The Drive Over Mainland Portugal’s Highest Mountain
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- Embark on an RV adventure to the pinnacle of mainland Portugal! Join us as we ascend to the breathtaking Torre peak in Serra da Estrela, uncovering surprising wonders and sharing insights into wild camping and free camping Portugal. Our latest video, 'SHOCKED By What We Found At The Very Top Of Portugal,' is a must-watch for RV enthusiasts and those seeking wild camping wonders in mainland Portugal. Like, subscribe, and join us on our quest for the best in our 'Better Second Half of Life' retirement channel, Track Us Down! 🚐✨🏔️ #RVAdventure #WildCamping #SerraDaEstrela #TorrePeak #PortugalTravel #RVEnthusiast
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It's been so great seeing the wonders of touring Portugal through your eyes! Looking for to the rest of the series as you continue winding your way around the country. Safe & fun travels!
Hello Dave and Carrie! Thanks for watching and following along! Cheers! M&D
I live in Covilhã and A Serra da Estrela is my back yard playground. There are buses that take you to the Serra for 10€ round trip. I’m close to Lisboa, Porto and Salamanca. As Penhas Douradas close to Manteigas are amazing. We stayed at a hotel and walked 3 miles to another hotel for lunch. We found goats on our way. The tourists at the hotel were German and British. The internet perfect.
Hello! Thank you for watching and for your very interesting and insightful comment. We are glad to have you following along. Cheers! M&D
Not many people can claim they've been to the highest point in Portugal, not even Fred & Wilma! Well done. Later you guys take a 7.5 mile walk through much varied landscape and surprises along the way. Beautiful. As always, thanks for sharing your incredible journey!
Ponto mais alto de Portugal continental, de Portugal é monte Pico na ilha do Pico,Açores
@@saragomes6242 Olá Sara! My Portuguese is very beginner level. I'm confused by your statement. The best I can translate to English is, "The highest point in mainland Portugal is Mount Pico on the island of Pico, Azores" Did you mean Mount Pico is the highest point in all of Portugal, including its islands?
Hello! Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes Torre is the highest in mainland Portugal, I believe below he is talking about the highest point in all of Portugal. We are enjoying our time here and appreciate you following along. Cheers! M&D
You two look like you are having a great time! Thanks for showing us these hidden gems of Portugal.
Hello Chris! Thanks for watching and following along. Cheers! M&D
Serra da Estrela, as you said, is the tallest mountain in Portugal mainland, the tallest in the Country, is in the Azores Islands, Pico, in Ilha do Pico, Pico Island.
Hello Tony! Thanks for watching and following along! Cheers! M&D
I love honey cake 😋
Hello! Our beautiful Madeira island has the best! Thanks for watching and following along. Cheers! M&D
Manteigas (butter); you said it perfectly, congrats!!
Hello! Thanks for watching and for your kind support. Cheers! M&D
Well D and M, see any wildlife atop Torre? Also, the piece of bread and honey looked great. Would have mine with hot chocolate or green tea. Monique, watching for fire appeared to be a fairly fun occupation. JP
Hello JP! Thanks for watching and for your fun comment! We appreciate you following along. Cheers! M&D
As always well produced and interesting to watch. Keep on traveling, you 2. Thank you
Hello! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. Its encouraging! Cheers! M&D
Wow, that wild camping site was so beautiful! 😍
Hello Miranda! It’s was so pretty. Sometimes you get lucky! Thanks for watching and following along. Cheers! M&D
I enjoyed seeing the foods you prepared in the RV & the historical info with the beautiful nature. Wonderful traveling with you. Noticed stacks of stones on the hill by silos on top of the highest point of the mountains. Wonder the significance of the stones?
Hello Mama Llama! Thank you for watching and for your kind comment. One of my favourite parts of watching lifestyle videos is seeing what other people prepare for meals and how it’s presented . There’s something relaxing (?) about that!! Yes the stones at the top were piled in what we call Inukshuks in Canada, they represent a person and “show the way” among other things. However, here in Torre they are not helpful and should be knocked down ,as many small creatures need the rocks on the ground for cover to survive and piled up they are not natural. It was pretty interesting. Cheers! M&D
Another nice video about the beautiful scenery of Portugal. Not so sure about the Flintstones though. 😀
Hello Rui! Ha ha! Thanks for watching and following along. Cheers! M&D
Been watching your videos over the last couple weeks! You guys are doing an amazing job. I love it! My husband and I are moving there for good in June to retire early… He is from Portugal. He’s been in the United States for the past 40 some years. I am definitely interested in more about the RV aspect of traveling around and just curious of any information that you can provide with a place that you rent it from or how much per day or per week how much insurance do you need anything like that would be so helpful! Thank you and I look forward to more of your videos.
Hello! So happy to have you following along! Sounds like you guys have a great plan for the future. We did a video a couple back- cost Rv vs Airbnb. Check out that video for some info. Short answer for us it was about 100€ a day including insurance. There are tons of rental places and such a variety of Rvs to check out to find exactly what would suit you. We also have many cost of living in Portugal videos that you may be interested in. Thanks for watching and best of luck! Cheers! M&D
My mission is to buy a RV and live in Portugal permanently is there alot of spots to do wild camping?
Hello! Yes there are many wild camping spots. Some are beautiful and others are convenient ie. Pingo Doce parking lot, and some are a few euros and it’s a parking lot but with services. Good luck with your mission! Thanks for watching and following along. Cheers! M&D
Encouraged by your video, and seeing a squirrel in one of your pics (12:34) I found a very nice and new (IMO) internet site about "serraestrela...wildlife", with lots of very nice images and in English. Greetings from Coimbra (I´m still here cause of the Argentine elections, my voting place is in Lisbon)
Hello Teodoro! Thanks for watching and for your insightful comment. Cheers! M&D