Trilho Interpretativo de Castro Laboreiro

This is a short-distance trail (PR), marked and signposted in accordance with international standards, which runs along the hillside connecting the village of Castro Laboreiro to the plateau, offering a general overview of the ingenious solutions devised for the continuous human occupation of this area.
The Castro Laboreiro area is one of the few regions in Entre-Douro-e-Minho where the effects of the introduction of corn in the 16th and 17th centuries are felt more indirectly. This fact—due to the poor adaptation of the Minho crop to the region’s harsh climate—allowed for the preservation here of forms of land use and exploitation that have since disappeared or are at least in decline in neighboring regions.