If you have done a search for: Celorico de Basto hotel, know that on your visit to Celorico de Basto Portugal or, as many say, “Celorico de Bastos Portugal” there is a wide range of activities and cultural and leisure points to visit on your own, as a couple or with the family.
At the holiday home in Celorico de Basto, Casa do Penedo, recommended for couples, families and small groups (book it here), your accommodation in Celorico de Basto is personalized, with the hosts helping you to do the itinerary of what to visit according to your preferences.
After booking your home in Celorico de Basto, you receive an email with the most relevant information about the district of Braga, to which Celorico de Basto belongs: where to eat, with an indication of the best restaurants, distance from Celorico de Basto to Braga, Guimarães, Amarante and Douro, among other useful information about what to visit.
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To whet your appetite, we recommend the Caneiro restaurant, as well as the restaurants O Grilo, O Chalé and Cantinho de Celorico de Basto. In any of these restaurants in Celorico de Basto, you will find a menu with the best Vinho Verde, including Alvarinho, Casal Garcia, among others of international standard of the Vinho Verde region.
Celorico de Basto weather, what to expect?
By booking here your accommodation in Celorico de Basto, our first suggestion before making the itinerary of what to visit Celorico de Basto is to check the weather at IPMA, which gives reliable weather information for 25 days.
In the image below, you can check the weather in Celorico de Basto and the average annual rainfall in order to choose the most suitable type of clothing for your trip in family, small group or couple.
Weather Celorico de Basto, Braga, Portugal
Celorico de Basto what to visit?
Located close to the Freixieiro Urban Park and the Celorico de Basto Camping Park, the river beach is one of the most visited places by those on holiday in Celorico.
Although Casa do Penedo (which you can book here) has a superb swimming pool ideal for family and group holidays, as well as a generous space in the grass where you can have picnics and even camping (kids love it), we recommend a visit to the River beach of Celorico de Basto.
The River Beach is a quiet place, with clean waters, spectacular landscapes and ideal “for walking outdoors and bathing”. You can find more references about the River Beach of Celorico de Basto here.
Another place that we recommend visiting is the library of Celorico de Basto named after the President of the Portuguese Republic, Prof. Doctor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a building of great architectural beauty that is part of the Route of the Romanesque and that combines in perfect symbiosis the Romanesque heritage and modern architecture.
Part of the Cultural Center of Celorico de Basto, the library, in which around 80% of the books come from offers by the President of the Portuguese Republic, is flanked by a Romanesque chapel converted into an exhibition site and by the Bibliographic and Documental Center named after the current President of Portugal.
Another beautiful place to visit is the one popularly researched as CM Celorico de Basto.
The (old) building of the town hall of this municipality of Baixo Tâmega is magnificent with its sumptuous Jardim das Camélias and has nearby the Celorico de Basto Tourism. At the tourist office, the friendly and hospitable team will be happy to tell the story of the county and its parishes, as well as the genesis of the most popular festival in Celorico de Basto, the Festa das Camelias.
Celorico de Basto Festivals, which ones to visit?
The Camellia's Festival is the most popular and important in the county, being the week with the greatest demand for houses to rent in Celorico de Basto. The Casa do Penedo Rural Tourism is complete a few months in advance as it is recommended to be booked by families, couples and small groups, so we suggest booking it here as soon as possible.
The three-day party maintains the centuries-old tradition of camellias from the time of the charter of Celorico de Basto, with dozens of tables decorated with camellias and the traditional Sunday afternoon parade, where hundreds of people stroll through the village, including dozens of children with their little bows decorated with camellias.
During the week of the event, which takes place in March, the village center is decorated with camellias by residents and merchants.
Another highlight of the festival is the “battle of flowers”, a centuries-old tradition in which children playfully throw camellias at each other.
Guided visits to the monuments of Celorico de Basto and its centenary camellia gardens, murals, scarecrows and fashion shows with camellias are other activities of the festival that has various competitions in which visitors and tourists can participate.
In the summer months, when the search for where to stay in Celorico de Basto skyrockets, reservations at Casa do Penedo are made months in advance, because there are numerous festivals in the parishes of Celorico de Basto, with different themes and origins and whose stories We like to tell you in a personalized way at Turismo Rural Casa do Penedo.
The festivals in the parishes of Celorico de Basto that we recommend you to visit:
São Pedro de Britelo » 29th of June
Senhora da Oliveira, Gandarela » 2nd Sunday in August
Senhora da Goma, Gagos » Easter Sunday
Night of fireworks, Nespereira » 14th of August
Santa Bárbara, Ribas » 2nd Weekend of August
What to visit near Celorico de Basto and where to buy?
The beautiful Ecopista do Tâmega, the Celorico de Basto Trails, the Bicycle Path and the Tâmega Walkways are essential to visit in Celorico de Basto, being, for example, easy to rent a bicycle to enjoy the magnificent and green landscapes.
All these attractions are close to Casa do Penedo, our house in Celorico de Basto that you can book here, with guaranteed full enjoyment of days and even more relaxing than in a hotel and spa.
We also recommend a visit to the Leisure Park of Ourilhe, where it is possible to have picnics in a rustic environment and where children have a playground to play.
The Castle of Arnóia and Senhora da Graça (Mondim de Basto) are other tourist attractions to visit near Celorico de Basto.
To go shopping for generic products, we recommend Lidl in Celorico de Basto, and there are also very interesting stores such as Planeta D and Nutrystore in Celorico de Basto, very popular for their friendly prices and offering excellent products, respectively, in sportswear. and in sports and nutritional supplements.
Usually guests of our Celorico de Basto villa shop in these stores and Celobike, KTM representative for mountain biking, road cycling and eBikes. Some also turn to Vimasol to purchase wood pellets.
We also recommend Celorico Emotions for various leisure and adventure activities for groups and families, which we will be happy to advise personally at Turismo Rural Casa do Penedo.
Celorico de Basto contacts and useful information?
The trip to Celorico de Basto would be incomplete without knowing the distance from Celorico de Basto to Porto, namely the airport, which by car takes about 1 hour.
At the holiday home in Celorico de Basto for families, small groups or couples, Casa do Penedo, which you can book here, we provide airport transfers.
GNR Celorico de Basto
Address: Rua 5 de Outubro 81, 4890-226 Celorico de Basto
Telephone: +351 255 320 010
Radio Celorico de Basto online
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Celorico de Basto Vet
Address: Rua Geraldo da Cunha
Telephone: +351 255 323 645
Neves Ferreira Celorico de Basto Pharmacy
Address: Rua Serpa Pinto, Edificio Santa Catarina Britelo
Telephone: +351 255 323 413
Celorico de Basto pool times
Monday to Friday: from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
On Saturdays: from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Pool Dimensions: 20m Length | 10m in width | 0.70m to 1.60m in depth
For additional information, book Casa do Penedo accommodation here, and we will be happy to personalize your stay with us :)
Been there and loved!
Great hosts. Amazing landscape!