Low-impact Travel
Getting there gently: conscious coliving at Noma Village in Lagos, the organic Peneda Eco Farm near Gerês, and slow river tours in the Ria Formosa. Moving through Portugal without leaving a mark.
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Low-impact travel in Portugal
Most of the footprint of a holiday in Portugal is burned before arrival, which makes the honest version of low-impact travel a matter of coming less often and staying longer. What happens on the ground is the second question, not the first.
Peneda Eco Farm hosts on a certified organic farm at the edge of the Peneda-Gerês national park. Noma Village in Lagos is built for people who stay for months rather than days. The Ria Formosa park works with quiet, slow ways of moving through a fragile lagoon, and CORE Sustentare advises organisations on measuring this properly.
Trains and buses reach more of this country than visitors expect, and the interior is where the difference is felt. Related focuses: sustainable tourism, walkable communities and eco-tourism and experiential learning. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.