Rural Tourism

Rural Tourism is a type of tourism that aims to allow visitors a more direct and genuine contact with nature, agriculture and local traditions, through a hosting service located in private homes in a rural environment. Concepts such as wine tourism and agritourism are associated with rural tourism.

Tourism activities in a rural environment offer:

• hosting
• feed
• visits to rural properties
• recreation, entertainment and educational activities linked to the rural context
• other complementary activities to those listed above, that are practiced in rural areas, that exist for tourism function or that constitute the reason for the visitation.

The provision of services related to hospitality in a rural setting allows to understand the rural characteristics in a manner not only focused on primary food production. Thus, common practices to peasant life, as cultural events, crafts, living with the locals and the landscape itself, are seen to be important components of rural tourism product and thus valued for it.

Rural Tourism in Calçada do Souto Farm

Quinta Calçada do Souto is a farmhouse located in the demarcated region of Vinho Verde (green wine). It has 12 acres of vines for green wine production, and a pinewood and a brook. In this property you can take long walks through the vineyard, where you can observe and participate in activities related to the production of wine, and enjoy the pine forest or go fishing in the brook, or spend a relaxing afternoon by the pool with a panoramic valley and vineyard view.

The houses, all in granite, built in the XIX. century, have been fully restored and welcome with the utmost comfort, visitors wishing to relax and discover the charms of rural life. Its decor is contemporary, combining however the ancient and modern styles.

Located near monuments acknowledged in Portugal, such as the Obras do Fidalgo and the Ruins of Tongobriga, it is the ideal place to spend a quiet and interesting holiday.