Vale da Mata

Vale da Mata: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Vale da Mata

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Vale da Mata — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.09163, -8.72920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vale da Mata

• Castelo de Soure · fort · Coimbra · ~12 km · Must-see
• Igreja do Convento do Louriçal · church · Coimbra · ~12 km · Must-see
• Castelo de Montemor-o-Velho · fort · Coimbra · ~13 km · Must-see
• Forte de Santa Catarina · fort · Coimbra · ~17 km · Must-see
• Torre de Redondos · fort · Coimbra · ~19 km · Must-see
• Paul de Arzila Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Coimbra · ~22 km · Must-see
• Monumento Natural do Cabo Mondego · sanctuary · Coimbra · ~23 km · Must-see
• Conímbriga Roman Ruins · fort · Coimbra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Museu Monográfico de Conímbriga · museum · Coimbra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rabaçal · viewpoint · Coimbra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Castelo de Germanelo · fort · Coimbra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mata Nacional do Choupal · park · Coimbra · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha · Buddhist site · Coimbra · ~35 km · Must-see
• Igreja de São Tiago · church · Coimbra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Palácio Sub-Ripas · fort · Coimbra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Igreja da Graça · church · Coimbra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo · church · Coimbra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Capela de São Miguel · church · Coimbra · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Vale da Mata

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Vale da Mata

• Rabaçal · viewpoint · Coimbra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Torre · viewpoint · Viseu · ~123 km · Must-see
• Drave · viewpoint · Aveiro · ~125 km · Must-see
• Penedo de Lamas · viewpoint · Viseu · ~134 km · Must-see
• Serra da Estrela Natural Park · viewpoint · Viseu · ~135 km · Must-see
• Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar · viewpoint · Porto · ~146 km · Must-see
• Serra da Gardunha · viewpoint · Guarda · ~148 km · Must-see
• Vale do Lapedo · viewpoint · Leiria · ~46 km
• Carreira de Cavalos · viewpoint · Leiria · ~50 km
• Alvaiázere · viewpoint · Leiria · ~50 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Coimbra

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