Parque National da Penada-Gerês

This wilderness park in the far north of Portugal has spectacular scenery and a wide variety of flora and fauna. It’s extremely popular with Portuguese day-trippers and holidaymakers, but they tend to stick to the main camping areas, leaving the rest of the park to hikers. There are plenty of good short-distance trails with places to swim along the way, as well as facilities for horse riding, mountain biking and canoe rental.