Let yourself be enchanted by the magic of Serra da Lousã (hill) and immerse yourself in lush vegetation where deer, roe deer, wild boar and many other species lurk. Discovering the Shale Villages is a unique and remarkable experience, a kind of time travel as millennial steps are repeated and traces of the past are witnessed. Consisting of a few houses nestled in each other, overlooking the landscape that extends to lose sight, these villages are not only to see, but above all to feel, without haste. Only the bells of the herds seem to counteract the sense that time has long stood still here. Peaceful spaces surrounded by the smell of pine, the earth, the Acacia Flowers, the relaxing sounds of water running in the creeks and birds chirping, the affections, stories and sympathy of its (few) inhabitants.