change-making projects

Change-making projects

change-making projects

Pioneering projects that see the territory as a space for creation, regeneration, and future. Initiatives that go beyond the physical restoration of villages — they propose new ways of inhabiting, producing, and living in community, in harmony with nature.

Regenerating the Interior

The Schist Villages are becoming the stage for a new generation of transformative projects. More than just rehabilitating buildings or attracting occasional visitors, these initiatives propose sustainable models of living and working that regenerate the landscape, create active communities, and place the interior at the heart of innovation.

By combining ecology, technology, culture, and conscious living, these transformative projects challenge rural abandonment and propose new centers of vitality.

Each village can be more than a memory — it can be a seed for the future.

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restaurants
Ponte Velha
Ponte Velha
Sertã
restaurants
Safra Restaurant
Safra Restaurant
restaurants
A Malga
A Malga
Aldeia das Dez
restaurants
Museu da Chanfana
Museu da Chanfana
Miranda do Corvo
restaurants
Sabores da Aldeia Restaurant
Sabores da Aldeia Restaurant
restaurants
Callum
Callum
Oleiros
restaurants
As Beiras
As Beiras
Pampilhosa da Serra
restaurants
Casa da Ti Augusta
Casa da Ti Augusta
Figueira
restaurants
Fiado
Fiado
Janeiro de Cima
lodging
Refúgio do Raposo
Refúgio do Raposo
lodging
Casa do Caminheiro Hostel
Casa do Caminheiro Hostel
Talasnal
lodging
Aldeia Oliveiras
Aldeia Oliveiras
Proença-a-Nova
lodging
Casas de Água Formosa
Casas de Água Formosa
Vila de Rei
lodging
Aqua Village Health Resort & SPA
Aqua Village Health Resort & SPA
Caldas de São Paulo
lodging
Casa Lausus
Casa Lausus
Talasnal
lodging
Casa do Talasnal
Casa do Talasnal
Talasnal
lodging
Casa Cova do Barro
Casa Cova do Barro
Janeiro de Cima
lodging
Mountain Whisper
Mountain Whisper
Gondramaz
tour
Mining Territory - Cabeço do Pião > Barroca - GRZ on Foot: Stage 2
Mining Territory - Cabeço do Pião > Barroca - GRZ on Foot: Stage 2
tour
PR1 PPS - Caminho do Xisto de Fajão - Ascent to the Penedos
PR1 PPS - Caminho do Xisto de Fajão - Ascent to the Penedos
Casas do Rio
offer
Levada Route
Levada Route
heritage
Ponte de Fajão
Ponte de Fajão
tour
PR6 LSA - Caminho do Xisto da Lousã - Millers' trail
PR6 LSA - Caminho do Xisto da Lousã - Millers' trail
Casa Princesa Peralta
offer
Rota da Floresta I Serra da Lousã
Rota da Floresta I Serra da Lousã
village
Benfeita
Benfeita
heritage
Igreja Matriz de Aldeia das Dez
Igreja Matriz de Aldeia das Dez
village
Martim Branco
Martim Branco
village
Comareira
Comareira
heritage
Chapel of São Sebastião
Chapel of São Sebastião
offer
Night Canoeing I Starlight Journey
Night Canoeing I Starlight Journey

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