Welcome to Covas Village
We are located 15 minutes from Vila Nova de Cerveira, Spain, 35 minutes from Viana do Castelo, 15 minutes from Vilar de Mouros, Coura etc... Come and discover the new Paradise in Minho. You will surely love it.
This resort is designed for you in the SELF CHECK-IN modality (No physical reception) - Customers choose the best time that suits them to enter "check-in always from 4 pm" and mandatory departure from the rooms at check-out at 11 am. Once you arrive at our address, Green Paradise Glamping, you have a private car park where you can leave your car. As soon as they leave, they find 10 meters in front of them a gray gate with our development logo. Upon entering, they verify that there is a layout map of the enterprise. They go to the chosen house and there they find a safe where they put the code received via Booking, Airbnb or email to receive the keys.
This beautiful village of Covas, has 3 restaurants very close by, where our customers can taste the delicacies of the region, such as varied grills and at 5 fairs the Portuguese stew. Adega do Lagar Restaurant, Dias Restaurant, Fontela Restaurant. Cafe Snack bar and Lírios Restaurant.
Spots to Visit
Trails and Walks in Nature
Pagade Cascade
Covas Picnic Park
Arga Mountain
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Coura Old Hydroelectric
Roman Tunnel Couço do Monte Furado
Hiking Trails
PR2 VNC - Interpretative Trail Ribeira of Covas
The Interpretative Trail of Ribeira de Covas is a short route of about 9.6 km, starting at the Parochial Church of Covas. This route is implemented in the parish of Covas, municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira. Aldeia de Covas is included in the Aldeias de Portugal itinerary, an assignment achieved due to its natural beauty and the harmony between the mountain, the valley and the river. This itinerary takes us to discover the natural corners of this parish. We follow the meandering Coura River with clean waters that run from the mountains of Corno de Bico to the river Minho. On this walk, following the course of the river downstream, it makes it easier for us to travel along the paths halfway up the slope, with almost no unevenness, and also allows us to enjoy the leafy autochthonous trees, such as the Alvarinho oak, which appear along the river. route, providing great shadows, ideal to enjoy with the family and in warmer seasons. In addition to the natural and scenic beauty that surrounds us, this route encompasses cultural values related to hydroelectric industrial archeology, elements that complement this itinerary, since the trail partly runs through a levada that carried water from the dam to the old Hydroelectric Power Station, this , currently converted into a small museum space, which can be visited upon request to the Parish Council of Covas, despite the value it had in years, was the 2nd hydroelectric power station to be built in Portugal. This route is an excellent itinerary for the photographic component and for the observation of fauna and flora, mainly along the river Coura.
Pagade Cascade
Excellent place to enjoy nature, with a waterfall that gives a special color to the place. The existing house (private) was the old watermill with sawing wood. A relaxing place to listen to nature or enjoy a moment with friends. In this place there is a mini river beach that in the summer gives the possibility of diving and bathing to tourists and residents. Several competitions and canoeing training sessions are held throughout the year, with emphasis on the Iberian International Cup as well as the national kayak Slalom championship.
ATTENTION: Possibility of opening discharges from the dam.
Covas Picnic Park
A place of verdant beauty where you can feel the harmony of nature. Ideal place for a picnic or resting to the sound of birds and the Coura River. It's worth visiting.
Mountain D' Arga
Mountain d'Arga is a growing tourist destination in the north of Portugal. Its magnificent landscapes are beautiful with a unique beauty and are very reminiscent of those found in Gerês. There are several waterfalls and lagoons to discover, the most famous being Cascata do Pincho. In addition to numerous approved trails, they also have famous historical monuments such as the Monastery of S. João Arga, Miradouro da Sra. Das Neves, Medieval Bridge of Estorãos among many others. Not to lose.
Coura Old Hydroelectric
Inaugurated on February 2, 1912, the Covas Power Station was the first hydroelectric power plant in Alto Minho and one of the pioneers in the dawn of national electrification. Owned by the Coura Hydroelectric, it brought the light of progress to Caminha (1912), Viana do Castelo (1915), Vila Nova de Cerveira (1920), Ponte e Lima (1923) and Paredes de Coura in (1937). Later, after building a new dam in 1949 and being integrated into the national electricity grid under the administration of CHENOP and UEP, it would serve all of Monção, Valença and Melgaço, complementing in 1963 the electricity supply network to eight of the ten municipalities in the region. It was deactivated in 1974 with the entry into operation of the Hydroelectric Power Station of France, when a third dam was built in roughly the same place as the original dam. The following year, Hidroeléctrica do Coura was nationalized and in 1976 it was integrated into Eletricidade de Portugal (EDP)
Roman Tunnel Couço do Monte Furado
This historic Roman tunnel was intended to divert the Coura river bed for prospecting and mining. The beginning of Rome's dominion in the Galician area during the principality of Augustus (27th c – 14th c) brought profound implications on the way of life of the populations of the Minho region. The Iron Age forts were abandoned throughout the 19th century. I d. w. Along with the castros, the old indigenous social structures and forms of economic exploitation disappeared. Rome imposed a new organization of the territory based on civitates. Civitas was the fundamental territorial entity on which the political, legal and fiscal functioning was based. The lands of the Minho valley, including the Coura valley, belonged to the civitas dos Grovios, whose capital was Tude (Tuy). During the Iron Age, the castro communities produced essentially what was necessary to guarantee their subsistence. In opposition, Rome imposed new ways of exploiting the resources of the subject populations. In this new context, gold was a strategic element, fundamental for maintaining the expansionist policy of the Roman Empire. Throughout the entire Minho region, you can find traces of former mining works, including the Couço do Monte Furado tunnel.
Coordinates for Roman Tunnel Couço Monte Furado