Linhares da Beira, a small village in the heart of the Serra da Estrela mountain range, offers paragliding trips that will stay with you forever.

Whether summer or winter, the granite houses and narrow streets of this mountain village, known as the ‘cathedral of paragliding’, delight first-time visitors. Start by flying from the heights of Serra da Estrela and marvel at a landscape of rare beauty with mountainous precipices that will leave you speechless.

And if you like golf, did you know that the Serra da Estrela Open takes place in September?

To recharge your batteries meanwhile, a meal fit for the gods is within reach at a restaurant near the village, whose motto is “those who enter the Albertino must leave fully satisfied”.