The best MTB trails around Avantos

It's a spectacular spot for those seeking freshwater swimming, natural landscapes, and outdoor activities. It stands out for its cleanliness, well-maintained infrastructure, and protected environment within the Vale do Tua Regional Natural Park. Ideal for families, hikers, and water sports enthusiasts.

Praia Fluvial da Fraga da Pegada is a river beach located in the Albufeira do Azibo, near Macedo de Cavaleiros, in the Trás-os-Montes region (northern Portugal). It is one of the most highly regarded destinations for nature tourism and water sports in the area.

Azibo Reservoir in Macedo de Cavaleiros, the Paradise of Trás-os-Montes. 👍🥾🚲

The Podence Carnival Festival is held by the community of Podence, which belongs to the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, in the district of Bragança. This is a social practice related to the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It takes place between Sunday and Shrove Tuesday in the most colourful village in Portugal, Podence. In the heart of the Northeast of Trás-os-Montes, the much-acclaimed Podence Carnival – Entrudo Chocalheiro – is celebrated during the carnival week, where the Podence Caretos (a pagan performance) bring colour to the village and to the many tourists who pass through with their costumes. This ritual event, which originated in the so-called “long time”, when life was organised according to the rhythms of the agricultural cycle, refers to the festivities celebrating the end of the winter cycle and the beginning of the spring production cycle. Unique in relation to other Carnival festivities held in other parts of the country and adapting to a post-rural socio-economic context, the Podence Caretos Carnival festival today takes on its own particularities, through its elements – the mask and the costume, the behaviours that characterise the ritual and the protagonists of the festival, the masked people, known as “caretos”, and its current social function, assuming a distinctive and unique format.

The Azibo Reservoir, classified as a Protected Landscape, is located in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros. This magnificent body of water, combined with sand and a vast diversity of fauna and flora, is home to two beautiful river beaches: Praia Fluvial da Ribeira and Praia Fluvial da Fraga da Pegada. Both beaches are very popular throughout the bathing season, not only because of the quality of the water but also because of the quality of the infrastructure.

Albufeira do Azibo is an impressive body of water located in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, in Portugal. This place, assessed as a Protected Landscape, is home to two beautiful river beaches: Praia Fluvial da Ribeira and Praia Fluvial da Fraga da Pegada.

To the north of the city of Mirandela and where the Tua River crosses through the middle of the same town, a little further north, this bridge appears that helps you cross the beautiful riverbank before reaching the big city.

Well-known beach in this area of Albufeira do Azibo and it is a place where people come, basically in summer to swim!