{"id":59369,"date":"2026-10-14T15:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&p=59369"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:46:18","slug":"pedras-salgadas","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/nl\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/porto-and-north\/pedras-salgadas\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedras Salgadas"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the granite hills of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes, an hour beyond Vila Real, the spa park of Pedras Salgadas spreads its centenary avenues and mineral springs under some of the tallest trees in northern Portugal. The water that made the place famous \u2014 bottled since the 19th century \u2014 still flows from its fountains, and the old park has been quietly reinvented as one of the most original places to stay in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Springs, trees and architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The thermal waters were proclaimed exceptional by doctors in 1871, and bathing began with the opening of the spa in 1880; a casino and grand avenues followed, beloved of the society of the time. Today the green park of some twenty hectares, at 580 metres of altitude, keeps eight kilometres of trails under cedar and chestnut, the old spring pavilions, a small museum of the water’s story in a Raul Lino building, and a modern thermal spa restored by the architect Siza Vieira. Scattered among the trees stand the park’s signature eco-houses and two tree-houses designed by Lu\u00eds Rebelo de Andrade, which have made Pedras Salgadas a destination for design-lovers as much as for bathers. Northwards, the old frontier town of Chaves<\/a> and its Roman baths<\/a> make a natural extension of the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see<\/h2>\n\n\n\n