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Penhas da Saude, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Luís AgostinhoPhotografy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Parede dos Fantasmas

Climbing area · Portugal

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
12°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 23 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
11°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
10°C
Air
12°C
Rain
30 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 292, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 690, good
  6. Sat 723, poor
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 7 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Granitethe rock
  • Sport and tradstyles
  • Best Jan–Feb, May, Sep5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Parede dos Fantasmas
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov92, goodDry16°C16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, goodDry15°C12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, goodDry15°C11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, goodDry15°C11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, goodDry12°C11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov23, poorWet11°C11°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov86, goodDry14°C13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWet10°C12°C30 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet11°C11°C16.5 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poorWet9°C11°C12.6 mm

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Parede dos Fantasmas

7 crags mapped. Sport and trad. Granite. Best from Sep to Jun. The nearest town to stay in is Penhas da Saude.

  • Crags 7 crags mapped.
  • Styles Sport and trad.
  • Rock Granite.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$2,000 each

about US$1,050–US$2,000 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$450–US$939
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$349
Food7 days eating outabout US$201–US$376
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$87–US$161
Totalabout US$1,050–US$2,000

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Penhas da Saude

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Closest

Penhas da Saude

about 10 min by car · 17 places to stay

about US$81/nightcountry average

See 17 places to stay in Penhas da Saude · Booking.com

About Penhas da Saude its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$81 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 35m

About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 4h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.