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 | |
- Ticket offices;
- Online ticket office - Form available below;
- Groups (10 or more people): gruposLC-RG@cp.pt.
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.
