Ecotura Nature Retreats

06/10/2026

What if your yoga retreat took you beyond the studio?
At Ecotura, our Yoga & Hiking Retreat brings together two experiences that naturally complement each other: exploring the mountains on foot and practising yoga each day.
We hike through the forests, valleys and granite landscapes of Peneda-Gerês, following trails that reveal the character of this extraordinary region.
Back at Ecotura, the yoga mat offers something different. We stretch and mobilise the muscles used during the hike, release tension and give the body the recovery it needs for the following day.
It is a week for people who enjoy being active, love nature and want more from a retreat than spending their days inside a yoga studio.
Small groups, daily yoga, mountain hikes, wholesome vegetarian food and a restored mountain village to come home to.
Yoga & Hiking Retreat — Northern Portugal
📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park

05/10/2026

27/09/2026

This is where I feel at home.
After all these years walking these mountains, I still find myself stopping to look.
Not because the view is new to me, but because it never feels quite the same.
The light changes. The seasons change. The rivers rise and fall. Wildlife appears when you least expect it.
And somehow, there is always something I hadn’t noticed before.
This is the landscape I have chosen to live in, and the one I have the privilege of sharing with the people who come to Ecotura.
Yoga and hiking are at the heart of many of our days here, but perhaps what I most hope to share is this connection with the mountains themselves.
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📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

23/09/2026

Some days are simply made of good things.

A walk through Castro Laboreiro, old stone paths and traces of its history, time under the shade of the trees — and, when the temperature calls for it, everyone into the river.

Our Yoga & Hiking Retreat is not about ticking kilometres off a list. It is about having a whole day outdoors and allowing different experiences to become part of it.

Walking, discovering, laughing, swimming… and returning home pleasantly tired, ready for yoga and dinner.

This was one of those days. 💚

📍 Castro Laboreiro, Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

20/09/2026

Between Two Sides

Some trails come with a little extra adventure.

Crossing this suspension bridge takes us above the river, with granite peaks ahead and the water running through the valley below.

It changes the perspective completely. For a few minutes, instead of looking up at the mountains from the trail, we are suspended right in the middle of the landscape.

A fun part of another day on our Yoga & Hiking Retreat — and certainly not an ordinary way to cross a river.

📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

16/09/2026

Into the Mountains

There are days when the trail seems to take you right into the heart of Peneda-Gerês.

Through woodland, across open mountain paths and between huge granite formations, with water appearing again and again as we make our way through the valley.

This is the kind of route that shows why walking here is never just about reaching a destination. The landscape itself keeps changing around you, revealing the character of these mountains step by step.

Another beautiful day from our Yoga & Hiking Retreat — and a very good reminder of how wild and varied Peneda-Gerês can be.

📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

14/09/2026

Along the River 💦

Some hiking days come with a swimming break.

Following the river through the mountains, crossing old stone paths and bridges, and finding a natural pool that is simply too inviting to ignore.

This is one of those days on our Yoga & Hiking Retreat when walking, swimming and exploring come together naturally.

No complicated plans needed — just good weather, a beautiful route and a river waiting for us along the way.

And yes... some of us are always quicker to get into the water than others. 😊

📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

13/09/2026

A climb through history. 🏰

There is something special about reaching a place where centuries of history are still written into the stones.

From the castle, the view opens across the mountains of Peneda-Gerês — valleys, granite slopes and endless green stretching into the distance.

Standing there, surrounded by the remains of a world that existed centuries ago, you get a different sense of the landscape and of the people who lived here before us.

It is one of the experiences we include in our Yoga & Hiking Retreats, where walking is also a way of discovering the history and character of these mountains.

And then there is that view...

One that makes you want to stay for a little while longer.

📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

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08/09/2026

A different side of Peneda-Gerês, every day.

On our Yoga & Hiking Retreats, the mountains are never just a route to follow.

One day might take us through shaded woodland. Another leads higher into the granite landscape, where the vegetation changes, the paths become more rugged and the views stretch across the valley.

Along the way, we pass through places shaped by nature, animals and generations of mountain life.

The walking is one part of the experience.

The rest is discovering how much there is to see when we take the time to explore.

And by the end of the day, we return to Ecotura with a little more of the mountain in us.

📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

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07/09/2026

One day, so many different landscapes.

A September day on our Yoga & Hiking Retreat, from shaded woodland trails to mountain streams, open views and the horses grazing along the way.

Some paths take us through the forest. Others open onto the wider valley.

And sometimes, the most memorable part of the day is simply seeing what is around the next bend.

This is what we love about exploring Peneda-Gerês: the landscape is never quite the same, even when we follow the same familiar paths.

A little walking, a little discovering, and a lot of reasons to look up.

📍 Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

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