Fundão Cherry Circuit

Enjoy nature and discover the charms of the Beira Baixa region

At the foot of the beautiful, grandiose Serra da Gardunha, Fundão has the ideal conditions for cherry growing, and we take you by train to visit the cherry orchards in fruit.

 

CP Services: Intercidades

08:15 - Departure from Lisbon Santa Apolónia Station on the Intercidades 541 train;

11:04 - Arrival at Castelo Branco Station:

  • Reception by guide;
  • Welcome coffee: coffee, tea, water and traditional cakes in the station bar;
  • Departure by bus with guide to Soalheira to visit the traditional cheese factory Quinta do Pomar with tasting of cheeses and other regional products;
  • Continuation of the bus tour, with panoramic views of the Gardunha mountains and Cova da Beira.

13:30 - Arrival in Fundão for lunch at the Dom Vicente restaurant:

  • Menu: starters (bread, butter, olives), soup (cream of vegetable), roast pork with potatoes and sautéed vegetables, dessert (cherry or fruit clafoutis), drinks (water, juices, regional wine (white and red) and coffee.

15:30 - Visit to the cherry orchard at Quinta do Pombal (after bus trip) in Aldeia Nova do Cabo:

  • Cherry picking and tasting. 1 kg of cherries offered and more available for purchase.
  • Return by bus to Fundão for a visit to the historic centre and free time until departure time.

19:25 - Board the Intercidades 544 train:

22:50 - Arrival at Lisbon Santa Apolónia Station.

Sold out for all days

Saturdays:

  • 31 May
  • 7, 14* and 21 June

Wednesdays:

  • 4, 11 and 18 June

Notes:

  • The ripeness of the fruit depends on weather conditions:
  • *14 June -sold out

 

Times

Outward IC 541

Station Time
Lisbon Santa Apolónia 08:15 
Lisbon Oriente 08:23 
Vila Franca de Xira 08:38
Santarém 09:04
Entroncamento 09:24
Abrantes 09:47
Vila Velha de Ródão 10:39
Castelo Branco 11:04

 

Return IC 544

Station Time
Fundão 19:25 
Castelo Branco 20:04 
Vila Velha de Ródão 20:30
Abrantes 21:21
Entroncamento 21:43
Santarém 22:03
Vila Franca de Xira 22:27
Lisbon Oriente 22:41
Lisbon Santa Apolónia 22:50

 

Adult 86.00 
Child 55.00
Groups => 10 adults  82.00
Groups => 10 children 53.00
Prices including VAT

Special prices at Lisboa Oriente station car park if you show your train ticket.

  • Tickets for this train are only valid on the day they are issued for, from Castelo Branco to Fundão and back.
  • Tickets for the Cherry Route cannot be exchanged or refunded.
  • If CP cancels trips, customers will be refunded in full.