Hidden among pine forests, the village of Chiqueiro seems suspended in time. With just a couple of inhabitants and their large flock, it maintains a simplicity that nature embraces.

Two steep streets wind between the dark slate houses, rustic and without plaster, except for the small chapel.

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October 8, 2023

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Only a couple of inhabitants and their large flock seem to contradict the feeling that time has stood still here for a long time.

The village is bordered by two …

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May 6, 2025

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Among the pine forests of the mountains, Chiqueiro appears like a time capsule: a tiny village where life still rhymes with silence and sheep. Only one couple lives there, in harmony with their flock and with the nature that surrounds everything.

Two sloping streets wind between houses made of schist darkened by time, all bare of plaster, except for the little white chapel, which shines like a whisper of faith among the stones.

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1. Lousã Sign Viewpoint – Talasnal Schist Village loop from Lousã

16.2km

05:16

710m

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2. Talasnal Schist Village – Casal Novo Schist Village loop from Coentral

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01:25

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190m

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3. Casal Novo Schist Village – Talasnal Schist Village loop from Lousã e Vilarinho

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01:15

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170m

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Elevation 650 m

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Chiqueiro Village

1. Lousã Sign Viewpoint – Talasnal Schist Village loop from Lousã

2. Talasnal Schist Village – Casal Novo Schist Village loop from Coentral

3. Casal Novo Schist Village – Talasnal Schist Village loop from Lousã e Vilarinho

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