacas Improvement Committee, in the parish of Janeiro de Baixo, is holding another edition of its Carnival on the Porto de Vacas Schist Walking Trail on 18 February.

As usual, this 9th edition of the event runs along the Porto de Vacas Schist Walking Trail, one of the nine Pedestrian Footpaths Network of the Pampilhosa da Serra municipality. The route is noteworthy for its contact with pure nature, where the Zêzere river provides a water scenery that will take your breath away. 

The initiative also invites all participants to socialise with local inhabitants, in a gastronomic encounter offering the best of the region. In the afternoon, there is no lack of musical entertainment by the “Ca’Gaita” Group and the concertinas of some of the locals.
 

PROGRAMME

• 9am:  Office and distribution of food replenishing
• 09.30am:  Start of the hike
• 11.30am:  Arrival at the Leisure Park, with a demonstration of the corn grinding process  in the Traditional Watermill 
• 1pm:  Lunch
  - Musical Entertainment 
   

Lunch is a feijoada bean stew and costs €10. Registrations can be made until 15 February through the following contacts: 

• Porto de Vacas Improvement Committee -  +351 934 927 057 (national mobile line call)
• Pampilhosa da Serra Town Council -  +351 235 290 335 (national landline call)

This initiative counts on the support of Aldeias do Xisto, Pampilhosa da Serra Town Council, the Janeiro de Baixo Parish Council and the Pampilhosa da Serra Volunteer Fire Brigade.

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