Baião, an Agritourism Star Near Porto, Portugal

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Tourism in Baião offers the opportunity to celebrate the summer vacation with your near and dearest in one of Portugal's most beautiful villages. With a diversity of touristic activities, and cultural and sporting events throughout the village, there is always something special for every tourist to enjoy. Rural tourism offerings in Baião are a collective effort of municipality and private firms.

It's not just homey gastronomy and breathtaking landscapes. It's also an opportunity to try exciting activities as well as a great place to keep body and mind calm and quiet. 

A half day program includes the Eca de Queiroz Foundation and Ancêde Monastery, arranged in cooperation with the municipality of Baião. The Monastery of Ancêde was built in the 20th century and is now a winery museum. Many spaces as well as old barns, cellars and winery was recovered and it's a great place to learn about old ways of making wine. Eca de Queiroz was a well-known Portuguese writer from Baião, and every year the foundation receives more than 7,000 visitors. Visitors are invited to see the personal belongings, furniture, books and house of the writer. Queiroz was a novelist and was inspired by the natural beauty of Baião.

Another half-day program takes you to the  Aboboreira mountains to discover the footprints of prehistoric human civilization. The municipality of Baião together with the support of national government preserves a good collection of monuments.

Different types of rural lodging facilities are available in the form of old aristocratic manses and farmhouses. Most of these houses are well equipped with swimming pool, mini bar, and many other facilities. However, tourists don´t need to pay a fortune to rent one of these houses; rates vary between 50€ to 100€. At the same time, it is a must to book as early as possible.

Museums and activity centers are another major attractions of tourism in Baião. Casa do Lavrador, Casa das Bengalas, and Casa da Juventude e Desporto de Baião are some of the must see places for various activities in Baião. Mini golf course in Casa da Juventude e Desporto de Baião is a good place to play golf.

Get more information about tourism in Baião at Tourism in Portugal